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All photographs are actual patients and restorations by Dr. Gamba and his team.
Porcelain Veneers
Porcelain Veneers can transform discolored, misshapen, badly aligned teeth into a more beautiful smile. This procedure involves removing a thin layer of the enamel on the front of the tooth and bonding a custom-fabricated porcelain veneer directly to the tooth. As you can see, the results are dramatic.
 Carmen has longed for a new smile for many years. She had a large space between her front teeth, bonding that had worn and discolored, and dark bands on her eye teeth. We placed six porcelain veneers on Carmen’s upper teeth, shaped the lower teeth to be more even and she is still bleaching the lower teeth to erase those dark lines. Carmen was so happy to have this beautiful smile that she cried tears of joy!
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 Rich had severe tetracycline staining from taking strong antibiotics as a child. The veneers that were placed by another dentist about 15 years ago were quite unattractive. We placed six porcelain veneers to brighten Rich’s smile.
Click the image to see an animation of the results.
Click the image to see an animation of the results.
 You can see on this rear view of the upper front teeth how badly darkened Rich’s natural teeth are, especially compared to the natural whiteness of the new veneers.
 Richard works with the public and wanted to improve his smile by closing the large space between his front teeth. We placed four porcelain veneers and bleached his lower teeth. Richard is ecstatic about his new look.
Click the image to see an animation of the results.
Click the image to see an animation of the results.
Dolly is a beautiful girl who had a space between her front teeth that she didn’t like. We placed six porcelain veneers on her upper front teeth and created the smile she was looking for.
Click the image to see an animation of the results.
Click the image to see an animation of the results.
Jeanine had badly discolored teeth and was embarrassed to smile. We placed eight porcelain veneers on her upper teeth and now she smiles all the time.
Click the image to see an animation of the results.
Click the image to see an animation of the results.
Joe had two discolored front teeth that had been bonded several times. We placed two porcelain veneers and now Joe is no longer self-conscious about his smile.
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Porcelain Crowns and Bridges
Porcelain crowns and bridges are used when the teeth are more damaged and
require full coverage. Today’s porcelain materials are extremely durable and
are bonded to the teeth. Since the porcelain is strong enough to withstand
biting and chewing forces, they can be used on the front and back teeth
alike.
Mary was mugged and suffered damage to her teeth. We utilized porcelain veneers and porcelain crowns to restore her to the beautiful woman that she really is.
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Rita suffered from periodontal disease and had to lose most of her upper teeth. We were able to restore her to a beautiful smile with dental implants and porcelain crowns.
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Linda's front teeth had several large fillings that were discolored and some crooked teeth. We created a beautiful smile for Linda using porcelain crowns and bridges.
Click the image to see an animation of the results.
Click the image to see an animation of the results.
Bonding
Direct bonding has been around for more than 20 years, but the materials have improved drastically. We are able to bond tooth-colored composite resin to both large and small areas of teeth that are damaged or discolored.
Marla broke a large part of her front tooth when she bit into something in her food. We were able to bond her tooth to match perfectly.
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Jimmy chipped a piece of his front tooth playing ball. It was easy for us and painless for Jimmy to restore the tooth nicely.
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We had just completed porcelain crowns on Maryann’s four front teeth. We bonded the very discolored "eye teeth" to match the new crowns.
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Bonded Bridges
Bonded bridges can be used to replace missing front teeth, as shown
here, as well as missing back teeth. This type of bridge contains no
metal and requires minimum removal of good tooth structure. In the
example shown here, we placed a fiber-reinforced resin framework behind
the teeth, then bonded a porcelain veneer for maximum esthetics to
replace the missing tooth.
Click the image to see an animation of the results.
Tooth Colored Restorations
Tooth-colored composite resin fillings (also known as "bonding") are also a product of the latest dental research and development. These new materials are very hard and resistant to wear, are bonded in place with fifth-generation bonding agents and can be used in the back teeth. With these new materials, it is no longer necessary to have those unsightly, old-style silver fillings.
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