Porcelain Crowns and Veneers
Fixing an Off-Center Smile with Porcelain Crowns and Veneers
She needed a cosmetic dentist to develop her smile to its maximum potential. Her existing crowns looked fake and were not properly shaped or proportioned. The centerline of her teeth (also called the midline) did not align with the center of her lip and nose.
The teeth were clearly too far to the right and this made her entire face appear somewhat off center. Not only were the crowns off center, they were too dark, out of proportion, and almost grey in color. She had black lines at the gum line and very infected gums. The tips of her lower teeth were also broken off from grinding and wear.
In the second picture the six lower teeth look brighter and are restored back to their original shape. The ten upper teeth have new porcelain to balance the shape, improve the color, eliminate the black lines and revitalize her appearance.
Black Lines at the Gum-Line
To restore her smile, Dr. Muslin removed all of the old work and prepared her natural teeth to accept the new crowns. It was critical that he prepared the teeth in a way that would allow the new crowns to align with the centerline of her nose and lip. If every dentist had the same talent she would not have needed to come to Dr. Muslin to correct the off center smile and bad crowns of the past. To make her look even more natural he designed the new crowns to be free of black lines at the gums.
Dr. Muslin was able to center her teeth so that they aligned with her lip and nose, which gave her face a more balanced look. The teeth to the sides of the crowns received veneers to widen her smile and make it fuller. Notice that the crowns and veneers are perfectly color matched throughout her mouth. Finally, in order to perfect the look and to reverse the damage to the lower teeth, porcelain veneers were bonded in place on the bottom. Once again, notice that Dr. Muslin achieved a perfect color match between the upper and lower teeth. To protect all of the work from grinding at night, the last step was a custom designed super thin nightguard.
Custom Nightguards
Dr. Muslin's nightguards are so thin and clear that they can barely be seen but they are worth every penny. A nightguard, when worn every night, can save you thousands of dollars by protecting your natural teeth and your porcelain teeth from grinding, wear, fracture, chipping and breaking. Nightguards protect your entire mouth but they are custom made to be worn on either your upper teeth or your lower teeth.