When restoring front teeth, we begin the process with temporary restorations. Below is a case in progress. In a 90 minutes appointment I removed the patient's old misfit veneers and made her two acrylic temporaries. I use the temporaries to test out the length, shape, contour, and position of her front teeth in relation to her adjacent teeth as well as her lip. I will continue to make changes to the temporaries until the patient is happy with the way the front teeth look. Next, my patient will begin to whiten her teeth so that I can match her final porcelain restorations to a brighter smile. She is already ecstatic with these temporaries even though they are work in progress.
Photos of old veneers
Photos of temporaries in progress
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Alex Nguyen, DDS is a Saratoga Dentist who practices General Dentistry, Cosmetic, and Implant Dentistry. For over 20 years the practice has been serving the residents of Santa Clara County and San Francisco Bay Area.