Jacqueline was interested in improving her smile but she was not interested in a glamorous overly bright smile. Jacqueline had 2 caps on her front teeth that were unsuccessfully re-made several times to match her existing smile. The caps never looked right and were quite apparent that it did not match. What were overlooked in Jacqueline's smile were the harmony of the smile line and the asymmetrical proportions of her teeth. Also one of Jacqueline's front teeth was in cross-bite with the bottom (lower tooth was overlapping the top tooth). The other correction that had to be made was the dark corners of Jacqueline's smile. This situation happens in 2 circumstances: 1) dark silver fillings 2) teeth that are tipped inwards towards the palate as opposed to the cheek. We were able to accomplish what Jacqueline desired in a few steps. 1st we had to correct the gum line to a a more symmetrical level. 2nd, the whole upper jaw was restored with a combination of porcelain laminates and crowns and onlays.

Ellen wanted to improve the appearance of her smile but wasn't sure if bleaching would be the only solution. Years back Ellen had crowns placed on a few teeth that always showed a black line around it and silver/mercury fillings that were greying her teeth. Silver fillings after about 7 years can darken the teeth especially when they are too large. The first thing we had to correct for Ellen was the excessive gummy look. What we did was lift the gum line to create symmetry and harmony. Once we were happy with the gum levels we replaced the existing caps and silver fillings with porcelain and placed porcelain veneers on the front teeth.

Walid was very concerned about his lower front teeth. His teeth were getting extremely crooked and overlapped one another. Although his upper teeth and smile looked great he felt that at age 30 he didn't want to have such bunched up teeth on the bottom jaw and was concerned that this might lead to worse problems. Walid's smile does not reveal any of his bottom teeth but it does in speech. This very common occurrence does affect the bottom lower teeth. The major issues with teeth that are bunched up and crooked are; they tend to trap plaque and are difficult to clean which may eventually lead to cavities and gum disease and possibly cause the upper teeth to misalign. For Walid we recommended INVISALIGN to straighten the teeth and cosmetic bonding to rebuild the broken down edges of the lower front teeth. We were able to complete this in a matter of 5 months. Finally, to prevent recurrence we placed a permanent retainer to maintain the position of these teeth

Lynda's modeling career was not blossoming as she had hoped it would. When Lynda came for a smile makeover consult she mentioned that in all her photos she barely smiled. Needless to say she was quite fed up and wanted a drastic change. Lynda had some bonding done previously that had darkened and her front teeth were sticking down and all her teeth had differing shapes and completly asymmetrical.Also, Lynda's gum line was uneven which made her teeth look even more asymmetrical. Lynda's treatment consisted of repositioning her teeth with orthodontic movement so they don't hang down on her smile. Then Lynda's gums were recontoured with laser. Finally, 12 laminates were placed on her upper teeth. Lynda's treatment took longer than most smile makeover's due to the fact that her teeth had to initially be repositioned properly for a successful outcome. Lynda was extremly ecstatic "I am so unbeleivably happy,I never thought this was possible and it was worth the wait."

When KJ was a child she had a bicycle accident that knocked out her front tooth. Nothing was done as a final replacement of the tooth since she was young and had not completed the growth phase of her skeletal structures. For a long time KJ was just wearing a removable replacement tooth and slowly the space closed and there wasn't enough room for a correct size tooth. After a thorogh smile evaluation, we completed a diagnostic waxup of the teeth on the models to preview the final result. This also serves as the blueprint guide for the final aesthetic outcome. The treatment for KJ consisted of a combination of porcelain laminates and caps. Anytime the smile makeover consists of a combination of Caps/Laminates and also realignment of the smile to gain harmony and symmetry a high level of comlexity is introduced to the process. KJ's comment at the end was " Wow, I would have never believed it could look this good,I am really happy".

Yael never liked her smile, she mentioned that it always made her self conscience. She always held her smile back in public situations. One other problem that we discovered in Yael's smile evaluation was that she had a cross bite in the back. The crossbite contributed to the collapsed arch ,where she was not able to reveal some of the back teeth in her smile. What we did for Yael was twofold. 1) we opened up her crossbite with invisalign first and then placed porcelain laminates to give her a fuller look and fill her arch nicely. Now when she smiles she reveals almost all of her upper teeth back to the molars.

Brandie never liked her smile. With an outgoing personality and a cheerful disposition; her smile held her back. Brandie's upper jaw is very narrow which gave her a rabbit look, protruding her front teeth too far forward. Brandie also has hypocalcification of her teeth. This is a condition that affects the hard outer covering of teeth (enamel) making them porous and opaque in color. Also, the enamel surface is more prone to fracturing and rapid wear. A porcelain veneer is an excellent option since it protects the enamel from further breakdown. For Brandie we decided to place 8 veneers on the top and 8 veneers on the bottom to expand her arch and permanently brighten them. In the future Brandie would like to add 2 more veneers to the upper to fill and expand her smile. Brandie was so ecstatic with the outcome that her comment was, "had I known what my smile could look like I would have taken 3 jobs so I could have this done years ago".

When Erika came to our office she had no desire to change her smile. After a year or two she became more inquisitive since she had known several of our cosmetic makeover clients and seen the changes that it made in their lives. Erika finally made her decision to do somthing about her smile. Interestingly, she arrived at this decision when a close acquaintance made an unflattering remark about her smile. Erika's smile makeover was accomplished purely with clear braces in less than 1 year. We felt that Erika's teeth were beautiful and needed to be repositioned properly and whitened.

Ron had been considering a smile makeover for the past 3 years. However, he never seemed to find the time to do it. See, Ron is your typical successful and overworked CEO of an investment management company. The stress of Ron's career has also left a toll on his teeth. What usually starts to happen is that teeth get worn down and shorten and eventually in full smile less teeth are visible. Ultimately, teeth can lose so much of their enamel and possibly the underlying dentin layer that very minimal teeth would show in smiling. This can make a young smile look very old fast. Ron had lost a significant amount of his teeth due to grinding which also, resulted in interference with his normal jaw function and movements. What we planned for Ron was to rebuild the lost enamel surfaces with porcelain veneers on the top and bottom teeth. We were able to successfully rebuild Ron's smile to a more vibrant and youthful appearance.

Stephanie had visited other cosmetic dentists but felt the makeover proposed was too aggressive. Stephanie actually has very nice teeth but what was distracting and unpleasant in her smile was the gummy look. Stephanie did not need to have all her teeth veneered however her gum line needed to be leveled out to reduce the impact of a gummy look. We laser lifted the gum line to make her teeth proportional to her long facial features and placed 2 veneers on her front teeth.