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Joanne is in high school and was embarrassed with the appearance of her teeth and smile. When she smile her teeth looked short and she showed to much of her gums. She had already gone through braces for two years, but why wasn’t the orthodontist able to give her a great smile? Did she need longer teeth?
When she came to Dr. Huefner she was almost in tears. She was dreadfully afraid that she would have to have jaw surgery of go back into braces. However, Dr. Huefner evaluated her teeth and gums.
Joanne thought her teeth were too short and she showed too much of her gums (gummy smile).
Dr. Huefner told Joanne that her teeth weren’t short at all, but rather she had some extra gum tissue that overlapped her gums. He also mentioned that possibly, if she waited several years, that her gums might correct themselves. However Joanne said she could wait for that “possibility”. What if it didn’t or took too long to correct itself?
Then Dr. Huefner told her something that absolutely excited her. Dr. Huefner could use his dental gum laser and painlessly reshape her gums, a cosmetic dental procedure called a “gum lift”. It could be done in a matter of minutes with just a local anesthetic (novocain) and she would walk out of the office with normal length teeth and a less gummy smile! As you might guess, she had the “gum lift” done the next day. See what an improvement in her smile. Note that even though nothing at all was done to her teeth that her teeth now looked longer and showed less gums when she smiled.
Joanne normal looking teeth and gums after having “gum lift” with the dental gum laser by Dr. Huefner.
Dr. Norman Huefner, General and Cosmetic Dentistry, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
March 9th, 2009
Your teeth and smile are important. They are one way the the world around you sees you and remembers you. Stacy’s smile was very important for her and she was the type of person who always wants to look and feel her best. She had old plastic bonding done years ago, but it kept chipping and staining over the years. Finally, she was ready to do something better and more permanent to correct her smile.
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Dr. Huefner also pointed out that her teeth all angled and weren’t really straight in alignment with her face. He suggested replacing the old plastic bonding with porcelain veneers, which would also correct her misaligned teeth. As you can clearly see, Stacy was very pleased with her new smile with porcelain veneers (see photos below with her new smile). A beautiful smile for a beautiful lady, all done in just a few dental visits!
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Dr. Norman Huefner, General and Cosmetic Dentistry, Laguna Niguel, CA
June 24th, 2008
Andrea has tiny “peg teeth”, and hated the shape, color and spacing. A college student working on her modeling and acting career, Andrea knew how important her smile and appearance were to her success, and came to Dr. Huefner to discuss her options.
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Would she need braces? Would bleaching do the trick? What was the solution to giving her a beautiful, and of course “normal” looking smile?
Dr. Huefner recommended bleaching her lower teeth, and then placing porcelain veneers on her upper teeth. Her entire treatment could be done in just a few visits!
AFTER
Well, her cosmetic dentistry must have helped, as since getting her smile makeover by Dr. Huefner she has been on TV and co-stared in one movie!
Dr. Norman Huefner, General and Cosmetic Dentistry, Laguna Niguel, CA
June 23rd, 2008
Steven was a rugged guy, but as a very successful businessman he was getting embarrassed with the appearance of his smile. Everything else was in order, he dressed well, is in great physical shape (goes to the gym four times a week) and is a good public speaker. It was time to get his smile in shape. What could we do to correct his “smile problems”?
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The solution to Steven’s unattractive teeth and smile was to place porcelain veneers on his upper and lower teeth, and a porcelain bridge to replace a missing tooth. He also wanted “whiter teeth”, and he chose a color in the bleaching shade range. Since he was very masculine we used a more squarish shaped teeth for his incisors, which was in harmony with his personality.
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Dr. Norman Huefner, General and Cosmetic Dentistry, Laguna Niguel, CA
June 18th, 2008
Some people were just born with “tiny teeth” and Adrea was just such a person. Her teeth measured in the smallest 2% of the population and hated the way she smile looked. She told us that it actually affected her image in the workplace. Although she had graduated with honors from college, her co-workers and clients treated her like she was still in high school. As a results of her very young look she felt that she wasn’t taken as serious as she should have been by her co-workers and customers. 
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What she wanted was a mature, adult-looking smile. Braces weren’t the answer, she needed larger teeth. And she didn’t want to show as much of her gums either, could that be fixed? Fortunately for Andrea her problems could be corrected with cosmetic dentistry. First, we used a gum laser to remove some of the excess gums around her teeth. That made her teeth look a little longer. Then we placed porcelain veneers on her upper teeth, making them longer and in normal proportion to her face and mouth. Also, we made her veneers whiter and with a more natural unworn feminine shape. The results were fantastic for Andrea! She loved her new smile and reports that she get compliments everywhere she goes.
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Clearly, what we achieved for Andrea is a beautiful, adult-like smile and she was incredibly pleased with the results of our cosmetic dentistry.
June 17th, 2008
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