Real Patient Stories

Complete dentures replace all missing teeth in the upper and/or lower jaws. With complete dentures, our goal is to provide a pleasing, natural appearance as well as restoring your ability to eat and speak. Without natural teeth, the bones in the jaws continue to resorb over a lifetime.

Robert with so much charisma was most embarrassed about the appearance of his teeth. This affected his work and business. Robert never knew how much the new smile with fixed teeth made that difference in his life. The confidence and comfort, not to mention the quality of life!

Maxillary full implant-supported bridgework, Mandibular (lower arch) fixed tooth supported crowns & bridgework. The patient had failing aesthetics: missing teeth, failing crowns and bridgework affecting her comfort, function and aesthetics. This was further compounded by the presence of a mobile partial denture and general discomfort.

Thank you for taking the time to explore this patient’s story. I hope this gives you an idea of what I can do for you if you are having difficulty and need help, because there is always hope.

Thank you for taking the time to explore this patient’s story. I hope this gives you an idea of what I can do for you if you are having difficulty and need help, because there is always hope.

Thank you for taking the time to explore this patient’s story. I hope this gives you an idea of what I can do for you if you are having difficulty and need help, because there is always hope.

Dental facelift: Rehabilitation of partially edentulous maxilla and mandible case study. The patient presented with a family history of osteoporosis. In 2001, diagnosed and treated with bisphosphonates.

Failed aesthetics: failing crowns and bridgework affecting patient’s comfort, function and aesthetics. This is further compounded by the presence of a high smile line.

Poor aesthetics can relate to poor function. The aim in all reconstructive dentistry is to develop treatment plans to help to solve both our patients’ functional needs and aesthetic desires.

This patient initially presented for improving her upper arch crowding and uneven tooth wear, affecting her aesthetic appearance of the upper ach: colour, worn teeth. The orthoodntic treatment was not an options at this stage for her.

Thank you for taking the time to explore this patient’s story. I hope this gives you an idea of what I can do for you if you are having difficulty and need help, because there is always hope.

Failed aesthetics: failing crowns and bridgework affecting patients comfort, function and aesthetics. This is further compounded by the presence of high smile line.

Failed aesthetics: failing veneers, crowns and bridgework affecting patients comfort, function and aesthetics. This is further compounded by the presence of dark spaces in the lower arch with asymmetric lower lip deflection.

This patient had severe failing crowns and bridgework which affected her comfort, the function of her mouth and the aesthetics of her smile. This was further compounded by the presence of high smile line.

Thank you for taking the time to explore this patient’s story. I hope this gives you an idea of what I can do for you if you are having difficulty and need help, because there is always hope.

Patient was referred by his dentist, seeking a dental specialist’s opinion and treatment in relation to fixed option of restoring missing teeth and failing dentition. Patient being a past model had difficulty in adapting to his current upper denture/plate. He also retained his lower teeth due to fear in wearing a complete lower denture, since the upper denture was unsuccessful.

Failed aesthetics: failing partial dentures, crowns and bridgework affecting patients comfort, function and aesthetics. This is further compounded by the presence of high smile line.

Terminal upper dentition. Patient requesting full dentures. Not all patients want implants. This lovely patient has had full lower dentures for some time and has coped well. Since the upper teeth are failing the request was made for new dentures.

Thank you for taking the time to explore this patient’s story. I hope this gives you an idea of what I can do for you if you are having difficulty and need help, because there is always hope.

This quite upcoming and soon to be famous opera singer and actor were referred by his dental practitioner, presented with request for improving his smile (wants to brighten up his smile and close the spaces on upper (13-23) and lower (42- 32) anterior teeth) using minimal or zero tooth intervention approach.

What do we want to see?
Pleasing length, Pleasing dominance of central incisors, Pleasing and moderately convex smile line or arc, Pleasing progression of the incisal embrasures, High & pleasing brightnessSymmetry as an adjunct to Proportion display & length

The existing composite veneers and past gum lift 15 years ago have served well. High gummy smile with general dark gum discolourations is a concern for Mrs. S.

Thank you for taking the time to explore this patient’s story. I hope this gives you an idea of what I can do for you if you are having difficulty and need help, because there is always hope.

Thank you for taking the time to explore this patient’s story. I hope this gives you an idea of what I can do for you if you are having difficulty and need help, because there is always hope.

Thank you for taking the time to explore this patient’s story. I hope this gives you an idea of what I can do for you if you are having difficulty and need help, because there is always hope.

Thank you for taking the time to explore this patient’s story. I hope this gives you an idea of what I can do for you if you are having difficulty and need help, because there is always hope.

Severe upper and lower crowding was a concern for Ms L. Main concern was: crowding severe maxillary/mandibular crowding. In the past, this patient was advised extraction of all four premolar teeth (this was not an option for the patient preferring different less invasive approach.

Thank you for taking the time to explore this patient’s story of composite veneers to porcelain veneers. I hope this gives you an idea of what I can do for you if you are having difficulty and need help, because there is always hope.

The main concern for this patient “Mr T” was the position of the upper arch of teeth in his face, making his face “sunken in”. This was a result of a past orthodontic treatment, where the orthodontist had tried to create “straight teeth”. However, contrary to popular belief: straight teeth do not always make beautiful smiles.

This patient initially came to me to improve the aesthetic appearance of the upper teeth arch: teeth display, colour and arrangement (crowding). Orthodontics was not an option for her as she had tried treatments before that were not satisfactory for her.

What makes a great smile? Ultrathin porcelain veneers. The patient initially presented for improving the aesthetic appearance of the upper ach: teeth display, colour and arrangement (crowding). Orthodontics was not an option for him.

This patient was initially referred by her father, an existing patient, and presented for improving the aesthetic appearance of the upper ach: colour, small teeth for the size of the arch creating spaces/gaps between the teeth.

This patient presented with considerable enamel loss in the upper arch at such a young age. A high smile with general discolouration has been a major concern for her

Complex Aesthetics: Skeletal disharmony-class-III skeletal anterior cross bite, toothwear& Discolouration.

Failed aesthetics: failing crowns and bridgework affecting patient’s comfort, function and aesthetics. This is further compounded by the presence of a high smile line.

Are you looking for dental reconstruction surgery in Sydney? We are here to help you. This patient initially presented for an improvement in aesthetic appearance of her upper arch. As you can see we have considerable recession of gums and general tooth discolouration

When we lose teeth we also inevitably lose bone. The loss of bone is more pronounced on the focal aspect rather than on the tongue side. The problem is that most front teeth are positioned on the facial aspect that makes your smile appear natural.

Treatment: Smile rejuvenation with improvement in level of tooth display, teeth form, arch form and shape and colour on both arches using porcelain veneers to improve: tooth shape, colour, display.

This means it is a disorder of jaw joint and muscle pain. However, in a universal wholistic approach is part of the group of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders. Therefore, a careful assessment by a specialist is mandatory to reduce pain intensity and allow healing.

A childhood accident, involving accidentally drinking caustic soda when she was 2 years old, resulted in extensive scarring inside this patient’s mouth and throat. It led to her teeth not aligning properly and the partial loss of her tongue.

The patient was referred by her general dental practitioner for specialist evaluation, and presented with healthy natural dentition. With time teeth wear meant that her smile appeared worn and given how energetic she is we all felt that her smile is lot older than her biologic age.

This case is about a full mouth rehabilitation on a limited budget using long term interim restorations. The patient has failed aesthetics: failing crowns and bridgework affecting patients comfort, function and aesthetics.

Thank you for taking the time to explore this patient’s story. I hope this gives you an idea of what I can do for you if you are having difficulty and need help, because there is always hope.