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Gummy Smile

"I love my new smile. I am a fashion model and have always smiled a lot. When I came to Dr. Nolan I had crowns that I did not like. I had been to at least five other dentists before I decided on Dr. Nolan. I had my front teeth done several other times at other dentists and I was very unhappy. Before I had my teeth done, I was very self-conscious of how I would smile in photos. Wow, what a difference! Now, I never even think about my smile when I am having a photo session. I also had the laser recontouring to make my teeth look longer. I constantly get comments all day long about how beautiful my smile is. My new smile is so natural that it is difficult for me and my family to remember how bad my smile looked before."

Nina came to us after having been to several other dentists for treatment. She noticed that something did not look right about her smile and came to us with old crowns. She also showed a lot of gum tissue and inflammation of her gums when she smiled. She had a gummy smile. She was hesitant to try to improve her smile because her experience was that the results were poor. We placed all porcelain "ceramic crowns" on her four front teeth after performing some laser sculpting of the gum tissue to help create her new smile. Laser sculpting was used to eliminate the "gummy smile" and make her teeth look longer along with a more natural smile. The result is a very natural and aesthetic smile. A smile makeover can make you look younger, feel better & increase your attractiveness. The final result shows a beautiful natural smile where the teeth are in harmony with the rest of her face. The color of the porcelain crowns matches the rest of her teeth perfectly, and have a natural color and texture. You would never know that she has porcelain crowns on her four upper front teeth. Combined with Nina's naturally beautiful lips, she came out with a ravishing smile. She now smiles in all her photos and just loves her new look.