This case shows Russell Blanchard's and Robin Snell's skills to the full. The patient in this case was very dissatisfied by the appearance of her upper right central and lateral incisors and wanted some thing done. Sadly the lateral incisor could not be saved and needed to be removed. Because the right central incisor was much darker than the left central incisor it made sense for us to cover this … [Read more...]

In this case I used simple direct splinting and bonding techniques to correct some issues the patient had with their teeth. They chief complaint was that the teeth had drifted leaving gaps and the edges were worn and uneven. We could have used orthodontics to bring the teeth back in line but this would have added to the cost and time of the treatment considerably. With this approach the … [Read more...]

This case presented as tooth (upper lateral) giving pain and was scheduled for removal and replacement with an implant retained crown. As the images show it is possible for us to do alternative work to try and delay the loss of the tooth for a few more years so putting off any replacement treatment. Whenever we are planning the loss of a tooth we should always consider how long the replacement … [Read more...]