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Patient Goal: Great Looks - No Grinding
Sam Muslin, DDS MAGD
Santa Monica California
Our patient had nice looking teeth and excellent oral health. Nonetheless... she felt her smile was lacking certain characteristics she felt were needed... and therefore wanted.
Our patient wanted a fuller and broader smile. She wanted to improve the appearance of teeth that were sloped inward.
She also had some teeth that she wanted to be lengthened and others that needed more bulk, or thickness.
Changing Lip Fullness and Smile Height
She also wanted to alter her upper arch so it would provide the underlying foundation for creating normal lip movement and fullness when smiling. The closeup photo shows and upper lip that does not ride up nor does it appear full... based on the patient's stated interests.
Makeover Dentistry versus Collagen Injections
A popular treatment for creating full lips is the use of collagen injections. In many makeover treatment plans... Dr. Muslin's recreation of normal or re-optimized dental structures on the upper arch will restore (or create for the first time) fuller lips and more upward lip movement during smile behaviors.
Cerinate Lumineer Porcelain
While many cosmetic dental practices use the thin shell Lumineers with great success for their patients, Dr. Muslin prefers having his private ceramist develop the laminate materials with the Lumineer porcelain product. In this fashion, stricter tolerances can be made for each and every veneer.. for maintaining the goal of eliminating the need for any tooth preparation.
At the patient's instruction, Dr. Muslin and his ceramist fabricated 10 premium veneers... each individually shaped to create the cosmetic and functional outcome desired by the patient.
The 3rd and 4th photos in our series shows the dramatic differences in the alignment of the teeth, change in smile line and total elimination of the sloped teeth. Certain structures have more bulk and thickness (building out the buccal dimension) that creates a fuller smile.
Notice how the lip thickness has changed significantly. Because the underlying upper arch structures were artistically modified with the veneer treatment, the foundation now exists that "causes" the upper lip to ride higher. The patient was thrilled with her new appearance... and "smile behavior."
Photography provided by:
Sam Muslin, DDS MAGD
1908 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 829-6796
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