All photographs are actual patient 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
  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! Jeanine
Rich
  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.
 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
  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.
Dolly
  Dolly is a beautiful young woman 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. |
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| Porcelain Crowns & 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
 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. Rita
 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. Linda
  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.
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| 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  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. Jimmy
 Jimmy chipped a piece of his front tooth playing ball. It was easy for us and painless for Jimmy to restore the tooth nicely. Maryann
 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. |
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| 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 sixth-generation bonding agents and can be used in the back teeth. While we do not advocate removing silver fillings if they remain functional, with these new materials, it is no longer necessary to have those unsightly silver fillings.  |
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Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry |
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