“Recently, two of my team members had expressed dissatisfaction with their smiles. Neither had what I would consider totally unesthetic smiles but, in both cases, they were not exactly what they were looking for. A simple recontouring was all that was required to remedy the situation for one of the team members. However, the second was troubled by her diastema, general tooth size and shape and overall shade (she was close to a 110 and wanted to be a 010). She was also aware that she had an overclosed bite, but as she had no complaints with the situation, we decided to proceed only on the basis of dealing with her esthetic concerns.

After discussing the alternatives with the patient, we decided to start with her upper Anterior 8 (first bicuspid to first bicuspid), beginning with mild tissue recontouring and preparing these teeth for IPS Empress veneers created by The Aurum Ceramic/Classic Advanced Esthetic Team. In the future, we plan to deal with the bit of crowding on her lowers. In the meantime, neither team member can stop smiling as illustrated by the after ‘studio photo’ shown here. I credit a lot of my success and reputation in Cosmetic Dentistry to the consistently excellent artistry provided by Aurum Ceramic/Classic and thank them for their support and outstanding personal attention to detail.”

- Mark Duncan, D.D.S., F.A.G.D., D.I.C.O.I.