This patient is congenitally missing her
lateral incisors, that is, she was born without the teeth that are
normally located next to the front teeth. Since the teeth were missing,
the canine teeth (eye teeth) filled up the spaces. By layering the
filling material that is normally used for filling front cavities over
the surface of the teeth, we were able to drastically alter the
appearance of her teeth. The pointed canines were made to look like
incisors (front teeth) and the bicuspids (back teeth normally used for
chewing) were made to look like canines. We carefully dimensioned and
spaced these to give a beautiful, natural smile. |
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