Losing a front tooth would be a total nightmare for me. I can’t imagine talking or smiling with other people while they stare at my missing front tooth. This patient also had lost one of his front tooth for a while and had been looking…
This is my latest case of fiber reinforced composite (FRC) bridge. It was done during the recent long school holidays just before Hari Raya celebration. The patient is a teacher who is only free to come for long treatment during school holidays. It was a…
On one fine day, a
lovely middle-aged lady walked into the clinic for her appointment. She was
very soft-spoken and polite; she made everybody felt good that day.
But she had a problem.
She wasn’t comfortable with how she talked. And that was why she came to the
clinic.
After talking with
her, I got to know that she had lost one of her front tooth and was wearing a
denture. Although the denture was okay for her, she wanted something fixed to
replace her tooth. This was because she found it hard to recite the Quran and
to talk to people with a denture in her mouth.
This was her smile
when she came:
The missing front tooth. Those ‘buttons’ on the adjacent tooth were composites to compare the teeth shade.
I sat down with her to
discuss the multiple options that she had. After much consideration, we opted
for a fibre-reinforced composite (FRC) bridge to replace the missing front
tooth. It was a good economical solution and we didn’t have to trim the
adjacent teeth too.
The tooth shade could
be matched better compared to a denture, the shine of the tooth was also much
better.
After placing the FRC
bridge, we let her see her smile again in the mirror. She was very pleased with
how it looked very natural when she smiled. And most importantly, she loved
that there was no more denture in her mouth, and she could talk better now!
Look at how nice the tooth fits permanently there. It looks slightly short due to the lower teeth’s position but still maintained the natural look.Could you even guess which tooth was the bridge if you didn’t know she had a missing tooth?
There are always
multiple options to solve any problems that you may have with your teeth and
smile. So don’t be shy to make your appointment by calling us today, your new
smile is just one dental visit away.
If you’ve got
questions to ask, I’d be happy to answer them if you’d email me at adyan@story.drfauziah.com.
Zetty emailed me asking for advice as she had a challenge. She had a missing lateral left incisor and a pegged-shaped right lateral incisor. This meant there were gaps in her smile … To top this, Zetty was studying medicine in Egypt and her family…