Smile of the Week - Jim

This is Jim, he's a successful Scottish businessman, aged mid 50s . Jim was embarrassed by his smile with crooked front teeth and missing teeth at the back. He was also very nervous of dentists.

We restored Jim's front 4 teeth with dental veneers and dental implants to replace some missing side teeth. This was 6 years ago and he’s not stopped smiling since.

He now says how much more confident he feels both socially and in business.

Before treatment

After veneers and implants

We often find that people who are nervous of the dentist need to have a great deal of work done to restore their teeth after years of neglect, if you feel this could be you, why not take my "Overcome your dental fear in 7 days" eCourse?

Jim's investment for his new smile was less than £10,000 which he feels was well worth it, but to keep your dental costs in the future down, it's best to visit the dentist now and keep your own teeth healthy.

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.

Balancing cosmetic dentistry with conservative dentistry

This is Clive, he’s had a lifetime of dentistry and has kept all his teeth but he knows that don’t look good and his old, huge fillings have pretty much outlived their usefulness. Hi front teeth have a few tooth coloured fillings which have now discoloured (you can see the brown demarcation line on the second tooth on the left of the photo).

Whilst these teeth are basically sound and healthy, they don't look great and were bothering Clive.

He therefore decided to have a combination of crowns and veneers, but where we felt his old fillings were sound, we decided to leave them alone - you can still see them in the after photo below. You see cosmetics are not everything, and where ever possible it's good to find a dentists that will restore the teeth that need restoring - and advice on what can be left alone.

Clive's teeth now look great and he can chew anything - this case cost about £12,000 but Clive says it’s the best money he ever spent - and if you think that often a new car will cost this yet we'll only use it for a few hours each day and may only last 5 years - Clive's new teeth will be used 24 hours a day (yes your teeth ARE used while you are asleep) and could last a lifetime!

Before

After