10 Porcelain Veneers
This patient sought our help to treat her gummy smile and small teeth. She wanted a brighter, bigger smile.
The Before photo shows gum contouring she had done to reduce her gum tissue. While the gum tissue around her teeth looks different, this is the healing process as it returns to its natural color. She was not in any pain. Nonetheless, the gum contouring didn’t drastically reduce the gummy smile. Gum contouring can be very effective at reducing gum tissue and making your teeth appear larger. But in some instances, other treatment is needed. And, in her case, her teeth still appeared to be small. She sought our professional help.
Porcelain Veneers for Gummy Smile Treatment
By addressing the size of her teeth, we could give her a bigger smile and reduce the amount of gum that shows when she smiles. She also had one tooth that had sustained an injury years ago that was always a little darker than her other teeth. That needed to be addressed as well. When she smiles, she shows 10 teeth on her upper arch. We recommended that we address all 10 teeth show when she smiles. If we only addressed the front 2, 4 or 6 front teeth, everything else would look small and it would not look as natural. We added 10 porcelain veneers and, wow, you can see the difference that made in her smile.
The teeth now fit the smile and the patient shows a lot less gum tissue. Her smile is brighter just as she wanted.