Smile Gallery

This patient has had a tooth-colored bonding for many years on the right upper lateral incisor (#7). Unfortunately the bonding has broken and the exposed part was stained. We had a consultation with the patient and suggested to remove the remaining bonding material and make just a single veneer on the same tooth. The procedure is fairly conservative (non-invasive) where minimal amount of drilling is required. The only difficult part is to match a single veneer to the rest of the teeth. (this is why dentists usually recommend 4 - 6 veneers at a time so they all match in...

This patient came to us because he hasn't been to the dentist for a long time. He knows he has some problems and does not love the look of his teeth. Our exam showed multiple large cavities that involves multiple surfaces and many of them are visible. We considered the pros and cons of fillings vs. crowns and decided to start with fillings and see how well they look and last. The procedure was quite involved and required delicate isolation of each individual teeth to make sure the fillings does not hang over onto the gum, which can cause chronic inflammation...

This patient came to us for an exam because he didn't like the look of his front teeth. Our exam showed the existing fillings are failing because there are more decay growing underneath them. The fillings are also heavily stained. We talked about the options of crowns vs. new fillings. Crowns are great way to lower risk of fracture for teeth with multiple fillings and improve esthetics. However, we couldn't do crowns on all the front teeth in this case because the cost was too high. We decided to attempt new fillings and make them look as good as possible.

Our lovely patient presented to us with two failing composite bonding on the front teeth. Needless to say, she wasn't very happy with the way they look. We discussed her options to replace the bonding with either new composite bonding or porcelain veneers. Porcelain veneers will last longer and have a much lower chance of staining on or around the tooth. After our discussion, patient decided to go for the porcelain veneers. We removed the existing bonding and prepared the teeth slightly for the veneers and after a few visits they are finally seated! We are happy to say it looks...

This patient came to us because she didn't like the look of her front tooth. She said the crown was done the same day in her previous office and it doesn't match her other teeth. We recommended to replace the crown with lab-made porcelain crown and she agreed to give it a shot. After we removed the existing crown, we found various dark internal stains and we were able to remove them partially. We went through the process of a regular crown and waited for the crown to return from the lab while patient had a temporary crown. When everything was...

Invisalign is a great way to correct malocclusion without the hindered looks of metal braces. Anyone who had braces would tell you it wasn't all that fun to have metal brackets on your teeth and constantly getting your cheeks scrapped. Invisalign trays also known as clear aligners are almost invisible and are easy to wear, they are the future of orthodontics. Like braces, Invisalign cases can take a while to finish and we are glad to present one of them here today. This patient had braces when she was a teenager but she did not wear her retainers so the teeth...

This patient came to us because he doesn't like his front filling and chipped teeth. While there were other dental issues, we understood the importance of having better looking teeth so we got right to work. We replaced the old bonding material that's discolored and repaired the chipped teeth. Patient was very happy with the results!

This patient came to us with a broken front tooth as an emergency. We were able to fix this problem on the same day with composite resin restoration. We also re-contoured the front tooth next to the broken one and at the end we were able to achieve a better look for the patient. The after picture posted here is actually a picture taken 6 months after the bonding was done. No additional stain or chipping was found. Patient was very happy with the results!

This patient presented to our office with crowded and chipped teeth. We have gone through composite resin to bond and repair the chipped teeth and using invisalign to straighten out the crowded teeth. The time lapse between the before picture and the after picture was about 2 years. Invisalign took about a year to complete. You can see the bonding we did on the top front tooth still looks great after 2 years. Patient is very happy and only need to wear retainer at night to maintain her smile.

This patient has been to our office many times for the last few years and she finally has decided to repair the broken front tooth and restore her smile. During our examination, we recommended patient to not only repair the broken tooth, but also to shorten the tooth next to it to achieve a better smile profile. We are happy to say that patient is very satisfied with the results.

This patient called us during the weekend informing us her front tooth broke after biting into something hard. We immediately got her in first thing on Monday to evaluate the situation. Luckily the break was clean and only needed a composite (tooth-colored) filling to restore the tooth. We were able to squeeze patient in Monday morning for the procedure due to a cancellation and we were able to help her resolve her problem. Patient was very happy and will be very cautious when biting into hard food next time.

This patient came in today to fix her broken filling, but she also wanted to know if her open spaces between her front teeth could be closed. After evaluating her situation, the best treatment would've been porcelain veneers designed by a lab to perfect the smile design. However, porcelain veneers are expensive and they were not an option for the patient. Our only other option is to do a chair-side build up with composite filling material. This option is much tougher to do than the porcelain veneers because we do not have the smile design from a lab, but we...

This patient came to us for routine care and during the exam she informed us she's not happy with her gap between the front teeth. There are multiple options to close the space between two front teeth. The most conservative option, but most expensive, is invisalign and move the teeth. Invisalign would prevent any drilling which results in loss of tooth structure and the results would be permanent as long as the retainers are worn every night. Second option would be veneers or crowns. These porcelain restorations would require some drilling and loss of tooth structure, but it would prevent staining and...

