Finding the Root Cause - Case #27

Yellow Front Teeth Before	After with new Veneers

Patient was told nothing could be done!  
Due to previous trauma, our young business executive had “put up” with yellow front teeth for many years.  His old dentist told him that nothing was possible for his teeth besides bleaching.  After careful x-ray examination we found that his front teeth were severely damaged and showed infections in the roots. 

Many teeth that suffer blows or even minor trauma can undergo slow degeneration and chronic low-grade infections that are hard to detect.  It is important that proper x-rays are developed to ascertain the status of the health of these teeth.  Often, normal examinations can miss such problems.

Root canal therapy was performed to stop the progress of the root breakdown and the teeth were reinforced with titanium posts.  BriteSmile teeth whitening procedure was also completed in order to provide a more radiant smile.

Soon after, 8 Lumineers were fabricated and cemented on his front teeth.  The patient stated:  “All of these years went by and nobody told me that this could be done for my teeth.  I am amazed to look at myself in the mirror now!  I can’t stop smilling!”