Felicia before her new porcelain bridge
and orthodontic treatment of the lower crowded front teeth. She was breaking the edges of her teeth and she had some old dentistry she wanted replaced.

Gorgeous Results
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Felicia  before her Porcelain restoration showing that the old porcelain lateral incisor on the right side of the photo was tucked in too far behind the natural central incisor front tooth. Also note that the lower teeth were overlapped, crowded and thereby pressing upon the upper teeth causing them to chip and wear in an uneven manner. The uneven incisal edge heights were noticeable when she talked.

Felicia's lovely Porcelain makeover...
The smile she always wanted!

 In this smile view, you can see that the incisal curve or smile line is parallel to the curve of the lower lip, which is the goal of esthetic dentistry in the majority of cases. Also see how the lower curve is pleasing with no crowding or overlapping nor edges high and low. She now has a classic smile to go along with her classy personality.

Gorgeous Restorations for a Gorgeous Lady...
The beauty within is now mirrored in her smile, too!
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The Happy Patient after she got her new bridge but before she started her orthodontics. For many patients we have phases of treatment that may occur over some time to make it convenient.

Felicia wanted to have a pretty smile and strong teeth that would withstand normal wear and tear. She wanted an orthodontic treatment that would not relapse.  Her total time in treatment was less than six months. She could not straighten her lower teeth by moving them forward because of her upper teeth being in the way. The only way for her was removal of the extra tooth. A permanent fixed retainer is seen on the photo to the right. This maintains the treatment indefinitely.

If you want a natural and lasting change to your smile while optimizing length, rotations and alignment problems, then Porcelain Restorations can reshape and whiten your teeth and improve your smile dramatically. When there is about 5 mm of crowding in the lower arch as in this case, the ideal way to treat the adult is to remove a 5mm size lower incisor and then orthodontically align the teeth in a relatively short time ( about 3-6 months usually ).