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A common concern many patients have is a gappy smile. These gaps can be natural spaces between teeth, and are called dia...
24/02/2025

A common concern many patients have is a gappy smile. These gaps can be natural spaces between teeth, and are called diastemas.

Closing a diastema is a tricky task, as we want it to look natural, and have a firm contact point, so that food and plaque don’t get caught easily.

In this case resident bonding was used to change the shapes of of the teeth and create a contact area which is pleasing and symmetrical.

The way the edges of the teeth scallop, from one to the next, is known as the incisal embrasures. In some people that can be quite open resulting in a lot of negative space.
These two were closed simultaneously during this procedure .

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Do you notice the asymmetry down the midline of this smile? Why has it happened?Only one of the two front teeth is real ...
20/01/2025

Do you notice the asymmetry down the midline of this smile? Why has it happened?

Only one of the two front teeth is real the other one is an implant placed 15 years ago.
As we go through life, our facial skeleton is constantly changing with the bone and teeth migrating downwards.
If an implant is placed is fused to the bone at the time of placement. This is why 15 to 20 years later you may notice the implant is at a different political position to some teeth around it.

It’s for this reason that an implant is best delayed until a person is at least 25 if not older.

Sometimes however, it is the best treatment option at the time, and thankfully there are ways to correct the small curve symmetry.

Loved this result where a smile design, trial phase and final ex*****on with hand layered porcelain veneers. We also changed the implant crown to be longer and match the correct small curve. ✨

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The Victorian Spring Racing Carnival has come and gone in a flash. Here are some of our beautiful smiles from the week t...
13/11/2024

The Victorian Spring Racing Carnival has come and gone in a flash. Here are some of our beautiful smiles from the week that was 🩷🌸

This before smile was the result of several patch-up treatments over the years. Some of the teeth had composite resin, s...
16/10/2024

This before smile was the result of several patch-up treatments over the years. Some of the teeth had composite resin, some had porcelain.

Together with our ceramic team, we restored the radiance and symmetry of this girl’s smile.

The key to long lasting porcelain veneers:
- Meticulous planning
- Thoughtful tooth preparation
- Accurate records
- Careful bonding of the final result.

When teeth are very carefully prepared, and porcelain veneers are very carefully created and bonded, the Dental literature has proven that they can last decades.

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It’s important to listen to our patients’ concerns when we design a new smile.First we design, then trial, then prepare ...
23/09/2024

It’s important to listen to our patients’ concerns when we design a new smile.

First we design, then trial, then prepare with the final result in mind ✨

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All smiles in Paris - loving this familiar smile in the Olympics coverage
05/08/2024

All smiles in Paris - loving this familiar smile in the Olympics coverage

It was very important to this patient that the teeth were restored in the most natural way possible. It’s amazing how a ...
27/06/2024

It was very important to this patient that the teeth were restored in the most natural way possible.

It’s amazing how a smile is transformed when everything is restored to its original length and width - we did this using 10 hand layered Porcelain Veneers.

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[ Erosion ] is the loss of enamel due to increased acidity, whether from diet or from within.[ Attrition ] is the wearin...
27/05/2024

[ Erosion ] is the loss of enamel due to increased acidity, whether from diet or from within.
[ Attrition ] is the wearing down of two structure due to fighting forces i.e. tooth wear.
These 2️⃣ things together can cause accelerated wearing down of the teeth.

In this smile makeover it was crucial to our patient that the result was natural. The last thing they wanted was to look and feel like they had artificial teeth.

Natural results mean a lot to us at our office. Every small detail must be attended to when trying to mimic nature.

We loved this result which was achieved using hand layered pour some veneers and detailed smile designing ✨

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Smiles like this make up for Melbourne weather 🥰 .cotic
22/05/2024

Smiles like this make up for Melbourne weather 🥰 .cotic

When it’s natural and works, you can just feel it. The best feeling that we have, is when our patients come back for the...
14/04/2024

When it’s natural and works, you can just feel it.

The best feeling that we have, is when our patients come back for their review, and can’t stop talking about how much their life has changed.

We were so glad that we could restore the life back into this smile, and make this amazing girl so comfortable to smile freely again✨

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It gives us so much joy when a patient comes in for their final review ecstatic with their result. Here is another natur...
10/04/2024

It gives us so much joy when a patient comes in for their final review ecstatic with their result.

Here is another natural smile makeover, with ten hand layered porcelain veneers.

This girl was self conscious of her smile her whole life, and now can’t stop smiling ✨

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Hard to believe that this was almost 4 months ago ✨ Just magical and on their special day 🤍 #3121 ...
07/03/2024

Hard to believe that this was almost 4 months ago ✨ Just magical and on their special day 🤍

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