No-Prep Veneer Treatment for Over-Retracted Teeth at Cheongdam Dream Dental Clinic

Hello. This is Park Jonguk, director of Cheongdam Dream Dental Clinic.

When teeth aren't well aligned, orthodontic treatment is used.

There are various orthodontic methods,

but they can broadly be divided into extraction and non-extraction orthodontics.

It's a complex topic, but to put it simply:

if space is lacking and the mouth protrudes somewhat, extraction orthodontics,

if the mouth doesn't protrude much and there's some space, non-extraction orthodontics —

that's roughly how it can be viewed.

But there are always ambiguous cases.

There are cases where non-extraction seems likely to leave the mouth protruding too much after orthodontics,

and where extraction seems likely to pull the mouth in too much.

In these ambiguous cases, the choice matters a great deal,

and since in many cases people dislike having a protruding mouth,

extraction orthodontics tends to be chosen more often.

In this case, the angle of the teeth often ends up tilted too far inward as a result.

This is usually called over-retracted teeth.

The teeth become well aligned,

but they don't show much when speaking or smiling,

and above all, over-retracted teeth can't really be called aesthetically ideal.

A case like this can be considered one of the best indications for no-prep veneers.

The alignment of the teeth couldn't quite be called excellent,

but after orthodontics the teeth had become over-retracted,

and this patient came in for veneer treatment.

Looking at the side-view photo,

the over-retracted feel is clear.

As a result, there's a problem where the teeth don't show much when speaking or smiling.

The tooth length also felt short,

so the ratio of length to width needed to be adjusted closer to the average.

On top of that, the proportion between the individual teeth also needed some adjustment.

A detailed analysis of the current state

is a very important part of no-prep veneer treatment.

A precise analysis leads to a good result.

This process, starting from wax-up precision diagnosis

and continuing through the entire veneer treatment, is what makes Cheongdam Dream Dental Clinic distinctive —

please refer to the link below.

After fabricating the no-prep veneers

This is the state with the veneer placed on only half the teeth.

You can see the over-retraction clearly improving.

Because the tooth length was short,

by lengthening it,

a better proportion could be achieved.

The no-prep veneer treatment has been completed.

The teeth are now better aligned,

brighter,

the tooth proportions are improved,

and the over-retraction has also been corrected —

all without any reduction of the tooth whatsoever.

Without harming the tooth's health at all,

the goal of aesthetics was achieved.

Viewed from other angles as well,

you can see that the teeth retain the full feel of a natural tooth

while having become beautiful.

The goal of Cheongdam Dream Dental Clinic is to perform natural, beautiful veneer treatment

without harming the health of the tooth.

No-prep veneer cases like this align perfectly with that goal.

What matters here is expressing the natural tooth's characteristics

on ceramic this thin — the natural three-dimensional depth, shape, varied coloring, and translucency.

Natural beauty.

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