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Just
because you are a mature adult does not mean you can not wish to
have the best smile possible. This woman was never happy with
her teeth since childhood. She did not have nor could afford
braces at that time. She wished to have a new smile and
we decided to change her bite to a more physiologic bite with the
help of the TENS and the K7 jaw tracking equipment. One we
found her true bite it was obvious that she did not need braces to
correct her smile. Since she had large
failing fillings and bridges we decided to do a full mouth
reconstruction involving, crowns, veneers and all porcelain
bridges. When finished she could not believe her new smile and
said, "I look at least 10 years younger."
When she
arrived home, her husband of over 50 years was so excited for her
about the result that he wanted to rejuvenate his smile also. He had
worn down his front teeth dramatically. They were yellow in
color and many chips and cracks were readily visible. Since
his back teeth were sound we decided to only place restorations on
seven teeth in total, six front porcelain laminate veneers
and one porcelain crown on a premolar tooth. We kept his
bite at his current position. His result was as successful as
his wife's and he looked and felt more youthful.
The picture above says
it all. This loving couple is proof that it is never too
late to improve your smile.
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