{"id":3440,"date":"2024-04-13T14:54:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T11:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/?p=3440"},"modified":"2024-04-13T14:56:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T11:56:18","slug":"mini-smile-makeover-la-orice-varsta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/2024\/04\/13\/mini-smile-makeover-la-orice-varsta\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini Smile Makeover at any age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A case study presenting whitening and composite veneers in a senior patient.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the advancement of teeth whitening techniques, there&#039;s never been a better time to talk to your dentist about <strong>cosmetic options that can improve your appearance without grinding your teeth<\/strong>. Small adjustments can definitely make a big difference to a smile. These techniques include teeth whitening and bonding with composite materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is certainly refreshing to be moving towards a type of dentistry that makes us feel good and is at the same time harmless to our teeth. Traditional veneers and crowns require cutting the tooth, which can have long-term harmful consequences for a tooth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Small adjustments can definitely make a big difference to a smile.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The most common cosmetic concern I hear is dissatisfaction around the front teeth.<\/strong>. This ranges from not liking the color, stains to chips on the teeth or the overall shape. In this article, I will discuss the use of whitening and composite veneers to help achieve a brighter smile without damaging your teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Patient case<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terrence initially came to the office dissatisfied with his discolored teeth and stains around the cracks on his front teeth (see image below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/discoloured-stained-teeth-and-cracks-on-front-teeth-photo-1024x517.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3441\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We discussed all of his options \u2013 which included whitening, composite veneers, or porcelain veneers. Terrence was keen not to damage his teeth, so <strong>opted for whitening and composite veneers without milling.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I made a mold of his upper and lower teeth, followed by a treatment of <strong>2 weeks of overnight whitening<\/strong>, with Evolution 3 Enlighten. He reported no sensitivity or discomfort during the whitening process. He was also pleased that he did not have to avoid certain foods or drinks during the 2 weeks, which made the process very easy. Terrence then came into the office for the final stage of whitening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were very happy to see such an excellent result in such a short time (see image below). The discoloration around his cracks had definitely faded and was much less prominent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/discoloured-stained-teeth-and-cracks-on-front-teeth-after-photo-1024x520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3442\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The next phase of treatment was <strong>masking fine cracks on the 2 front teeth<\/strong>. I scheduled him for an appointment, where I added Renamel composite directly to his front teeth. Then I polished those teeth. As simple as that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terrence was very happy with the final results (see photo below). And the best part for both of them was that no injections or milling were needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/elder-man-teeth-after-whitening-and-bonding-mini-smile-makeover-1024x511.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3443\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Maintaining that brighter smile is also simple; a gel top-up every year. The composite bond can also be retouched as needed and is expected to have a lifespan of 5 to 7 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.enlightensmiles.com\/a-mini-smile-makeover-at-any-age\/\">enlightensmiles.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Un studiu de caz care prezint\u0103 albirea \u0219i fa\u021betele din compozit la un pacient senior. Odat\u0103 cu avansarea tehnicilor de albire a din\u021bilor, nu este niciodat\u0103 un moment mai bun pentru a discuta cu medicul dentist despre op\u021biunile cosmetice care v\u0103 pot \u00eembun\u0103t\u0103\u021bi aspectul f\u0103r\u0103 a v\u0103 freza din\u021bii. Micile ajust\u0103ri pot face cu siguran\u021b\u0103 o mare diferen\u021b\u0103 pentru un &hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pacient"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3440"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3446,"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3440\/revisions\/3446"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}