This patient was unhappy with his 2 upper front teeth and as a result was reluctant to smile. I placed 2 porcelain crowns.
cosmetic case of the day
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decay under an old crown
This patient had been taking medications for depression and allergies causing dry mouth. As a result he developed decay under an old crown. I was able to save the tooth by removing the old crown, cleaning out the decay, and placing a new beautiful all porcelain crown.
flexible partial denture
This patient was missing a few lower teeth. An inexpensive option to replace these teeth is with a flexible removable partial denture.
bone graft of the day
This patient had a broken down, infected, non-restorable molar. Today I extracted the tooth, cleaned out the infection, and grafted the socket. Following 3 months of healing we will place an implant.
cosmetic restorative case of the day
This patient fell and hit his mouth on the sidewalk, cutting his lip and fracturing his upper central incisor tooth. I restored the tooth with a root canal, composite build-up, and porcelain crown. Here are the before and after pictures.
implant of the day
This broken tooth was extracted and I replaced it with a Zimmer Biomet Encode implant. Looks fantastic!!! I was very pleased with the results, and the patient was very happy.
cavity of the day
This patient has decay on her molars caused by dry mouth from her medication Spironolactone, which she takes for acne. It clears up her face nicely, but with less saliva to clean off and protect her teeth, cavities form.
cavity of the day
This patient hadn’t been to the dentist in 5 years. This upper molar tooth was not sensitive and he had no idea he had any cavities. Here’s the before and after cleaning out the decay and placing a ceramic composite restoration. The procedure took about 30 minutes.
Dr. Gentry’s Earth Day tip
Just by turning off the faucet while you brush your teeth in the morning and before bedtime, you can save up to 8 gallons of water each day! That adds up to 240 gallons a month!!!
fixed bridge
This patient I saw today, grinds and clenches his teeth, and as a result he has broken and worn down all his teeth. After discussing options for restoring his lower right quadrant, he elected to have me restore his teeth with a 4 unit fixed bridge. I made 3 teeth with porcelain and did the last molar in metal. Since the last tooth doesn’t show, I did it in metal because there was not much space and if I used porcelain he would fracture the porcelain off with his clenching and grinding. This bridge looks great and is strong and will last.