This patient came to us unhappy about her white spots she gotten after braces were taken off years ago around her front teeth. One of the front tooth has gotten worse and developed some decay. She wanted to know what can be done without spending a fortune. We recommended a crown for the tooth with the worst white spot and decay. For the rest of the shallower white spots, we decided to shave the external enamel slightly and see if the white spots will come off. White spots, or deminerlization zones, are mostly deposited on the outermost surface of the...

This patient came to us for routine dentistry and we found multiple cavities in the front teeth.  Patient hates the look of the front teeth and asked us if we can fix them.  We started the treatment with just doing fillings in mind for the front teeth, but decided to go a little further after we got in there.  We ended up doing multiple services for this patient: removing decay, removing stains, filling the cavities, and repairing chipped edges.  Patient was very happy with the surprised results at the end and we were happy to have made a difference!  

This patient presented to us because she does not like her two front teeth with old composite bondings.  They are dark and stained.  Staining and chipping are typical issues with composite bonding and they don't last as long as crowns.  After further discussion, we decided to move forward with crowns to improve esthetics of the front teeth.  Patient was very happy with the results and she no longer have to worry about her front teeth staining and chipping.  

This patient came to us with several issues and one of them is a missing front tooth.  He needed an efficient option that will fix most of his problems at the same time while minimizing cost.  Bridges are not typically recommended at our office between it has a few disadvantages.  It connects the teeth together so if you have 1 issue anywhere on the bridge it will involve all the teeth.  Cleaning underneath it is difficult and bridge requires us to cut away significant amount of tooth structure on teeth adjacent to the missing space.  However, sometimes bridge option can...

This patient came to us because the front teeth are very yellow and patient does not like them.  The front teeth had old bonding done 25 years ago.  They lasted a long time but over the years they developed stains internally due to the old porous bonding materials.  Since we are unable to make them whiter with whitening, we have to remove the existing bonding and come up with new ways to make them look better.   Patient and us went back and forth on what treatment options can achieve the best results and at the end we decided to go for...

This patient came to us with many different dental concerns and one of them was the gap between the front teeth.  She did not like this gap and wishes to close it conservatively without doing extensive dental treatments.  After our discussions, we decided to use Invisalign to close the gap.  Invisalign is almost always a better option to improve patient's smiles than composite bonding, crowns, veneers, and bridges because natural teeth are permanent while all dental work have a lifespan and may have to be changed out in the future.  Please go under our services tab above and learn more...

This patient came to us because his crown on his front tooth is getting loose and he had the crown for decades.  While he always knew the crown didn't look so great, he never cared enough to have it redone for cosmetic reasons.  Now that the crown is falling out, he doesn't really have a choice to have it replaced.  Patient's existing crown looks off because it's a porcelain-fused metal crown, which can look very opaque if the crown preparation design is not done right.  We decided to switch patient's crown material to a ceramic material with more translucency.  We...

Patient presented with multiple missing teeth and did not like her smile.  We did a complete evaluation and went over a few options on how to replace the missing areas and improve her smile.  At the end, we decided to proceed with dental implants and replace some existing dental work to improve esthetics.  With the help of an oral surgeon, we were able to place implants, abutments, and crowns to replace her missing teeth.  We also replaced a front crown to achieve a more natural looking smile with a more contemporary crown material that is thinner and more translucent.  Overall,...

This patient came to us because she's in need of a smile makeover but she couldn't afford to do crowns on every tooth.  In fact, she was only able to do a few crowns at a time.  We sat down together completed our exam, records, x-ray, and formed a treatment plan based on realistic goals and budgets that were possible for the patient.  We decided to remove hopeless teeth and do several crowns over a few appointments to at least stabilize the dentition and achieve a better smile.  Afterwards, we will revisit and decide how to replace missing teeth and...

Occasionally we have patients that hasn't done the best job at home to maintain good oral hygiene and end up with extensive calculus build up and severe gingival inflammation.  If left untreated, the bone around the teeth will start to recede and teeth can become mobile.  This process turns common gingivitis into periodontitis and the periodontal infection will require a deep cleaning, also called scaling and root planning, to resolve.  The goal of the deep cleaning is to remove tartar, calculus, plaque, bacteria, and toxins that resides below the gum and reduce inflammation.  Unfortunately, the bone receded won't come back,...

Patient does not like the look of her old front crown and who could blame her.  The old crown was done a long time ago and the gum has receded, causing metal margin of the crown to show, and extensive amount of root surface exposed.  Due to having a previous root canal therapy, the tooth has gotten darker over time as well.  For cosmetic reasons, we decided to crown both front teeth to create better symmetry and enhance esthetics.  We do not use metal in our crowns so we do not need to worry about a dark crown margin showing...

This patient has crowded teeth on the upper arch with lateral incisors protruding out from the crowding.  They also have large and old fillings that have failed.  The old fillings have developed decay underneath them and they have also accumulated stains.  All these conditions are making the lateral incisors look unpleasant.  Patient is not happy with the look but we needed to restore these teeth anyways so fixing the look is like the icing on the cake!  We made sure we had enough tooth reduction on our crown preparation designs to correct the protrusion.  We also made sure we selected...

