Smile in a Day™
on a 100 Year Old Patient
"Plain and simple, you can never be too old for dental implants. This procedure was simple for me." -G.G.
MINIMALLY INVASIVE SOLUTIONSThis 100 year old patient had a severely decayed front tooth. This tooth needed a crown lengthening procedure to restore the crown. However, this procedure would have been more invasive than the treatment she received. Instead, the was extracted and replaced immediately with an implant. A temporary crown was also placed at the same visit. No incision or stitches were needed. Her natural smile was preserved on the same day of treatment.
Single Tooth Smile in a Day
with correction of asymmetrical smile line
"I was a eating a sandwich and my cap broke off… I was so embarrassed. I never thought it would be so simple to fix… My implant looks and feels so natural. I didn’t think that that I would look so much better than before." -
C.G.
Get your smile backThis patient came in with a fractured front tooth due to the breakdown of her previous endodontic treatment (apicoectomy). The gums surrounding the broken tooth were also grey. (It is usual for one’s gums to turn this color after root canal therapy. Color changes can also result from the metal margins of a crown). In an incisionless, minimally invasive manner, the fractured root was removed and the dental implant was placed immediately. A white esthetic Zirconia abutment (post) and temporary crown were attached to it on the same day as well. The gums were adjusted to be the same height as the tooth next to it, restoring the patient's natural, symmetrical smile.
Single Tooth Smile in a Day
due to fractured tooth
"I was mortified when my crown broke. What was I going to do without this front tooth? I looked like a jackolantern. But my problem was solved that day with an implant and crown." -
M.P.
Save your smile - in one day!This patient came in with a fractured front tooth which resulted from an old root canal, post, and crown. The tooth was removed, and an implant with an esthetic Zirconia abutment and a crown was placed in the same visit, meaning the patient never had to walk around with a missing tooth in public.
Single Tooth Smile in a Day
due to fractured tooth
"I was scared that if I took my tooth out my smile would change like my mother’s did. Then my dentist educated me on the benefits of preserving my jaw bone. It worked out nicely and now my implant looks like a natural tooth." -
B.A.
Get your smile backThis patient had a fractured tooth due to internal resorption. We extracted the tooth, and performed a bone graft with gelfoam to preserve and grow enough bone at the site of the extraction, so that an implant could be placed. Patient wore a "flipper" in the interim while the graft healed. Because of the socket preservation and the bone grafting, the profile and width of the implant site were maintained, and we were able to place an implant in a minimally invasive manner - without an incision. An esthetic Zirconia abutment was placed, and then a temporary crown. The patient left the office the same day with a smile!
Minimally Invasive Bone Grafting & Implant Placement
with Periodontal Plastic Surgery to correct an asymmetrical smile line
"In my profession my smile is everything…..I was so happy that I never had any pain or swelling for each step of my treatment…. The result was so natural that my wife couldn’t even tell which tooth was the implant!" -
-M.N.
You'd never guess it was an implant!This patient presented with a severely infected front tooth, and an uneven gum line. The tooth, (see black arrow), had a recurrent root canal infection as a result of multiple failed attempts at apicoectomies/root canal surgeries. The hopeless tooth was extracted atraumatically. Bone mineral and barrier membrane were placed in the socket at the time of extraction in order to preserve the shape of the gums. A temporary crown was placed while the area healed. After complete healing, the implant was placed with an incisionless/minimilly invasive technique. After the implant integrated to the bone, a final crown was placed. Not only was the patient’s smile preserved, there was also no shrinkage of tissue around the new tooth. The adjacent tooth gum was lowered to match the implant resulting in a symmetrical smile!
