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Gangnam Veneer — All-Ceramic Crown Retreatment

By Park Jonguk, DDS, MS — board-certified specialist in conservative dentistry Published

Hello, I am Park Jonguk, director of Dream Dental Clinic.

The process of making front teeth pretty is called dental contouring.

Think of it as being similar to "cosmetic surgery" for eyes or a nose, but a cosmetic procedure within the dental field.

Many people who once had eye or nose surgery end up getting revision surgery later.

There are various reasons.

Sometimes it's because an aesthetic problem develops over time,

and sometimes it's because the patient wasn't happy with it from the start.

There was a time when artificial-looking results were trendy for eye, nose, or jaw surgery too,

but beyond any trend, a beautiful result is always a natural one.

A natural cosmetic result doesn't follow trends and doesn't look awkward even as time passes.

With Gangnam veneers or all-ceramic crowns too,

many patients who had unnatural-looking dental contouring done

are now increasingly having it redone naturally.

They're increasingly seeking out Dream Dental Clinic, which is known for natural Gangnam veneers and all-ceramic crowns.

Gangnam Veneer — All-Ceramic Crown Retreatment — photo 1

This is a case treated to be white.

It's so purely white that it actually reads as grayish instead.

Translucency was added to the tooth edge,

but instead of a translucent feel, it ended up looking black.

Gangnam Veneer — All-Ceramic Crown Retreatment — photo 2

Since it was old, chips and cracks had appeared,

and inflammation remained persistent in the gums.

The aesthetic problem was serious,

and there was also an issue with tooth health, so we decided on a Gangnam veneer redo.

Just as with the first treatment,

diagnosis is just as important for a redo.

We have to proceed with treatment based on a wax-up precision diagnosis,

predicting the result of the treatment.

Please refer to the link below for the precision diagnosis process.

Gangnam Veneer — All-Ceramic Crown Retreatment — photo 3

This way, after planning,

we proceed with treatment.

First, we remove the all-ceramic crown.

Gangnam Veneer — All-Ceramic Crown Retreatment — photo 4

The condition was quite severe.

The discoloration was very severe, and the tooth had also been reduced far too much.

We proceed with treatment

while preserving as much of the tooth as possible.

Gangnam Veneer — All-Ceramic Crown Retreatment — photo 5

We proceed with removing the discoloration,

and proceed with the redo using a new all-ceramic crown.

Gangnam Veneer — All-Ceramic Crown Retreatment — photo 6

We finished it bright and translucent.

The gum inflammation has completely disappeared,

and the teeth have become more natural.

Gangnam Veneer — All-Ceramic Crown Retreatment — photo 7

Viewed from another angle as well,

the gums are healthy and the teeth are beautiful.

The harmony with the canine, a natural tooth, is very well achieved.

Gangnam Veneer — All-Ceramic Crown Retreatment — photo 8
Gangnam Veneer — All-Ceramic Crown Retreatment — photo 9

The tooth color was finished to harmonize well with the skin tone.

Since 2006, Dream Dental Clinic

This article is a clinical note written by Dr. Park Jonguk of Dream Dental Clinic, Gangnam; the original was published on his blog. The photographs shown are real cases he treated. Results vary with each patient’s condition, and every procedure carries the possibility of individual variation and side effects.

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