Monthly Archives: May 2016

cosmetic case of the day

May 24, 2016crownsarlington, crown, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, porcelain crowns, smile, teeth whitening, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient was unhappy with his 2 upper front teeth and as a result was reluctant to smile. I placed 2 porcelain crowns.

nice thank you letters

May 21, 2016patient letters/reviewsDoctorGentry

decay under an old crown

May 21, 2016cavities-before/afterarlington, caries, cavities, cavity, crown, decay, dental, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, porcelain crowns, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient had been taking medications for depression and allergies causing dry mouth. As a result he developed decay under an old crown. I was able to save the tooth by removing the old crown, cleaning out the decay, and placing a new beautiful all porcelain crown.

decay1 — old crown removed revealing decay

decay2 — decay cleaned and crown buildup placed

flexible partial denture

May 21, 2016partial dentures-before/afterarlington, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, partial denture, partial dentures, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient was missing a few lower teeth. An inexpensive option to replace these teeth is with a flexible removable partial denture.

bone graft of the day

May 21, 2016bone graftingarlington, bone graft, dentist, dentistry, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient had a broken down, infected, non-restorable molar. Today I extracted the tooth, cleaned out the infection, and grafted the socket. Following 3 months of healing we will place an implant.

graft5 — collagen bioplug and sutures placed

ridge — Excellent healing after 3 months. Ready for dental implant placement

cosmetic restorative case of the day

May 3, 2016crownsarlington, crown, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, porcelain crowns, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient fell and hit his mouth on the sidewalk, cutting his lip and fracturing his upper central incisor tooth. I restored the tooth with a root canal, composite build-up, and porcelain crown. Here are the before and after pictures.