Smile ! It's Valentine's Day !!!

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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.

Bonding to Fix Chipped Front Teeth

Modern resin filling materials allow dentists the opportunity to easily fix chipped front teeth.  In the case below we were able to restore this patient's confidence in her smile by bonding various shades of composite resin materials, contouring, and polishing the surfaces to blend in with the natural tooth structure. This is an example of minimally invasive dentistry where restoring chipped teeth does not require aggressive removal of tooth structure.

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Fractured Front Tooth Before Bonding

Fractured Front Tooth After Bonding

Whitening Infographic

Whitening Infographic | American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. ........................................................................................

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.

Is the Gum Contour Crucial in Creating a Better Smile?

I was recently asked this question following a consultation I did for a patient. A front tooth is beautiful not only because of the white part of the tooth, but also because of how the pink gum tissue drapes around the neck of the tooth.  In your smile, there should be a harmonious proportion which flows from the front teeth to the back teeth.

For people whose front teeth have been traumatized, often time the lip line is unconsciously restrained to limit the display the front teeth.  If we do not plan for proper gum contouring to create the right proportion and gum tissue drape for the front teeth; when you are happy with the new teeth and begin to smile more openly, then the gum line may throw off the otherwise-could be perfect smile line.

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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.

Anterior Teeth Restorations - It's Not Just About Color Match

Restoring anterior teeth is all about recreating what nature has intended for your teeth to look like.  We have to match the adjacent teeth as well as the opposing teeth in multiple dimensions:  Shape, Contour, Length, Surface Texture, Color, and even the Gum Position. Here is a case where the patient's specific request was to recreate the original two front teeth.

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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.