Discolored Resin on Front Teeth, Made Beautiful with Veneers

Hello, I'm Park Jonguk, director of Dream Dental Clinic.

When decay develops in a front tooth,

it's usually treated with resin.

Resin is a material that closely matches the tooth's color,

bonds to the tooth,

and has the advantages of being relatively inexpensive and finishing treatment in a single day.

The downside, though, is that it discolors over time.

Depending on eating habits, it can discolor within just 2-3 years.

In such cases, retreatment is needed,

and it's not only the resin that discolors —

the tooth itself can discolor too, or secondary decay can develop,

leading to a little more tooth reduction each time.

Since esthetic problems can also arise,

it's important to take good care to prevent decay in the front teeth in the first place.

When resin treatment is repeated like this multiple times,

the area treated with resin gradually grows larger,

and it's not uncommon for the patient to eventually need all-ceramic crown treatment.

At some point, front-tooth veneer treatment

may be needed to put a stop to this cycle of repeated resin treatment.

This patient had resin treatment on her front teeth.

You can see that it had discolored to a dark color.

The area between the two front teeth had all been treated with resin,

and the two teeth had also been treated to different sizes,

leaving a range of esthetic problems.

Before starting treatment,

we explain the characteristics of Dream Dental Clinic's front-tooth veneers

to the patient in detail

and proceed with treatment after the consultation.

The diagnostic process matters especially here.

We proceed with treatment while predicting the result through a precise wax-up diagnosis.

Please see the link below for that process.

We removed all the resin between the front teeth

and proceeded with tooth reduction for the veneers.

It's important to proceed while minimizing tooth reduction as much as possible.

We proceed with fabricating the front-tooth veneers and finish the treatment.

The front-tooth veneer treatment has been completed like this.

We fabricate the veneers with the goal of natural beauty.

It's important to fully express the varied features of a natural tooth.

Even viewed from various angles,

the feel of a natural tooth is clearly expressed,

and you can see the treatment was finished beautifully.

The texture of the tooth's expression as well

is expressed just like a natural tooth.

Unnatural, flat-white, opaque veneers

are simple and easy to make.

While reducing the tooth as little as possible,

capturing the varied expression of a tooth within that thin ceramic is very important.

This kind of fabrication process for front-tooth veneers

requires considerable know-how and skill.

Natural beauty is one of Dream Dental Clinic's greatest goals.

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