HOW FELDSPATHIC VENEERS CAN BE USED TO FILL SPACES BETWEEN TEETH

The patient was concerned that she showed too much gum on the sides of her smile and her front teeth were too short and too small for her face. She was tired of having her old dentist replace the bonding that filled the gaps between her teeth every 5 years and wanted her teeth to look better.  When the front teeth are shorter than the side teeth, it is called a reverse smile line.

The patient had bilateral "gum lifts", also called crown lengthening, to reduce the amount of tissue showing in her smile from side views and 6 feldspathic porcelain veneers.  Feldspathic veneers have optical characteristics that most closely match natural teeth.  The veneers were used to fill the gaps between the teeth and to give her a more appealing smile line.