Henry* injured his front tooth in a fall several years ago. He had a root canal and a crown on that tooth, but a few years later the tooth became reinfected and needed to be extracted. Over time, it had also drifted out of alignment, become loose and started to wiggle.
Not a Makeover. Just His Front Tooth Back.
Henry was tired of dealing with this front tooth, and he wanted a permanent fix. He did not want a smile makeover. He just wanted his front tooth back, and he wanted nobody to know that his front tooth was a crown.
He didn’t mind the unique edges and shapes of his natural teeth. He wanted his new tooth to blend in with them.
His Treatment
We removed the tooth and placed a dental implant. While the implant healed, Henry wore a flipper, a removable partial denture, so no one could tell he was missing a front tooth. Drag the slider below to see the difference his flipper made.
Four months after his implant was placed, I restored his single front tooth with a crown designed to match the rest of his natural teeth. His treatment took 6 appointments in total.
The Result
Henry was so relieved when he finally didn’t need to wear the flipper anymore, and he was thrilled with how his new front tooth looks. Look at the after photo: can you tell which tooth is the implant?
See more results in our before and after gallery, or learn more about dental implants at No Limits Dental.
*All photos and stories are of actual patients. Patient names changed for confidentiality.
