Zenobia had seen some smilemakeover's on TV and she began to do her research on cosmetic dentistry. When Zenobia visited our office for a consult she had plenty of questions and explained exactly what she didn't like about her teeth. Zenobia had tetracycline staining on her teeth which made them very dark. This always bothered her. Tetracycline stained teeth do not respond well to bleaching. To correct this aggressive staining of teeth, veneer placement is the only solution. This requires knowledge and familiarity of this problem, proper preparation of teeth and knowledge and familiarity of different porcelain systems. One mistake, and the teeth will appear artificial and lifeless. Zenobia also wanted to correct the gummy smile. On completion of our smile analysis we discovered that Zenobia's gummy smile could be reduced with laser gum lift. The smile makeover for Zenobia consisted of laser gum correction followed by placement of 8 porcelain laminates.
