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Minimal porcelain veneers and composite bonding- Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:38:40 +0000

This young lady from Sevenoaks came to us with several concerns. Firstly she felt her front two teeth were too long and also she did not like the white marks (fluorosis) on her front teeth. Her two central incisors had been restored in the past but the material had stained and the teeth were now darker.

We discussed a few treatment options and decided we would restore the two central incisors with porcelain laminate veneers and the lateral incisors and canines with direct composite resin. The patient whitened her teeth with a home tooth whitening system first.

She was very happy with the result and said now she can’t stop smiling. Quite a change for someone who hated smiling in photographs!

16 week Inman aligner case- Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:50:12 +0000

This lady from Bromley was unhappy with the crooked front teeth. She wanted her teeth straightened but did not want fixed braces. Her case took 16 weeks to complete with an upper Inman aligner. The patient then used a home whitening kit and we finished with some composite edge bonding on three of the front teeth. Job done!

Are your teeth worn like this? Case-by Chris Ibbott

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:16:13 +0000

This patient from Kent came to see us for a routine examination.

She was aware of grinding her teeth and of her worn teeth and was conscious of the way her teeth were changing shape and wearing down as a result of this.

She wanted to improve the appearance of her smile but in a very gentle way which would not involve any further damage to her teeth. We suggested the use of composite resin bonding as her wear was not too severe and she was only in her early 30′s.

Firstly she used a home tooth whitening kit to lighten her stained teeth to a colour she was happy with.

We then restored the lower teeth with directly placed composite resin. This required no adjustment of the natural tooth, only building back the lost tooth structure. Long term this may be replaced with ceramic materials.

At a separate visit we restored the edges of the upper six front teeth.

The patient was really pleased with her new smile and was happy that her teeth were protected from the ongoing wear.

Restoration of worn teeth and smile with direct composite bonding-Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:42:14 +0000

This patient came to see us for a routine examination.

He was largely unaware of the wear that was affecting his upper and lower front teeth as it had been happening over a long period of time.

Once it was explained to him that he had worn right through the hard outer enamel and was now into the softer dentine which wears ten times as fast he was keen to do something about it.

Firstly he used a home tooth whitening kit to lighten his stained teeth.

We then decided to restore the teeth with directly placed composite resin. This required no adjustment of the natural tooth, only building back the lost tooth structure. Long term this may be replaced with ceramic materials.

The lower teeth were restored first in one session, followed a few weeks later by the upper teeth.

The patient was really pleased with his new smile and was happy that his teeth were protected from the ongoing wear.

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Alignment, bleaching and bonding. A great result and a beautiful smile!- Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:09:04 +0000

This patient was unhappy with her crowded upper front teeth.

Having had a chat about the options she decided to go ahead with an Inman Aligner to correct the crowding. The treatment took about 8 weeks.

After this she did some home tooth whitening and we performed some simple direct composite edge bonding on her four front teeth.

A very short treatment time, no damage to the tooth structure and no costly veneers. The alignment phase took 10 weeks, during which the whitening was completed. The composite edge bonding took 1 visit.

End result a beautiful smile!

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Another Inman Aligner smile make-over!-Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:01:00 +0000

This young man came to us very self conscious about his crossed over front teeth.

He had thought about veneers but did not want to do any damage to his existing tooth structure and I very much agreed. Orthodontics was a much more attractive option but he was put off by the long treatment times of some invisible brace systems or fixed braces. I suggested that we use the Inman Aligner.

An Inman aligner was used over roughly 16 weeks to straighten his upper front teeth. He then used a home tooth whitening kit to really finish things off in style. We were both very happy with the result!

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Re-buiding of worn teeth-Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:16:31 +0000

This gentleman meets alot of clients through his business and has become conscious of the appearance of his front teeth. A number of different treatment options were discussed, including porcelain veneers, and he decided that he would like to whiten his teeth prior to rebuilding the worn edges with tooth coloured composite bonding.

First of all he whitened his teeth for about a month with a home whitening kit. Following this the lower six front teeth were all restored with dental bonding material to their original shape.

Not only does this restore the appearance of the teeth but it protects the worn dentine of the tooth which, once exposed, wears up to 10 times as fast as the tooth enamel, meaning that the wear of the teeth can become quite rapid.

Next he will progress to have his upper teeth restored in the same way.

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Quick Low Cost Treatment for a Discoloured Filling

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:44:40 +0000

This lady came in to us unhappy with the colour of her teeth and she did not like the filling in her upper right central front tooth. She thought that she may need a veneer on this tooth to make it look better. Treatment options were discussed with the patient and she was advised that the best course of treatment would be to lighten her teeth using Zoom whitening followed by a simple replacement of the discoloured filling with another white filling. This would keep costs down and would be less invasive than a veneer.

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After Filling in upper right central tooth is replaced

The patient had in-surgery whitening and topped this up with some home whitening for 2 weeks. We then replaced the filling in her upper right central tooth. The patient was so happy with the results that she then went on to have further treatment to correct the crowding in her lower front teeth!!

Teeth gone crooked after braces as a child. Fixed in 14 weeks!-Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:36:25 +0000

This young lady used to have perfectly straight front teeth having worn fixed braces as a child. The teeth weren’t retained properly after the orthodontics though and as a result they drifted out of position. She was understandably very keen to get them back to how they used to be.

An Inman Aligner was used to gently move the teeth back into position. During this process the teeth were whitened using a simple home tooth whitening system and to finish things off the upper right front tooth had its tip restored with composite bonding and some mild tooth reshaping was carried out. The upper left lateral incisor was build up with a composite resin veneer to improve its shape.

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The teeth are now fixed in place with a wire retainer bonded onto the inner surface of the upper front teeth. The patient was very happy with the final result!

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Case completed by Chris Ibbott

A gentle smile makeover

admin — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:11:36 +0000

This young lady came to us very unhappy with her smile. Despite being a very bubbly person she was reluctant to smile for photos because she was so self conscious of her dark front tooth. This had darkened because the nerve had died and some old stained filling material was present. The edges of her teeth were also worn and chipped.

Over the course of a few months the root canal treatment in the dark tooth was repeated, the dark tooth was bleached inside and outside and the rest of the teeth were whitened. After this some existing fillings were replaced and partial composite veneers were bonded over the two front teeth. A little gum re shaping was also carried out.

The final touch was to simply smooth off and re-contour the edges of the front teeth where they had worn. This last step had the effect of giving a much more youthful smile with softer lines as can be seen in the photos below.

In short, the patient got a new smile, which she was thrilled with, without the use of expensive treatment options. Just a little alteration of what she already had!

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