Veneers for Large, Protruding Front Teeth

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

The esthetics of a tooth can be broken down into several elements.

First, there's what dental schools call tooth morphology,

which refers to the anatomical shape of the tooth itself.

The shape needs to fall within the range of a natural tooth,

and it needs to have a natural shape and sense of dimension.

The edges, called line angles, need to be well expressed.

Tooth color is also an indispensable part of talking about the beauty of teeth.

In general, many patients want a bright tooth color.

It needs to be bright and clear while still keeping a sense of translucency.

There's the esthetics of each individual tooth like this,

but since several teeth together need to look beautiful as a whole,

the harmony between the teeth needs to be good.

First, the proportions in tooth size need to be right.

The proportion between the front tooth and the adjacent tooth needs to be well balanced for the result to look beautiful.

The alignment of the teeth also matters.

Both teeth that protrude too much and teeth that are angled too far inward are problematic.

Solving these various problems through veneers

is the goal of tooth reshaping.

In this case, the front teeth were quite large and protruding forward.

Since the front teeth were much larger than the average proportion,

the central incisors needed to be reduced while the adjacent lateral incisors needed to be made larger.

It was a case that required correcting the alignment while also adjusting these proportions between teeth.

The shape of each individual tooth wasn't good either.

The tooth color was also dark.

From the proportions of the teeth to the lines at the edges,

there was a great deal that needed to be improved.

What matters before undertaking treatment like this

is a thorough pre-treatment plan.

This means analyzing the current condition

and precisely analyzing how much tooth structure needs to be reduced for treatment,

and even predicting the outcome of the treatment.

This process is called a wax-up precision diagnosis.

Including this process, please refer to the link below

for more on the features of Dream Dental Clinic's veneers.

Front-tooth veneer treatment has now been completed.

The proportions of the teeth improved considerably,

and both the shape and color of the teeth became beautiful.

A variety of natural details were expressed in the teeth.

Looking at the veneers up close,

you can see the natural translucent layer at the edge of the tooth,

and you can confirm that each part of the tooth has a variety of expressions just like a natural tooth.

You can also see that the tooth shape retains a natural sense of dimension,

and the line at the tip of the tooth as well

expresses young, beautiful teeth well.

Putting this much variety of expression into such thin ceramic

is a very demanding task, and it's an essential part

of making the veneers look natural.

The surface texture of the veneers, too,

has been expressed to look just like a natural tooth.

In the process of veneer treatment,

the teeth often end up looking artificial and awkward,

and that's because those veneers are made quickly and easily.

Creating this kind of varied, natural expression

is a time-consuming and demanding task.

Even viewed from various angles,

you can confirm that the natural expression of the teeth has been well achieved.

The variety of expression built into each individual tooth,

the proportion and harmony between the teeth,

and even the harmony with the lips and face —

all of it has been well expressed.

Natural beauty.

Since 2006, Dream Dental Clinic