Wider smiles give patients a big advantage when they present themselves to family, friends and any other type of social encounter.  The power of a wider smile gives patients more self confidence and also more support for their faces.  Each patient has special circumstances to their bite and therefore require an advanced cosmetic dentist with many years of experience. Many patients that see their new cosmetic dentist say, “I bet I am the toughest patient you have every seen or have you … [Read more...]

How do you repair a veneer when a black line appears near the gum line? Dr. Sam Muslin Answers:  The best way to repair a black line around a porcelain veneer is to remove it and replace it. There is no way to patch the black gum line or try to repair the veneer with composite resin because it will stain within a year or so.  The best way to repair a veneer is to replace the veneer.  The tricky part is matching the color of the old porcelain veneers with the new porcelain veneers.  … [Read more...]

Can Invisalign Fix Off-center Teeth? My tooth line is an entire tooth off? Dr. Sam Muslin Answers: From my experience, Invisalign is not the best choice in trying to move the midline one entire teeth.  That is a very large distance and may require braces or a dental reconstruction approach. Keep in mind, if the dentist is creative, he or she may be able to disguise the off centered midline by changing the shape of your teeth with porcelain veneers, as in this case: Sometimes, the … [Read more...]

Advanced Cosmetic Dentistry is all about having it all. Patients want advanced lip support that combines with gums that are streamlined around the teeth. Porcelain veneers can have thick gums because the fit of the porcelain veneers is a bad fit and the gums will react to bad aesthetic dentistry. Advanced cosmetic dentistry is about quality that few dentists can achieve on a consistent basis. Every step in the process must be perfect. The dentist must have great hand skill, because … [Read more...]

Slanting Teeth Patients with slanted smiles and slanted teeth of all shapes and sizes have wonderful alternatives with creative non-invasive dentistry. The treatment can be quick and in some cases very little tooth structure needs to be sacrificed.  Patients can get permanent protection for their teeth while decreasing tooth sensitivity at the same time.  These patients eat with less tooth sensitivity and are more comfortable on a daily basis. His patients have told him how … [Read more...]

Can No-Drilling Porcelain Veneers be used to Straighten Teeth? No-drilling porcelain veneers, commonly known as "no prep veneers," can be used to get straight teeth depending on the degree of crowding.  If the teeth are crossed over each other, porcelain veneers can be used but some grinding on the crooked teeth is necessary. Sometimes the teeth are not seriously crowded and the patient doesn’t mind a little bit of “crookedness” then no prep porcelain veneers are an option.  But, … [Read more...]

Can Porcelain Veneers Replace Small Teeth? Dr. Sam Muslin Answers: When someone asks if porcelain veneers can replace small teeth they may not understand their own question.  Porcelain veneers do not replace the teeth; veneers are bonded to the small teeth to make small teeth look larger. The wonderful technique of dental bonding porcelain to tooth enamel is very strong.  The bond strength is stronger when the dentist does not grind down the patients tooth.  The strongest bonds are … [Read more...]

Porcelain Veneers Any dentist can do porcelain veneers, as no special training is necessary.  They can take a weekend course and all of a sudden they are now a cosmetic dentist.  Porcelain veneers, also called laminates or teeth veneers,  can be harmful to your health if one of these untrained dentists does the treatment. Fake Looking Veneers The results can be bad porcelain veneers.  This is the number one complaint from new patients in my office.  They just had porcelain veneers done, … [Read more...]

The best way to prevent premature aging is to have a facial shape like that of a younger person.  Younger patients have better lip support and better facial profiles because they have better facial support from their teeth.  However, after the teeth wear down and the bite shortens the shape of the face becomes round with premature aging. Patients with over bites have premature aging much more frequently because their chins are recessive and the chins look too small when the recessive chins … [Read more...]

Invasive types of porcelain veneers can be a benefit for some patients with buck teeth.  If the teeth are sticking out too far, they need to be moved with braces or ground down.  Sometimes crooked teeth are done with invasive types of porcelain veneers because some of the tooth structure needs to be ground down. However, the other point of view is that too many dentists grind down too much tooth structure unnecessarily.  If the patient has crooked teeth, some grinding on the teeth is … [Read more...]