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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Fang-like Teeth and Gummy Smile Correction with Porcelain Veneers by Dr. Huefner

Teeth that stick out too far or are too pointed often produce an unattractive smile. Monica has this problem and hated her teeth and smile. She called it her "fang teeth" and along with it she had an excessive gummy smile!

drhuefner_monica1.jpg BEFORE

Her teeth were so crowded that orthodontics was the best treatment, but she said "No way! I never would go through braces." She then asked me, "Is there any other way you can help me with cosmetic dentistry?" Fortunately for her, the answer was "Yes." We gave her the option of laser gum recontouring to correct her "over gummy smile". After that was healed, we could give her straight teeth by placing porcelain veneers, a procedure we oftentimes call "instant orthodontics". Below is a photo three days after reshaping away her excess gums with the dental gum laser.

drhuefner_monica2.jpg THREE DAYS AFTER LASER GUM RECONTOURING

We recommended 8 or 10 porcelain veneers, but she could only afford to do the six front teeth at this time. Here is the amazing photo of Monica with her new smile with six porcelain veneers. Notice....no more fang-teeth!

drhuefner_monica3.jpg AFTER SIX PORCELAIN VENEERS

Dr. Norman Huefner, General and Cosmetic Dentistry, Laguna Niguel, CA

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