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"I can’t believe how much I have enjoyed coming
to the dentist, and how much I have gotten done! The people
at work can’t believe it either. It doesn’t hurt.
I come to work smiling!"
Joan S.
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| Old, worn amalgam
fillings |
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Metal is replaced in one afternoon
with two Cerec inlays and two fillings |
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| Excessive wear and
traumatic occlusion, lost vertical dimension, unattractive
crowns |
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Restoration of teeth, vertical
dimension and bite with new, aesthetic crowns and overlay
veneers |
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| An old porcelain-fused-to-metal
bridge ultimately broke. The patient wanted a new bridge
anyway; the old metal work was beginning to show. |
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A new, fully non-metal bridge looks natural and feels
much lighter and less bulky.
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| Advancing, deepening
wear. |
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Overlay veneers reinforce the teeth and rejuvenate
a 69-year-old smile.
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| After a lengthy illness,
the patient, age 50, had poor dental health |
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Restoration with full upper denture
and lower crowns |
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| The patient, age 41,
had large, worn-out amalgam fillings, sensitive teeth,
and moderate to advanced periodontal disease. |
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Restoration with non-surgical
periodontal therapy, gold and porcelain. |
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| The metal margin shows
on a traditional porcelain fused to metal crown, and
the tooth looks opaque, not natural. The patient is
44. |
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Modern dental materials and techniques
restore the tooth to a completely natural appearance. |
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| The patient, age 53,
had very large, very worn amalgam fillings with re-decay
and early periodontal infection. |
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Restoration completed with porcelain
fused to gold, ceramics and direct resin fillings. Gums
are now healthy. |
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| All her life the patient
felt embarrassed by deep discoloration. |
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She gave herself the gift of a
new smile. |
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| Woodworking accident |
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Fractures repaired with new fillings
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