Tooth Chatter - Crooked and discoloured teeth
Q. I am a 30 year old female, and for years, I have been unhappy with my smile. My teeth are slightly crooked and look yellow- brown and dirty when I smile. I also show too much gum when I smile as well. I am very embarrassed about this. I have tried to bleach my teeth with various tooth whitening options, but still, I am unhappy. My teeth are basically OK apart from this problem, and I have only a few fillings.Can anything be done, to give me the smile that I have always wanted?
A. Absolutely! You are not alone! Many people suffer the embarrassment of having a smile that they are not proud of. In many cases it detracts from an otherwise attractive and beautiful face, and unfortunately, the worst feature is always the outstanding feature that dominates the viewers assessment of facial aesthetics and beauty.As in most areas of the cosmetic and reconstructive dentistry, by far the most important factor is the consultation with the patient as to their needs and wants, and an appropriate and comprehensive examination and diagnosis. This then leads to an overall aesthetic prescription to deliver the treatment goals. With respect to your individual problem, we firstly need to investigate the reason for the gummy smile. Whilst this may be due to a short upper lip, and various other factors, most commonly it is due to an excess of soft tissue or gum covering the teeth. This excess tissue can be removed, exposing more of the underlying tooth and hence reducing the gummy smile affect. Today, the use of technologies such as all porcelain crowns or indeed porcelain veneers, provide the opportunity to achieve natural and lifelike aesthetics in the restoration of teeth.
Again, in your particular case, following the “gum-reduction” procedures, in- surgery tooth whitening can be undertaken to reduce most of the yellow-brown colour from the underlying teeth, and then with the use of porcelain veneers, we can then correct the crowding and shaping concerns, and achieve the final desired shading of your teeth. Chuck has done dial This combination of treatment procedures will then provide you with a beautiful and long lasting smile, that you can be proud of!