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• Fixed Bridges

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Here is an older gentleman who came to our office with missing upper-right back teeth and an old porcelain-metal bridge on his front right side teeth that no longer matched his natural teeth on the left. His main concern was replacing his missing teeth and improving the appearance of his front teeth. Dr. Lawton gave the patient several options to replace the missing teeth and the patient decided to avoid any surgeries and went with a removable partial denture. His front teeth were prepared for crowns and a new bridge on the front right teeth that matched his lower teeth and his overall appearance. A high-strength porcelain material was selected to make his new front teeth. These new crowns and bridge would fit with the future partial denture. Dr. Lawton designed the partial denture to fit on the teeth without putting any wires on the front teeth to hold it in place. The patient was happy with his smile and his improved ability to chew food on the right side.

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• Zirconia Bridge

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• Crowns(Caps)
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This patient had many very old crowns which were now unattractive. She had severe wear on her lower front teeth plus generalized recession. She had broken off her upper right central crown and the tooth needed to be replaced with an implant. The before photos show a temporary crown on the implant. Treatment consisted of new crowns on the upper teeth and implant plus crowns on the lower front teeth. The lower back teeth will have new crowns done in the future.

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This patient was born with a cleft lip and palate that was repaired as a child. The repair was incomplete which complicated his dental care and affected his appearance. Embarrassed by his smile, he did not take good care of his teeth. Full mouth extractions were done with simultaneous implant placement and delivery of immediate upper and lower dentures. Following healing, the dentures were relined and connected to the implants which help to retain the dentures securely.

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• Other Procedures

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This young man had his two front teeth knocked out in a sports accident. Two dental implants were placed, then restored with two crown connected together. Pink gum colored porcelain was used to simulate the missing gum tissue lost in the accident.

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• Other Procedures

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This patient was missing many upper teeth and had worn a removable partial denture for many years. The remaining back teeth were failing. The teeth were removed and six dental implants were placed for an immediately loaded temporary bridge. Following a few months of healing, a permanent porcelain fused to zirconia full arch bridge was placed. (Ceramics by Alf Howald, CDT)

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• Other Procedures

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This patient had a very worn old upper denture and lower overdenture made over 4 failing lower teeth. The lower teeth were removed and two implants were immediately placed to provide retention for the lower denture. New dentures were made to restore the bite and provide a nicer smile.

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This patient had two failing bridges replacing her missing lateral incisors. The right central incisor had a failed root canal and needed to be extracted. Two implants were placed in the right central and left lateral incisor positions. The front six teeth and implants were restored with crowns and one two unit bridge.

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This patient suffered a severe fall resulting in facial fractures as well as loss and displacement of several front teeth. The missing upper right lateral incisor was replaced with an implant and crowns were done on the implant and the other three front teeth. The four lower incisors had to be removed and the bone reconstructed. Two implants were placed to support a four tooth implant bridge. Bone and gum tissue grafting and implant placement by Dr. Jim Janakievski, Periodontist, Tacoma, WA. Ceramics by Vincent Devaud, MDT, Pasadena, CA

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This young woman never had her permanent lateral incisors develop so she had two dental implants placed, one in each site. The implants were restored with all ceramic abutments and crowns to match her other teeth. The before photograph shows the healing abutments that are attached to the implants after they are placed. Crowns made by Alf Howald, CDT

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This 64 year old woman presented with worn and missing teeth. We did a full restoration of her entire mouth, replacing missing teeth and non-restorable teeth with seven dental implants. All of her teeth and implants were restored with individual crowns, restoring her smile and providing her the ability to chew comfortably again.

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This is an 83 year old woman who had four teeth knocked out when she was very young. She had worn a removable partial denture for most of her life. She presented with a cracked front tooth and decided that it was time to get rid of her partial. Her treatment consisted of three implants to replace the four missing teeth and then three crowns on her front teeth to restore them and improve her smile.

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85 years old female who wanted her teeth to look nicer. Did a reconstruction and added three implants to achieve results.

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Before: Severely worn front teeth from grinding habit were also discolored. After: Ceramic crowns on the front eight teeth.

