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"This patient
is a young male 38 years of age. He came into our office because
of the broken 21. He gave a history of having numerous composite
fillings which continuously fractured off. When talking about treatment
options, his feelings of dislike for his entire smile became very
clear. Although not a vain person, he expressed a real interest
in having a nice smile.
I discussed
the possibility of having the patient accompany me to an upcoming
Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies anterior esthetic
course as my 'live patient', a proposal that he agreed to quite
readily. Treatment for this patient consisted of two weeks of 'home
bleaching' with custom lightening trays and minor gingival recontouring
around 13, 12, 11, 21, 22 and 23 with a diode soft tissue laser.
The teeth were prepared for IPS Empress® veneers on teeth 14, 13,
12, 11, 21, 22, 23 and 24 during the initial visit to the Las Vegas
Institute. |
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Patient prior
to treatment.

Smile restored
with eight
Empress veneers.
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