Cosmetic Dentistry Orange County | Huefner Sensational Smiles Blog

Breaking and losing a front tooth can be devastating and very embarrasing. Everyone sees it.

Rita broke off just such a tooth at the gum line and it needed replacement. We discussed several options with her (placing a porcelain bridge, a removable partial denture or dental implant). In her case she didn't want to do anything to the adjacent teeth, so a porcelain bridge wasn't chosen. Also, she didn't want a tooth replacement that came in and out like a removable partial denture, so that wasn't chosen either. She wanted something permanent and very strong and accordingly, chose to do a dental implant.

Here is the process that we used to restore her tooth and smile with the dental implant.

First, the remaining part of the tooth (the root) was removed (extracted). A dental implant was placed into the area were the root was.

Then a zirconia abutment was made.

It was placed into the metal dental implant.

A porcelain crown was made that fits onto the zirconia dental implant abutment.

The porcelain crown was cemented onto the zirconia dental implant abutment.

This was a successful case, but could have looked better had veneers been done on the two adjacent teeth to cover over the yellow root areas. Notice how beautifully matched the dental implant was to the two adjacent teeth!

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

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For some people who have misshaped, discolored or otherwise misaligned teeth, smiling can be embarrassing. Absolutely hating and embarrassed with her crooked teeth, Diane wanted to know what could be done for her with cosmetic dentistry. Not only were her teeth crooked, spaced at the gumline and discolored, but worst of all, her one front tooth was turned and stuck out. Not a pretty smile that she could be proud of.

BEFORE
What could Diane do? Did she need braces? The answer more than thrilled Diane, she could have a new smile, a sensational smile, in three weeks and two dental visits with porcelain veneer cosmetic dental treatment.
AFTER

Above is the gorgeous results that we got for Diane. She asked that her teeth be whiter, but have a natural look. She also wanted her porcelain veneers to last as long as possible, hopefully the rest of her life. So, we utilized a semi-translucent Empress porcelain, one that really looks natural and is extremely strong and durable. Many cosmetic dentists believe that Empress porcelain is one of the very strongest porcelains available for porcelain veneers.

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

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Mrs. Desert States, came from Reno, Nevada, to Orange County just had her smile makeover with porcelain veneers by Dr. Huefner. Dr. Huefner did her cosmetic dental treatment just four days before the Mrs. U.S.-Globe Pageant. Tierra knew that looking her best on stage, just like in business, is important to success and she wanted to look, feel and be her very best while competiting for the title of Mrs. U.S.-Globe.

Before coming to Dr. Huefner Tierra had short, chipped and discolored teeth, but left with a sensational new smile. Tierra just beamed on the runway at the pageant and placed as the second runner up and is shown here with Dr. Huefner.

Dr. Norman Huefner, General and Cosmetic Dentistry, Orange County, CA

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Crowded teeth can many times be corrected with cosmetic dentistry, rather than braces.
John, a gentleman in his 70s, is a great example. He had very crowded and discolored teeth, but had never gotten around to doing anyting about it. Now it was time for him to do something to give him a better and little younger looking smile.

BEFORE

The big questions he asked us was “would we have to pull any of his bottom teeth?” and “would he need braces?” The answer to both questions was “No!”, which was an answer that thrilled him. Here is the result was got for John with porcelain veneers on his lower teeth, and porcelain veneers and a bridge on his upper teeth.

AFTER

Note that no lower teeth were removed. The crowding, color and shape of his lower teeth was corrected with some simple gum recontouring with laser and ten porcelain veneers, which we sometimes call "instant orthodontics". Since his teeth had worn and shortened over the years, we also made his upper teeth a little longer, resulting in a smile that made him look younger.
As you can clearly imagine, he was extremely pleased with the results that we achieved for him and now he beams a great smile everywhere he goes!

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

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Having crooked teeth really bothered Sylvia. She had always wished that she could have bad braces as a child, but now as an adult she wasn't willing to go through "all that hassle" (she was a busy professional person and multiple office visits over months or years just wasn't an option for her). She had seen "smile makeovers" done on the "Extreme Makeover" TV show, and wanted to know if cosmetic dentistry was an option for her?

BEFORE

Actually, in Sylvia's case, cosmetic dentistry, specifically using porcelain veneers, was the best option and would give her a great result. "But how many visits and how long would it take?", Sylvia asked. She was delighted to learn that she would have her "new smile" in just five week. We would start in two weeks and she would have them three weeks after that. Of course, that is exactly what we did for Sylvia. Here is the beautiful results we achieved for her with porcelain veneers.

AFTER

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

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