Smile Gallery: Dental Implants

The Challenge: ‘D.’ came to us with the desire to replace a tooth he had been missing for over 30 years.  He lost this tooth due to severe infection and associated fracture. ‘D’ wanted a dental restoration that would last a lifetime.  He desired a replacement tooth that mimicked the natural, functional, and esthetic tooth he once had. The Solution: Utilizing IV Moderate Sedation for complete and safe patient comfort, ‘D.’ successfully had both a dental implant placement and zirconium crown procedure completed to seamlessly provide him a tooth replacement that will last a lifetime.   

The dental implant was ...

The Challenge: "K." had a congenitally missing front lateral tooth. This is a condition where a permanent tooth does not develop. The other lateral tooth was undersized, a condition referred to as a "peg-lateral". Orthodontic treatment resulted in creating optimal alignment of the teeth. "K." wanted to fill in the missing tooth and make the "skinny" tooth wider, to make her smile more "even" (symmetric). The Solution: First, we whitened "K.'s" teeth. Then I restored the missing tooth with an all-ceramic crown over a dental implant. I matched the "peg-lateral" to the implant crown by veneering that tooth. These results ...

The Challenge: "T." had developed severe wear on all of his teeth. This wear had left all of the teeth very short. This is what I call a cross-roads situation. We had reached a cross-roads in that, if we do not fix the problem now while we have some tooth structure to work with, we will not have any teeth left to work with in the future. At that point, extractions and dentures are our only recourse. The Solution: In an effort to reduce the wear and change "T.'s" bite so he did not continue to damage and wear his ...

The Challenge: "D." came to our office with all the teeth on the upper right missing. On the upper left, she had several older crowns which were failing due to decay. "D." desired a solution that did not require her to remove her teeth. She said she did not want a denture or a removable partial denture. She was adamant that she wanted a natural looking result that was "permanent". The Solution: On the upper right, dental implants were utilized to replace the natural tooth roots that were missing. "D's." implants served to support the porcelain crowns I created.

I also ...

The Challenge: "A." was congenitally missing both upper lateral incisors. This is a condition where the permanent teeth do not develop. This results in the large, canine teeth (cuspids) shifting to the position of the missing laterals. This arrangement is not particularly attractive in that the "fangs" are too far forward and prominent. The Solution: Orthodontic treatment moved the canines into their proper position. This opened up space for dental implants to be placed. After whitening "A.'s" teeth, I restored the implants with all-ceramic crowns over implants.

These results were completed in two appointments without anesthetic. Dental implants are the ideal, ...

The Challenge: "D." lost two upper front teeth due to a traumatic injury. The patient asked, while we were restoring his smile, what could be done to straighten out his misaligned and rotated upper right canine (eye-tooth). The appearance of this tooth had bothered him for years. The Solution: Two dental implants were placed on "D.'s" upper left to serve as man-made roots for the two teeth lost to injury. In three appointments, I placed two all ceramic (metal-free) crowns on the implants and an all ceramic crown over the rotated canine. This provided "D." with the smile he said ...

The Challenge: "W." came to our office for a problem with an older bridge which replaced multiple teeth on his upper right. The bridge, which had served him well for many years, had come loose. Decay had left the support teeth unrestorable. Those teeth had to be removed. On the patients upper left, a single tooth had a cavity which lead to the loss of that tooth as well. When discussing the options for replacing those teeth, "W." said he desired a natural looking result that would not require him to remove an appliance. He wanted a "permanent" solution. The ...

The Challenge: “M” lost his upper left lateral tooth due to an accident. He wanted the strongest and best looking replacement tooth possible. “M” also requested that we improve his smile in the process. The Solution: First, we whitened “M.’s” teeth. Then I restored the missing tooth with an all-ceramic crown over a dental implant. I also removed decay near the gum-line on several front teeth and placed tooth colored fillings.

Dental implants are the ideal, state-of-the-art way to replace a missing tooth or multiple missing teeth. Over the 40+ years dental implants have been in use, they have proven to ...

The Challenge: "I want a nicer smile." The Solution: "I love my smile."

An upper partial denture and cosmetic bonding of the upper center teeth.

The Challenge: "M" had lost several teeth at an early age and never had the opportunity to replace them or to have Orthodontic treatment. Over the years, "M's" teeth had drifted and severe overlapping had resulted. "M" wanted to "straighten out" his smile. The Solution: To get an optimally attractive result, Orthodontic treatment was undertaken. In the process, a space was opened up to allow us to replace the missing tooth up front. Then a dental implant was placed in that location. We whitened "M's" teeth and I constructed an all-ceramic crown for the implant to complete our "smile make-over". ...

The Challenge: "L." came to our office with several missing front teeth due to an injury. She also had several other front teeth that had older crowns and fillings which were failing due to decay. "L." desired a natural looking result that would not require her to remove an appliance. She wanted a "permanent" solution. The Solution: Dental Implants were placed to replace the roots that were missing. "L's." implants served to support the porcelain crowns I cemented.

I also replaced the older front crowns and fillings with the more natural looking materials we have today. In this case, it only ...

The Challege: “J.” came to us with an enormous challenge. She had lost 3 upper front teeth due to a cyst. Cysts are known to destroy bone and in “J.’s” case, lots of bone was lost along with the teeth. This defect, therefore, required the restoration of teeth, gum and bone for a successful esthetic and functional result. The Solution: Two dental implants were placed where the remaining natural bone permitted. Upon those 2 implants I placed a bridge to replace the teeth. The boney defect was filled in with tissue (gum) colored porcelain. The importance of the porcelain under ...

The Challenge: “W.” lost the upper right lateral incisor and the upper left first pre-molar due to gum disease. The loss of bone around these teeth had rendered them unsalvageable. “W.” preferred not to use neighboring teeth to support false teeth, she wanted the ability to floss normally between the teeth, and she wanted restorations that would last a long time. The Solution: After dental implants were placed by one of St. Louis’ most accomplished Implant Surgeons, I placed two all-ceramic crowns on the implants.

These crowns were custom shaded to give the most natural appearance possible. “W.” says she is ...

The Challenge: "W." came to our office for a problem with an older bridge which replaced multiple teeth on his upper right. The bridge, which had served him well for many years, had come loose. Decay had left the support teeth unrestorable. Those teeth had to be removed. On the patients upper left, a single tooth had a cavity which lead to the loss of that tooth as well. When discussing the options for replacing those teeth, "W." said he desired a natural looking result that would not require him to remove an appliance. He wanted a "permanent" solution. The ...

The Challenge: "J." had a congenitally missing front lateral tooth. This is a condition where a permanent tooth does not develop. The other lateral tooth was undersized, a condition referred to as a "peg-lateral". Orthodontic treatment resulted in creating optimal alignment of the teeth. "J." and his mother wanted to fill in the missing tooth and make the "skinny" tooth look more normal. The Solution: I restored the missing tooth with an all-ceramic crown over a dental implant. I matched the "peg-lateral" to the implant crown by veneering that tooth. These results were completed in two appointments. "J." said his ...

The Challenge: "M." came to our office because of a problem with an older bridge which replaced a missing tooth on his upper left. The bridge, which had served him well for many years, had come loose. Decay had left the support teeth unrestorable. Those teeth had to be removed. When discussing the options for replacing those teeth, "M." said he knew he would do dental implants. “M.” has 6 previous dental implants I have restored for him over the years and he loves the fact they are so strong. “M.” says you completely forget they are there. The Solution: ...