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Before: Most upper teeth were missing and old partial denture was worn down. Failing back upper teeth. After: All upper teeth were removed and six dental implants were placed. A ceramic full arch bridge was placed. (Ceramic work was done by our in house lab technician Alf Howald)

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Before: Very worn old full upper and lower partial dentures. After: The lower teeth were removed and two implants were placed to provide retention for the lower denture. New dentures were made to restore the bite and provide a beautiful smile.

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Before: Two old bridges replacing two missing front teeth. After: Front teeth were restored with crowns and implants.

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Before: Loss and displacement of several front teeth due to trauma. After: The missing tooth was replaced with an implant and other front teeth were crowned. The four lower front teeth had to be removed and two implants were placed to support a four tooth implant bridge. (Surgery by Dr. Jim Janakievski, Periodontist, Tacoma, WA. Ceramics work by Vincent Devaud, MDT, Pasadena, CA)

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Before: Congenitally missing two front teeth After: Missing teeth were restored with natural looking implants. (Ceramic work was done by our in house lab technician Alf Howald)

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Before: Chipped and discolored front teeth due to stomach acid damage. After: Porcelain crowns for eight front teeth

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This 65 year old male was not happy with his smile due to the excessive wear on his teeth. His wear was caused by a combination of acidity from gastric reflux and grinding/clenching. His lower teeth were so short that the front teeth were not even visible when he closed all the way. We did a full reconstruction to restore his smile as well as make all of his teeth taller to create a proper bite. We used a combination of veneers, partial coverage ceramic onlays, and crowns as needed that are bonded to the teeth. This allows for a durable, aesthetic result without the need to aggressively grind away good tooth structure as is done for conventional cemented crowns.

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• Crowns (Caps)
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This 60 year old woman presented with considerable recession as a consequence of gum disease. Her gum disease had been successfully resolved with periodontal therapy, but her smile aesthetics left a lot to be desired. She was referred to me to restore the four front teeth following extractions and implant placement. I suggested keeping the now healthy teeth and crowning them, as extracting them and placing implants would most likely result in more gum tissue loss and not as nice a smile result. Veneers were done on the two canines.

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This young woman had broken a her right front tooth about 10 years ago and had composite bonding done to repair it. The bonding would discolor and chip so she elected to have a single porcelain veneer done.

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70 year old woman with discolored, worn teeth. She had always had some large gaps between her front teeth that she did not like. We opened her bite by making all her front longer and back teeth taller to give her a normal overbite. We were also able to close the gaps in her front teeth with nice proportioned veneers. The upper and lower front teeth, as well as her premolars were all done as veneers to be as conservative as possible. Only the molars were done with full crowns as that is what was there previously.

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This patient had chipped her two front teeth many years ago and had the edges bonded. The bonding was wearing off. She also had some small gaps between her lateral incisors and the canines that she wanted closed. There had also been some wear on the laterals. Four porcelain veneers were done on the incisors.

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This young man had teeth that were too small for the size of his mouth as well as some tetracycline staining which make his teeth look dark. There were also some discolored and missing fillings. Orthodontic treatment (braces) was done first, followed by gum surgery to move the gum line higher up on the teeth. Once that was healed, porcelain veneers were done on ten upper teeth. The patient plans to do veneers on the lower teeth in the future. (Ceramics by Alf Howald, CDT)

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This patient had a congenital defect of her tooth enamel that left it mottled and discolored. She had composite filling material bonding done in the past to try and cover it, but it would keep coming off. I did 10 veneers on her upper teeth to give her a new, long lasting smile.

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This 65 year old male was not happy with his smile due to the excessive wear on his teeth. His wear was caused by a combination of acidity from gastric reflux and grinding/clenching. His lower teeth were so short that the front teeth were not even visible when he closed all the way. We did a full reconstruction to restore his smile as well as make all of his teeth taller to create a proper bite. We used a combination of veneers, partial coverage ceramic onlays, and crowns as needed that are bonded to the teeth. This allows for a durable, aesthetic result without the need to aggressively grind away good tooth structure as is done for conventional cemented crowns.

