This is a sweet little job with great reward.
This 20year old lady arrived at my rooms with the request to have her front teeth “straightened”. At closer examination you’ll notice that the upper canines are slightly rotated and blocked out labially. Which makes them stand out. They also look too “pointy” according to the patient. She was considering having orthodontic treatment, but when I explained to her that orthodontics will take at least 8 months with permanent retainers needing to get fitted afterwards, she was quite disappointed. Then I offered to do a little cosmetic reshaping and composite work that will create the look of the teeth being straight while not interfering with the occlusion at all. She was keen to consider it. The fact that it could all be done in a single visit, without an injection and at a fraction of the cost of orthodontics with no retainers needing to be warn for the rest of her life, it clenched it for her.
She was delighted with the outcome after a single 1 hour appointment.
This 20year old lady arrived at my rooms with the request to have her front teeth “straightened”. At closer examination you’ll notice that the upper canines are slightly rotated and blocked out labially. Which makes them stand out. They also look too “pointy” according to the patient. She was considering having orthodontic treatment, but when I explained to her that orthodontics will take at least 8 months with permanent retainers needing to get fitted afterwards, she was quite disappointed. Then I offered to do a little cosmetic reshaping and composite work that will create the look of the teeth being straight while not interfering with the occlusion at all. She was keen to consider it. The fact that it could all be done in a single visit, without an injection and at a fraction of the cost of orthodontics with no retainers needing to be warn for the rest of her life, it clenched it for her.
She was delighted with the outcome after a single 1 hour appointment.
