ZOOM WHITENING, LASER GUM RECONTOURING WITH 4 UPPER PORCELAIN VENEERS
This patient had been to several dentists and had several procedures done to her front 4 teeth. She originally had spaces between her upper 4 teeth and wanted to know her options to close them. When we saw the patient for her complimentary consultation appointment, she had bonding (composite material) placed on her upper 4 teeth with another dentist. She did not like the result. As you can see in her before picture inset to the left, the bonding was several different colors on the front 4 teeth and the gum levels were not even and very low. Dr. Friedman did some gum recontouring with his laser on the front 4 teeth making the gum levels even and taking away excess gum tissue. The patient then did the Zoom in-office whitening system on her entire mouth. After achieving her ideal shade, Dr. Friedman placed upper 4 porcelain veneers. With 3 visits, this patient final got the results for her smile she had been searching for. What a GREAT smile!!
Dr. Friedman & Mod Squad Dental wish everyone a Happy Easter & hope each of you are enjoying your Spring Break with your family & friends. We are currently on vacation & will return to the office Monday April 9th.
This patient visited Dr. Friedman asking for a new smile. She had a root canal when she was younger on 1 of her front 2 teeth. Afterward, the dentist placed “bonding” or composite filling material on the tooth. The patient at the time was not finish growing and bonding was the temporary choice to restore her tooth after the root canal. Now that the patient is older, and her facial features are mature, Dr. Friedman spoke to her about a more permanent procedure by placing 2 porcelain restorations on her front 2 teeth. Dr. Friedman suggested to the patient that she bleach her teeth with our in-office whitening process, Zoom 2, to give her the optimal color choice as her porcelain restorations will never change color and/or shape. The patient also mentioned she did not like her “gummy smile”. Dr. Friedman and the patient decided they would do a procedure to expose more of her natural tooth and remove the excess gum tissue on her upper 8 teeth utilizing the laser for fast and predictable healing. Dr. Friedman imaged the patients before photo and gave her some ideas of her many possibilities of changing her smile.
Visit us again to see her final result and changed smile. I simply can not wait!!
