Case 2: This patient presented with one missing upper tooth and a mouth full of very old restorations of just about every kind. She was 88 when she came to us, and still had almost all of her natural teeth!
This is a perfect example of someone who fixed her teeth over the years, one tooth at a time. She had this work done by many different dentists over the years, and much of that dental work, later patched up by others.
She had quite a bit of gum recession and over the years, had many teeth patched just at the gum line when problems arose. She was diligent with her home care and saw the dentist regularly throughout her life.
Pre-treatment, right lateral view. (Notice the patchwork on several of these teeth near the gum line, where she’d had recession?)
Pre-treatment, left lateral view.
Pre-treatment, upper arch view.
Pre-treatment, lower arch view. Only one tooth needed to be removed; the lower left 2nd molar. She didn’t want any implants and still had plenty of chewing space, so we just made crowns for the teeth that really NEEDED them.
Final crowns in place, full mouth. She looked 30 years younger!
Final crowns, upper arch. (She didn’t need treatment on the upper left molar; it was still serving her well and didn’t have decay or problems. We figured, after 88 years, if it’s still strong and not posing any issues, leave it alone!)
Final crowns, lower arch. We made (five) porcelain crowns for her lower back teeth. (The front seven teeth were still doing just fine, and didn’t need treatment.)
Final crowns, right lateral view.
Final crowns, left lateral view.
Final crowns, smile view.
Case 2: This patient presented with one missing upper tooth and a mouth full of very old restorations of just about every kind. She was 88 when she came to us, and still had almost all of her natural teeth!
This is a perfect example of someone who fixed her teeth over the years, one tooth at a time. She had this work done by many different dentists over the years, and much of that dental work, later patched up by others.
She had quite a bit of gum recession and over the years, had many teeth patched just at the gum line when problems arose. She was diligent with her home care and saw the dentist regularly throughout her life.
Pre-treatment, right lateral view. (Notice the patchwork on several of these teeth near the gum line, where she’d had recession?)
Pre-treatment, left lateral view.
Pre-treatment, upper arch view.
Pre-treatment, lower arch view. Only one tooth needed to be removed; the lower left 2nd molar. She didn’t want any implants and still had plenty of chewing space, so we just made crowns for the teeth that really NEEDED them.
Final crowns in place, full mouth. She looked 30 years younger!
Final crowns, upper arch. (She didn’t need treatment on the upper left molar; it was still serving her well and didn’t have decay or problems. We figured, after 88 years, if it’s still strong and not posing any issues, leave it alone!)
Final crowns, lower arch. We made (five) porcelain crowns for her lower back teeth. (The front seven teeth were still doing just fine, and didn’t need treatment.)
