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Case: Congenitally missing left lateral #10 No Prep PV #7,8,9 Recontour #10 + Bonding Implant Crown #11  

With other Implant Surgery by Glassman For Advanced Flap to Increase CT Marginal Gingiva at time of Surgery and Augment Soft Tissue Defect

Surgery and restoration by Dr. Glassman.

I absolutely love my new smile! Everyone is so impressed at how natural it looks. I’ve been telling everyone how you were able to place the veneers without removing any tooth structure. No one (including myself) knew this could be done. Thank you for creating such a beautiful smile and helping me to preserve my natural teeth for many years …

Goal: Crowning of lower front teeth for form and function.  Unique circumstances include patients history of salivary gland cancer, poor salivary flow and chronic tenancy for redecay around composite fillings. Solution: Newer porcelain crowns (PJC – Emax)

“Any major dude will tell you.” Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic

Surgery and restoration by Dr. Glassman

Surgery and restoration by Dr. Glassman.  

“What if it was your daughters first cavity from not flossing, and you were her dentist?  Answer: Go for the gold.” – Dr. Glassman

“Get by with a little help from my friends.” – Joe Cocker, Mad Dogs and Englishmen Making endodontically/posted teeth go the distance Goal: Patient had left front crown fractured off at gumline while overseas and required root canal treatment for future Post/Core.  Patient returned to me for comprehensive treatment that included a custom cast post and core followed by splinted …

Goal: Patient had history of older crown on her front tooth that fell off and was lost.  Her tooth also had a history of previous root canal treatment. Solution: Porcelain fused to gold crown for durability, strength and esthetics. *It is a misconception that the appearance of porcelain fused to gold crowns cannot reproduce comprable results of all porcelain crowns. …

Goal: Patient had a history of a chipped tooth with a composite filling that continued to stain and/or break repeatedly. Solution: A porcelain veneer that required no drilling on his tooth or any form of anesthetic.  (No Prep Porcelain Vaneer – NP/PV)

  Goal:  To replace an older crown that was opaquely yellow, with gumline recession, that created a darkness – the hated black line at the gum line.  This is a frequent request when fixing older crowns. Solution: The older crown was removed and replaced with a new porcelain fused to gold crown.

Goal: Manage dental care for patient in an vehicular accident.  Maximum effort made to save extremely mobile and fractured teeth without extraction. Solution: Oral surgical wire-fixation, endodontic therapy, Periodontal crown lengthening surgery, no prep porcelain veneers.

This case involved fixing two front teeth for an 11-year old child after a swimming pool mis-calculation.  With the improved strength of the porcelain veneer product (E-Max), this case was solved without needing to use crowns, prevented the need for a root-canal and prevented the need to remove the natural teeth.  Here the mid-line space was reproduced as it is …

Goal: Rehabilitation of ten older porcelain crowns and two anterior bridges including congenitally missing lateral incisors, fractured porcelain, orthodontic and periodontal asymmetry. Solution: Maxillary Arch Reconstruction – Ten Crowns with orthodontic intervention and corrective periodontal surgery.

Goal: Patient unhappy with color of older crowns on front four teeth and poor condition of gumline. Solution: Re-treat with new crowns on his front four teeth.

Lower restored teeth involving periodontal surgery (crown lengthening) and crown re-treatment.