Case Study 4 – Dental Bridge, Dental Crown, Hollywood Smile
Complexity: Moderate-complex
Before
After
This 49 year old lady was unhappy with her upper partial denture, which she had been wearing for many years. She had never got used to wearing the denture, which replaced most of her upper front teeth, and was unhappy with both the fitting of the denture and the appearance of her smile. She was keen to get rid of the denture and wanted a “Hollywood Smile” with perfect, very white teeth.
After discussing the options for improving her smile with the Leeds based FHDC dental team, she decided to undergo a course of whitening and then have a bridge and new crowns fitted to improve the strength and appearance of the heavily filled upper back teeth.
Moulds were taken and a wax template was used to visualise the final result on a model of her teeth. This template was temporarily transferred into the clients’s mouth to allow her to experience how her new smile could look. Prototype veneers were then used. Once she was completely happy with the look, the treatment was carried out and the patient went to meet our dental technicians who discussed the final colour and appearance of the teeth. Finally the bridge and crowns were hand crafted and then fitted by FHDC’s expert dentist. She can now talk, eat and smile happily with her “Hollywood” smile.