Jenny was very frustrated with her unattractive smile. Her teeth were short and discolored, and she showed way too much of her gums. In one area, her gums were swollen, infected and appeared red instead of the normal healthy pink color. She asked us, “Is there anything you can do to give me better looking teeth and gums?”
Actually Jenny’s problems were pretty straight forward to solve. We cleaned her teeth and taught her how to stop the gum infection. Then we reshaped her gums with the dental gum laser, removing her excess gums which made her teeth look a little longer. Her smile looked much better, but the teeth were still too short and discolored for her. Could we do anything else to really give her a great smile?
The answer to her concerns was to place porcelain veneers on her upper eight teeth. She could choose the color, shape and length of the teeth that she thought she look the best. Below is a photo of Jenny with her new smile created with porcelain veneers by Dr. Huefner.
Dr. Norman Huefner, General and Cosmetic Dentistry, Laguna Niguel, CA
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