This patient had worn down her teeth due to years of grinding. I filled in and restored the tops of the teeth with dental ceramic composite bonding, and made her a nightguard to protect her teeth in the future.
Worn down teeth
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Cavity of the day
This patient had deep decay on her teeth. I extracted her back molars and was able to save this premolar tooth with a pulp cap and a bonded ceramic restoration.
partial dentures- examples
This patient lost his 2 lower central incisors. We placed a bone graft to build up his lower jaw, and I made him an immediate partial denture while he heals. We will place dental implants in 3-4 months.
In this next case I made an upper partial denture to replace 5 upper front teeth.
For this patient I made a partial denture to replace her lower molars
Dr. Gentry getting his teeth cleaned :-)))
I got my teeth cleaned today by my hygienist Tina. She did a fantastic job!!! Painless and quick and my mouth feels clean and fresh, and she polished off all my coffee stains.
filling of the day
These photos are of a 30 year old lady with a large cavity in her last upper molar. I was able to save the tooth and restore it with a bonded composite restoration without a root canal in 30 minutes. The procedure was totally painless and she was very pleased and had no discomfort after. The tooth will require a porcelain crown in the future.
Dr. Gentry’s interview in Northern Virginia Magazine
chipped teeth of the day
This first patient was at a concert, and when the band started playing her roommate jumped up and raised her hands and knocked into the beer bottle she was drinking from. The bottle banged into her front tooth fracturing off the edge. I repaired the tooth in 15 minutes with a composite bonded restoration.
This next patient chipped the middle corner of his upper left front tooth playing basketball. I repaired it easily with a bonded composite restoration.
This patient chipped her 2 upper front teeth biting on a pump needle trying to pull it out of a soccer ball.
Dr. Gentry’s article on tobacco and oral health
From The Clinic Floor, How cigarette smoking and tobacco damage your teeth and gums:
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Implant of the day
Bone grafts of the week
Following the removal of a tooth, there is a large hole left in the extraction site. The area resorbs and collapses. In order to preserve the extraction socket, dentists place a bone graft. This is very important especially when an implant will be placed. In these photos I demonstrate the placement of a bone graft and collagen membrane following a surgical extraction.
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