The short version
- A comprehensive exam came before any cosmetic work was planned.
- The exam covered the gums, the chewing muscles and the joints, not just the teeth.
- One to one and a half millimeters came off each tooth carrying a veneer.
- Lisa wore temporary veneers home and approved the shape before the ceramist began.
- Her case was published in NewBeauty magazine.
- Appointments
- Three
- Exam first
- Comprehensive
- Reduction
- 1 to 1.5 mm
- Published in
- NewBeauty
Sarasota cosmetic dentist Jenifer C. Back, DMD, worked with Lisa to co-create her new smile.
Lisa’s case was published in NewBeauty magazine.
The case block on that page is the magazine’s, printed with the practice’s participation.
The exam came first
After the treatment plan was agreed, Lisa had a comprehensive exam: X-rays, impressions, and documentation of every tooth, the gums, the chewing muscles and the joints.
These steps ensure that our results are not just beautiful but long-lasting as well.
That is the part patients skip past, and it is the part that decides whether a case holds. Teeth that wear, chip or debond usually do it because a bite problem was never diagnosed.
The trial smile
At the next appointment, one to one and a half millimeters came off the surface of each tooth that would carry a veneer. Adjustments were agreed before the temporary plastic veneers were made.
This process allows the patient to feel comfortable about how their new smile will look. The temporary veneers are plastic but most patients are excited about the improved smile they leave with on that day.
Lisa wore the temporaries home. Anything she wanted changed was changed before the ceramist started work.
This is the step that decides whether someone likes their final veneers, and it is described in general terms in what happens at a veneer appointment.
The permanent veneers
At the final appointment the permanent veneers were bonded to Lisa’s teeth, built to the shape she had already approved.
How the method works
Lisa’s case followed the practice’s standard sequence: establish what the patient wants first, then plan how to achieve it. That method is described in co-designing a smile with the patient.
More cases, photographed before and after, are in the gallery.
Sarasota Smile Design is on Clark Road in Sarasota, serving Sarasota, Nokomis, Osprey and Venice. Open Monday to Thursday, 8am to 4pm.
Call 941-927-5411 to book a consultation with Dr. Back.
