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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!

Quick and Effective Treatment For lower Crowding – by Neelam Patel

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:02:29 +0000

This patient was really unhappy with his lower teeth as they were very crowded and crowding was getting worse. The uneven positioning of the teeth also meant that he was unable to clean the teeth properly -this in turn was causing gum problems. The patient did not want to have any fixed braces and so opted to have an inman aligner. This was worn for 12 weeks and the teeth were then whitened. The patient is delighted with the results and not only has he got straight lower teeth but his gum health has also improved as he can now clean them easily. Below are the photos of before and after the treatment and we hope you agree the results are great!

Before Treatment

After Treatment

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.

Alignment of protruding teeth- Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:12:42 +0000

This patient from Chislehurst was unhappy with his protruding upper teeth and was considering orthodontics. He was unsure what type of braces were suitable.

A fan screw appliance followed by an Inman Aligner were used to bring his upper teeth back in to a more upright position and greatly improve the appearance of his smile.

The patient did some home tooth whitening and then we replaced some large fillings between his front two teeth and on the front edge of the upper left lateral incisor.

Alignment, bleaching and bonding case. Finished in just over five months. Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:47:27 +0000

For this Inman aligner treatment we used an Inman aligner with a combined expander for just over 5 months following this three clear aligners were used to do some tidying up. The patient used a home tooth whitening kit and then some composite edge bonding was done on the upper six front teeth.

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!

Before

After

Instant orthodontics with composite bonding! Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:21:34 +0000

This young man came to us very self conscious about his smile and particularly one of his upper lateral incisors which had been repaired a number of times and kept on breaking. He was also unhappy about the position of his upper right canine which was crowded and left high in his smile.

He did not want to have orthodontic treatment at this time so we discussed other options.

Initially we felt that tooth whitening would help him to feel better about his smile and we then looked at composite bonding or porcelain veneers as options for improving the appearance of the upper right teeth. He chose the former of these two options.

After three weeks of tooth whitening the upper right canine and lateral incisor were built up in a single appointment with composite resin.

The patient was very happy with the result which he says has enabled him to smile without being conscious he is even doing it.

Before

After

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!

Before

After

Protruding Tooth Corrected in 16 Weeks

admin — Wed, 04 May 2011 12:41:40 +0000

This lady came in to us unhappy with her protruding upper central tooth. She had first noticed it start to stick out some years back and had watched on as it had progressively got worse over time, thinking there was no treatment for it. In fact her own dentist had told her there was nothing she could do. When she came in to see us she was advised to have an Inman Aligner. The treatment took just 16 weeks, no drilling was required and no teeth needed to be removed. She was delighted with the result.

Before treatment

After treatment

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