“This new patient visited our practice drawn by an advertisement placed in the WestJet inflight magazine by a group of Canadian LVI graduates, including myself. His main concern was that his teeth were dark and discolored and he really wanted to improve the appearance of his smile. In addition, during the examination we noted that he was missing several posterior teeth.

After completing a comprehensive examination and a full set of diagnostic x-rays, we conducted a K-7 neuromuscular study. We presented the results to the patient and suggested full mouth reconstruction. However, he decided to restore only his upper arch at this time, again because his overriding concern was the overall appearance of his smile.

A Diagnostic Wax-up was prepared by Aurum Ceramic as per their ACCES™ system, showing the patient his new smile. His upper arch was then prepared and finished following the recommended LVI protocol for aesthetic reconstruction with the Aurum Ceramic Advanced Esthetic (AE) Team providing the Prep Indices, Bite Stent and Siltec Provisional Stent. The upper arch was restored with a combination of two all-ceramic Zirconia bridges and IPS Empress veneers on the remaining teeth, all beautifully crafted by Aurum Ceramic.

The patient was thrilled with the incredible change achieved through the final restorations. As you can see in the After photo, his smile now really “lights up” his face!

- Dr. Hoa Nguyen