Looking for all on 4, all on 6, hybrid denture, or implant supported bridge? Case of the week Sam came to us in desperate shape. He had suffered from periodontal disease his entire adult life. Now in his 50’s he was facing the reality of having NO teeth. His lower front teeth were so loose […]
Dental veneers and a little bonding Case of the week Jessica never really liked her smile. She was missing two front teeth that were replaced with dental implants and crowns as a girl and had one center crown placed that was misshaped in comparison to the tooth next to it. The color of the front […]
Small blue bump on lip? Is it a venous lake? Case of the week If you have a small blue bump on your lip? There is a very good chance it is a venous lake. A venous lake is simply a misshaped blood vessel. Blood vessels typically run in straight branching lines like creeks and […]
Veneers in Wheaton by cosmetic dentist Bryan Bauer Case of the week Tiffany had slowly gotten more and more upset with her smile. Small chips and breaks started to add up and the aging of existing dentistry didn’t help. She had attempted to have things improved with another local general dentist but wasn’t happy with […]
100% Porcelain crowns replace old porcelain fused to metal crowns Case of the week Grace has disliked her old porcelain fused to metal crowns for about 30 years. This was totally unknown to our office until I added the question “Is there anything you are unhappy with?” to my regular examination chit-chat. 90-95% of the […]
Cement sepsis causes possible loss of dental implant Case of the week I’ve spoken about this topic many times before and covered the techniques required to avoid it. If the problem is discovered early I can save the implant without much issue at all, like I did here. Today I saw a case of cement […]
Black front tooth whitened with internal bleaching Black front tooth treatment options range from removal and placement of a dental implant to internal bleaching. Your best option will depend on why the front tooth is black. Case of the week Erica’s black front tooth treatment Erica had an accident in cheer-leading as a young adult […]
Porcelain fused to metal dental crowns replaced with emax porcelain crowns Case of the week Harry had old PFM crowns placed as a young man after a skiing accident broke both teeth. At the time this was the best result that was possible. Harry was interested in upgrading his smile and closing the gap between […]
Teeter-totter vs. Devi Devi lost 🙁 Case of the week Devi came in for her first visit with us after a frantic call that her and her sister were playing on the teeter-totter and when Devi got off the board, still weighted down by her sister on the other side, the board flew back up […]
Minimal prep dental veneers with no prep temporary veneers Case of the week Mary was never happy with her smile, even after years of ortho. As a young adult she was still somewhat dependent on her family for major expenses and needed help paying for what she wanted. She knew in her mind what was […]
Bridge or Implant (after a failed dental implant)? Failed dental implant can be a MAJOR PIA for the patient, the doctor that placed the implant, and the restoring doctor (if different). First off, there is the question of who’s fault is it? Was the implant placed properly in the bone? Was there cement left behind […]
Your blue lip or purple lip is…….Venous lake, varix, hemangioma, phlebectases? All are fairly similar and can be easily treated with a laser. Many people that arrive at my office from other medical doctor offices are calling them hemangiomas but I think almost all are actually venous lake or varix. Here is a little technical […]
No more removable denture with dental implants!! We placed 6 dental implants and restored the area with 7 crowns to fill in the spaces where there were teeth missing. Our patient was very happy! You can see it in his face as he shows off his new smile. We are doing the bottom teeth […]
Dental Veneers case of the week Sally was at the point in her life where her kids were out of college and she was ready to do something nice for herself. She wanted a natural looking smile upgrade and was originally interested in saving her own natural middle two teeth and doing dental veneers on […]
