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I’m interested in porcelain veneers due to discoloration.

Porcelain Veneers options
Oct 27, 2020

Porcelain veneers are indeed the best way to get a uniform shade on every tooth that will never require whitening. The uneven gum tissue above the darkened tooth should also be resculpted using a soft tissue laser to create a more uniform round arch to match its neighbor. Ten veneers on the upper and ten on the lower would cover the whole smile and provide the most ideal uniformity.Another option would be to first have professional whitening and do anywhere from 2-10 veneers on the upper….

How can I improve my smile? I’m 24 years old. My two front teeth are crowding on top of each othe

Gingivectomy and enamelplasty could help
Oct 27, 2020

If you’re looking for a conservative way to reshape the teeth for better symmetry and proportion, I’d first consider recommending gingivectomy, which is laser trimming of the excess gummy tissue above the teeth that look short. There’s only so far you can go with this and measuring the tissue attachment will help the dentist or periodontist determine the precise amount that can be removed without creating chronic inflammation. Enamelplasty is a fancy word for re-sculpting the shapes of the t…

Botox for gummy smile: What’s the effect on other facial expressions, especially mouth movement w

Botox and the Gummy Smile
Jul 10, 2019

When administered properly, Botox is a very conservative way to address decreasing the gummy show. Referring to your photos, I’d recommend injections not only in the LLSAN muscles, but also the Levator Labii Superioris, and Zygomaticus Minor, due to the appearance that your gummy show extends from the front of your smile posteriorly to the back as well.
To answer your question, these injections would only affect the muscles that elevate the lip and should only affect y…

Will removal of bonding change the structure of my teeth and make my gap bigger?

Opening up the gap again
Jun 20, 2019

Removing the bonding in between the teeth can be done carefully if natural tooth structure was not altered to place them. Often times, tooth structure is changed, beveled and permanently removed to create a seamless transition from composite (the white filling material) to the natural tooth. If that is the case, removing the composites would warrant some sort of replacement.
Prepare yourself for an “enamel replacement” such as composite or porcelain to help you achieve…

Can I widen my narrow smile with veneers on the back teeth (premolar and molar) only?

Widening the smile by improving buccaneers corridor
Jun 20, 2019

The photos show the narrowness of your arch from the front view quite well. To answer your question, there are several options. Further orthodontic arch development can still be achieved with an LVI dentist/orthodontist trained in physiologic orthodontics or at Dr. Gallela’s Facial Beauty Institute. There are techniques and appliances that these practitioners can apply to get that robust arch form you are looking for. It would, however, take about 2 years in a…