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• Crowns (Caps)
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This 49 year old male has a large gap (diastema) between his front teeth. He had bonding done in the past with tooth colored composite filling material but it would chip and discolor. He wanted the space closed with something stronger and did not want to have braces. The bonding was removed and the lower right photo shows the true size of the gap as well as some smaller gaps between the central and lateral incisors. Due to the size of the gap between the centrals, composite bonding was used to close the small gaps on the laterals so as not to make the centrals any wider than needed. Ceramic bonded veneers were done on the centrals to provide a strong, aesthetic match to the rest of his teeth.

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The patient is a 32-year-old female who presented with uneven and discolored front teeth. Although she had orthodontics to try to straighten the teeth, the right front central incisor was ankylosed, which means fused to the bone, so it would not move. Normally, this is a result of some trauma to the teeth during the ages when the teeth are still erupting, but the patient could not recall any. Consequently, the front teeth were different lengths, and the midline was tilted to the right. The right canine and lateral incisor were much yellower than the other teeth and would not respond to whitening. They also had some old, stained fillings, and the lateral had a root canal filling, which can discolor a tooth as well. Ceramic veneers were done on the front six teeth to correct the misalignment of the teeth and mask the discoloration of the yellow teeth.

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This patient had an old set of dentures that were worn and tipped down in the back. New dentures were made to correct the level of the teeth and provide a younger looking, natural appearance of the front teeth.

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This young patient had neglected her teeth for many years. She needed a kidney transplant but needed her infected teeth removed first. Immediate upper and lower dentures were made and the teeth removed. She has had her transplant and is doing well. All of her dental treatment was provided free as a charity case through the American Fund for Dental Health.

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This patient was born with a cleft lip and palate that was repaired as a child. The repair was incomplete which complicated his dental care and affected his appearance. Embarrassed by his smile, he did not take good care of his teeth. Full mouth extractions were done with simultaneous implant placement and delivery of immediate upper and lower dentures. Following healing, the dentures were relined and connected to the implants which help to retain the dentures securely.

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• Other Procedures

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This patient had a very worn old upper denture and lower overdenture made over 4 failing lower teeth. The lower teeth were removed and two implants were immediately placed to provide retention for the lower denture. New dentures were made to restore the bite and provide a nicer smile.

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• Other Procedures

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This 65 year old male was not happy with his smile due to the excessive wear on his teeth. His wear was caused by a combination of acidity from gastric reflux and grinding/clenching. His lower teeth were so short that the front teeth were not even visible when he closed all the way. We did a full reconstruction to restore his smile as well as make all of his teeth taller to create a proper bite. We used a combination of veneers, partial coverage ceramic onlays, and crowns as needed that are bonded to the teeth. This allows for a durable, aesthetic result without the need to aggressively grind away good tooth structure as is done for conventional cemented crowns.

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• Crowns (Caps)
• Other Procedures

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This patient was born with a cleft lip and palate that was repaired as a child. The repair was incomplete which complicated his dental care and affected his appearance. Embarrassed by his smile, he did not take good care of his teeth. Full mouth extractions were done with simultaneous implant placement and delivery of immediate upper and lower dentures. Following healing, the dentures were relined and connected to the implants which help to retain the dentures securely.

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• Other Procedures

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This young man had his two front teeth knocked out in a sports accident. Two dental implants were placed, then restored with two crown connected together. Pink gum colored porcelain was used to simulate the missing gum tissue lost in the accident.

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• Other Procedures

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This patient was missing many upper teeth and had worn a removable partial denture for many years. The remaining back teeth were failing. The teeth were removed and six dental implants were placed for an immediately loaded temporary bridge. Following a few months of healing, a permanent porcelain fused to zirconia full arch bridge was placed. (Ceramics by Alf Howald, CDT)

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• Other Procedures

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This patient had a very worn old upper denture and lower overdenture made over 4 failing lower teeth. The lower teeth were removed and two implants were immediately placed to provide retention for the lower denture. New dentures were made to restore the bite and provide a nicer smile.

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