Smile Makeover Case Study

Tom was unhappy with his existing crowns. He wasn't happy with the color, metal showing near the gum line and roots exposed on several teeth.	Closeup view of patient smiling.
Closeup view showing crowns, metal margins near gum line, and roots exposed on several teeth.	This photo was taken several weeks after periodontal (gum) surgery. This was a nice surgical result, getting good root coverage by adding some tissue and repositioning some tissue.
After 8 weeks of healing, Tom's old crowns were removed, the teeth were prepared and temporary crowns were placed. While the patient wears these for a couple weeks, we can make sure his bite is comfortable and he likes the overall esthetics of the temporary crowns. These serve as a nice guide for the laboratory technician when he makes the permanent crowns.	This photo shows the permanent upper crowns in place.
Because of the patient's open bite, he functions and chews with his back teeth. It was important to give him good, stable support on these teeth. A three unit bridge and three single crowns were treatment planned along with conservative whitening to lighten up his lower front teeth.	Closeup view of the permanent crowns.
Tom smiling, a very esthetically pleasing result.