This patient is a great patient of ours that came to us for routine dental work and we brought up some discussion about possibly resolving the crowded teeth and patient agreed after some consideration.  The treatment journey was slightly bumpy due to COVID shutdown and a few tough teeth that resisted some movements.  Patient also had to move towards the end of the treatment, which was tough to follow through to the end.  However, we're happy to say that patient was very satisfied with the results and we were happy to be able to help!  

This patient has been coming to our office for years and she informed us recently she does not like her front crowns, hoping to replace them.  There were also various structural issues with the crowns that can't be seen on the photos.  We agreed it's time to replace them.  Through the help of our labs, we were able to use a more esthetic crown material and customized some white staining to create a very close match to her adjacent teeth.  Patient was very happy with the results and we're happy to have helped this patient improve her smile.

This patient originally came to us for simple and routine dental work. We have discussed about straightening teeth quite a few times and after some serious consideration, patient agreed to move forward with treatment.  We apologize for the different lighting in the photos that may appear as if the teeth were in different shades.  No whitening were done in this case, but it's certainly an option with invisalign treatment because the trays can also be used as whitening trays.  After just 7-8 months, this case was completed and you can see the drastic difference in teeth position.  Patient was surprised...

This patient called us one day saying his tooth is broken from a fall. We immediately got the patient in and did composite, tooth-colored, bonding onto the front tooth. Patient left looking like nothing has happened!

This patient came in with a big cavity on the right canine tooth, can see the darkness through the tooth. There was also a small dark stain on the tooth next to it. We decided to do what we do best, tooth-colored fillings! The shade of the new fillings are nicely matched and polished, patient was very happy !

This patient came to us with an infected tooth, a broken tooth, a missing tooth, and an old filling that didn't match her teeth. Needless to say, she did not like her smile. Like most patients, she didn't have thousands of dollars to spend on a total smile makeover. In order to keep the treatment cost within budget, we made a treatment plan for her that followed the coverage of her insurance. The plan involved root canal therapy, crown, new fillings, and a new upper partial denture. The best part? Majority of the cost was covered by her insurance! Now...

This patient called us and told us he had a chipped tooth and needed it fixed urgently. We got him in the same day and took care of it! It was a simple composite (tooth-colored) restoration that didn't even require numbing!

This was a case we did at the office to show what the composite (tooth-colored) fillings can achieve. Patient can consider to have ceramic crowns done in the future. This patient can smile with confidence after the procedure and we were glad to be a part of it!

Patient called and told us a tooth is chipped. We swiftly got the patient in the same day and took care of it. Patient was in and out in less than an hour and can smile again! We were glad to help!

Patient came to us with a crown that she doesn't like. She said the crown's color is off and the part next to the gum isn't covered. We removed the existing crown and reshaped the tooth and made a new zirconia crown for the patient. She was very happy with the results.

Before picture shows heavy build up of calculus and stains around the lower front teeth. After deep cleaning, the picture shows the calculus are removed and the gum can heal and recover from chronic inflammation.

Patient came to us with some "dents" in her teeth. The "dents" around the gum line, also called abfractions, could be caused by a few reasons: 1. Toothbrush Abrasion: brushing hard and incorrectly with a hard brush 2. Grinding Teeth Abfractions, are not actually cavities caused by decay and the usual reason for treatment are: 1. Sensitivity due to loss of tooth structure 2. Esthetic concerns, patient doesn't like the way the dents looks. In this particular case, patient was experiencing a lot of sensitivity and didn't mind an esthetic upgrade, so we decided to treat the abfractions. Matching to patient's dark tint and white stains were...

A few subtle changes has made patient's smile better. We re-contoured some of the chipped teeth, removed stains, and replaced a darker old filling to a new filling that matches better and now the overall smile looks better. Simple, inexpensive treatments can go a long way!

Patient came to us with some broken teeth on the bottom and needing a denture on the top. Our treatment included multiple composite (tooth-colored) fillings, root canal therapies, porcelain crowns, and a new upper complete denture and a new lower flexible valplast partial denture without metal. This case took a lot of effort to complete but we are happy to say we were able to give the patient something to smile about!

This patient came to us unhappy about her front teeth and smile. Unfortunately she wasn't a good candidate for veneers due to prior fillings and cavities, so we recommended porcelain crowns for an uniformed appearance for the 4 front teeth, patient agreed. Patient also wanted the crowns to be slightly whiter than her other teeth so she can whiten the other teeth later. After the procedure and our hard work, we were able to produce a satisfactory result for the patient and she was very happy!

This patient came to us unhappy because of the broken and chipped teeth. The patient wasn't sure if anything can even be done and was going to just live with it. We examined the patient and were honest to say the case is not simple because of the bite. However, we did not wish to just give up so we attempted to restore the smile. We followed patient's bite pattern and designed crowns and composite (tooth - colored) fillings to accommodate patient's deep bite. We are glad to say the patient is much happier now with the results.

This patient had cavities around the gum line of the teeth and did not like the way they looked. We recommended to remove the decay and restore the teeth with composite fillings. These types of tooth colored restorations is on of our specialties, so we went right to work! After everything was done, the patient was very happy with the results!