Case Study

I wanted to share with you a case that really touched my heart. This gentleman attended my clinic after being diagnosed with cancer. He was about to start a medication that required his dental health to be stable. We also had time pressure to fix things quickly so that he can start his cancer treatment. The wear, fractures and chips in this case are a result of a combination of years of acid reflux and a heavy bite. You can see he’s lost a lot of tooth structure and his bites collapsed. This bite also gave his face a sunken profile. Dental technology came to the rescue again in this instance and I followed a digital smile design protocol. After doing a test drive from the digital design and confirming that the new bite would work I then proceeded to build up his teeth using this exact design in composite resin. The outcome was as follows and has meant that not only can he smile again but he can also eat better and his teeth are more stable.