What to do about teeth wearing out...

This is Norman, a successful South African businessman who has been wearing out both his teeth and his dentistry. He’s in his late 60s. If you look at the line of his teeth they are all totally straight with very sharp corners.

Before treatment

This is where Norman has been grinding his teeth together and, over the years, worn them away. This grinding can happen for a variety of reasons, it could be:

1. Happening over night when you are not aware if it
2. Happening during the day when you are stresses or anxious
3. Happening all the time as it is the natural way that your teeth meet

The technical term for this is bruxism and it can lead to sensitive teeth (where the protective enamel is worn away) and possibly headaches as the jaws move closer together sue to the loss of teeth - this puts pressure on the muscles of the face which can lead to headaches.

There are a number of treatments available for this, and the most suitable one for Norman was to have his front teeth veneered and some new crowns and bridges for his side and back teeth.

He had this all done about 8 years ago and has needed no dentistry since, other than regular maintenance

After treatment

Compare the photo above to the one at the beginning, notice now that hos teeth look younger as the edges are not as sharp and they are much smoother and lighter.

This change can also be seen in the full face photographs.

Before - notice that not much tooth is showing creating an aged look

After - more tooth is now showing which creates a more youthful look

Considering that this was done 8 years ago and Norman has had no further dental treatment (other than routine cleaning) the £16k he spent has been very worth while and has helped to not only keep him young, but healthy too.

Not all treatment options fall within this price bracket, so if you suffer from the same worn teeth as Norman, please do give me a call and book an appointment for an assessment where we can discuss your options.