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Front Teeth Veneers for a Natural Tooth Shape

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

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

Tooth shape and alignment are both the foundation and the finishing touch of a beautiful smile.

If the shape or color of the teeth looks off,

or the alignment of the teeth isn't good,

the smile won't look beautiful.

Among the ways to solve this problem

are cosmetic tooth reshaping and orthodontic treatment.

Since orthodontics only corrects the alignment of the teeth,

it won't help if the shape or color of the teeth is the problem.

Cosmetic tooth reshaping is a treatment that changes the shape and color of the teeth,

and the treatment commonly known as veneers is one method of it.

When the discoloration is severe, a large amount of the tooth has been destroyed,

root canal treatment has been done, or the decay is severe, an all-ceramic crown is used,

and otherwise, only the front surface of the tooth is reduced

and a thin piece of ceramic is bonded on —

this is front teeth veneer treatment.

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The color, shape, and angle of the front teeth all had problems.

The tooth edges were chipped and worn,

with white spots scattered across most of them like stains,

and the lateral incisors had a strong protruding look.

The angle of the teeth wasn't good either, and there was asymmetry in their shape.

Orthodontic treatment had already been done, but when it came to the shape of the teeth,

this was as far as it could go.

In cases like this, front teeth veneer treatment

can achieve a good esthetic result.

For the process and hallmarks of veneer treatment at our clinic, Dream Dental Clinic,

please see the link below.

Thorough diagnosis before treatment is extremely important.

An analysis of the current teeth,

a precise plan for how much tooth reduction is needed,

and a prediction of what the result will look like after treatment

are all part of the diagnostic process.

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In this way, including the amount of tooth reduction,

we put together the treatment plan.

To carry out treatment according to this plan, a surgical guide is essential.

Before reducing the teeth, we use the guide

to double-check the amount of reduction directly in the mouth.

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Using the guide, we carry out the initial tooth reduction,

and afterward, by making temporary teeth several times over,

we refine the tooth reduction with precision.

It takes a bit longer,

but going through these several steps

is the best way to reduce the teeth as minimally and precisely as possible.

Front Teeth Veneers for a Natural Tooth Shape — photo 7

Using the temporary teeth,

we also use them to review the tooth shape together with the patient,

and to check the amount of tooth reduction as well.

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The tooth reduction for the veneers has been completed.

Only the necessary areas are reduced with precision.

Once the reduction is finished, we take an impression of the teeth

and move into fabricating the ceramic veneers.

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The veneer treatment has been completed.

Both the shape and color of the teeth have been improved to a truly beautiful result.

The shape of the teeth captures the feel of natural teeth well,

and while the color was brightened, the translucent feel was well preserved.

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Even viewed from various angles, both the shape and color of the teeth

still retain the feel of natural teeth,

while also looking beautiful.

Natural beauty

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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