Cosmetic Dentistry Orange County | Huefner Sensational Smiles Blog

Symmetry is one of the most important concepts in facial beauty, and this is oftentimes very important especially with regards to slanted or crooked teeth and their effect on the smile. Spaced teeth that were also crooked and angled to one side really bothered Shannon, as it gave her a “lopsided” smile. In addition to that, she didn’t like the color or the shape of her teeth either. She knew how important nice looking teeth and smile are and soon had some special events coming up that she really wanted to have a nice smile for.

BEFORE

She consulted with us to find out what her options were with cosmetic dentistry. After evaluating her teeth and smile, and finding out more just what kind of smile she wanted, we advised doing her cosmetic dentistry with porcelain veneers. It would only takes a few visits, and Shannon could have her new smile completed in little over a month. Understandingly, she was appreshensive, but couldn’t wait to get started on her new smile.

AFTER

Above is the sensational new smile we created for Shannon with porcelain veneers. Note how symmetrical her smile is now, and doesn’t lean towards one side. Also how the edges of the teeth follow the curve of her lower lip. That is an important concept in cosmetic dentistry, called following the “smile line“. The thing that Shannon like best was the color, how much whiter and brighter her smile was, but still extremely natural looking.

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

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Charlotte didn't like the way her teeth looked. She had "gaps" (spaces) between several of her teeth and had a single porcelain cap on her front tooth that didn't match her other teeth. Also, she had multicolored teeth and had always wanted a bright, white smile!

Charlotte didn't like the spaces and discolored teeth.

After consulting with Dr. Huefner and explaining to him exactly the kind of smile she wanted, Charlotte asked if she would be a good candidate for porcelain veneers? Would that solve the problems she didn't like about her teeth and smile?

Actually, Charlotte was perfect for porcelain veneers and replacing the single cap on her front tooth. Dr. Huefner could make her visible teeth all the same color, fill the gaps, make the teeth younger looking and in better proportion.

Charlotte after replacing the front cap with an all ceramic crown and placing porcelain veneers on the other teeth to fill the gaps and give her a bright, white smile!

From beginning to end, Charlotte cosmetic dental treatment took three appointments and was completed in three weeks. As you can see from the photo above, Charlotte was very happy with the end results of the smile created by Dr. Huefner.

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

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Your teeth and smile are probably are among the very most noticeable features of your face. Colette realized this. When you talk or express yourself, your mouth and eyes are the communicators the move and attract attention. If your teeth are worn, discolored, misshaped, crooked and contain unnatural fillings or crowns, this can age your smile and appearance. Colette is an attractive lady and knew that she didn't present the very best image of herself because of her teeth. A professional lady in sales, looking her best was very important to her and she was ready to get her smile in shape!
Colette with worn teeth and old dentistry

She wanted Dr. Huefner to create a younger, more attractive smile. A part of this was she knew she wanted her teeth whiter, but still to look natural. She had friends who had caps that looked false and opaque and certainly didn't want that! Also, she wanted her two ugly caps, one on her front tooth and the other on her back molar to be replaced. And how about her slightly crooked teeth? Would she need braces to correct that? Fortunately, all of Colette's dental concerns could be corrected with porcelain veneers and two all-porcelain crowns to replace her old porcelain on metal crowns. And even better, she could get her completed "new smile" in just a couple of weeks, beginning to end!
She had heard of porcelain veneers before, especially DaVinci veneers used on the TV show "Extreme Makeover" and Lumineers, from the many ads seen in magazines. What type of porcelain veneers would Dr. Huefner recommend? After careful consideration of many factors, Dr. Huefner utilized MAC veneers by master ceramist Dave Stohlman. Dr. Huefner had used MAC veneers by Dave Stohlman for over a dozen beauty pageant winners over the years and if it was good enough for those ladies who really depend on having a beautiful smile, then it was good enough for Colette!

Colette's sensational new smile with porcelain veneers and all-porcelain crowns to replace old porcelain-metal crowns.

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

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Claire had crooked teeth that actually angled markedly to one side. When she smiled it appeared as if all her upper teeth were pointing at her right hip. Also, her teeth had worn over the years, making her right teeth shorter than her left teeth.

Claire's teeth before cosmetic dentistry

What could she do? Did she need braces again? Even if she did have braces, after they were straight her teeth would still be worn and discolored. Claire wanted a beautiful, more youthful smile and came to Dr. Huefner to see what he recommended.

After discussing with Claire her concerns and evaluating evaluating her teeth and smile, Dr. Huefner recommended conservative porcelain veneers. By doing this he could almost instantly correct the cant of the teeth, making them straight with the rest of her face. Also, he could make her teeth whiter, more proportional and attractive. And, but adding some length to the teeth with new veneers, Dr. Huefner could make her smile look more youthful too!

Claire had Dr. Huefner create porcelain veneers on her upper ten front teeth. It took two treatment visits and she had her new smile is just over three weeks time.

Claire's new smile with porcelain veneers

Notice how Claire's teeth follow the curve of her lower lip now. That is called "following the smile line", a concept that cosmetic dentists try to do. It gives her a full, natural appearance to her teeth and smile.

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

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After breaking several of his front teeth, Jeff had them fixed with plastic bonding filling material back in the early 1980s. But over the next two decades the old fashioned materials of that era discolored significantly and Jeff was ready for a change. He wanted to know what newer and better techniques and materials we had today so that he could finally have a “nice smile without discolored, chipped teeth”? Jeff made it very clear to us that he wasn’t looking for a “perfect smile”, just wanting to fix the front teeth that looked so bad.

BEFORE

Our advice was to first bleach all his teeth (teeth whitening) so that whatever he chose to do, the final result would be matching the other whiter teeth, not the other yellowed teeth. He did that and got a great result with the “home tray method” of teeth whitening.

Then we discussed doing porcelain veneers on his upper front teeth, either four porcelain veneers to match the other teeth, or eight porcelain veneers to create a uniform shaped new smile. Jeff chose to only do the four front teeth with porcelain veneers.

AFTER

The results we achieved for Jeff was great, but it could still be better. If you look closely, you’ll note that the canine (eye) tooth on his right (your left) is inset, and not straight. We discussed that if anytime in the future Jeff wanted to have us place a porcelain veneer on that tooth to make it match the other side, we could do that for him.
Dr. Norman Huefner, General and Cosmetic Dentistry, Laguna Niguel, CA

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