Tag Archives: smile

Crown case of the day

April 1, 2017crowns, smile makeoversarlington, crown, dental, dentist, dentistry, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, porcelain crowns, smile, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient wanted me to give him a beautiful white smile. I placed porcelain crowns on his upper front teeth 3 years ago and he returned now to do the lower teeth. Here are the pictures:

after-upper teeth — after completing upper 6 front teeth

after-upper crowns 1 year later — 3 years later, he’s ready to fix up the lower teeth

porcelain crowns — looks fantastic!!! going to do the back teeth next year

Cosmetic case of the day

January 21, 2017crowns, smile makeoversarlington, bridge, crown, dental, dental implant, dental implants, dentist, dentistry, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, porcelain crowns, smile, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient wanted me to give her a pretty smile in time for her sister’s wedding. Here’s the before and after pictures. Her smile looks beautiful.

Dr. Gentry’s 10 Steps to Happy Teeth and a Happy You :-)))

December 31, 2016articles/publicationsarlington, dentist, dentistry, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, smile, virginiaDoctorGentry

Here’s a New Year’s Resolution You can Smile About! Ten Steps to Happy Teeth and a Happy You:

Floss once a day. Without flossing you miss 40% of the tooth surface.
Brush twice a day. Brush for 2 minutes with a fluoride toothpaste, and brush your tongue.
Schedule at least 2 dental check-ups and cleanings each year.
Eat healthy. Cut down on sweets and eat more fruits and veggies.
Stop smoking. It’s bad for everything!
Drink more water. Stop drinking soda!
Stress causes you to clench and grind your teeth, wearing them down and breaking your teeth. Try to relax more and have your dentist make you a nightguard if you grind.
Chew sugarless gum after meals. This stimulates saliva flow to clean off your teeth.
Wear a custom fit sports mouthguard when playing contact sports to prevent broken teeth and concussions.
Smile more. It will boost your immune system and you will feel better :-)))

Crown case of the day

November 30, 2016crownsarlington, cavity, crown, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, porcelain crowns, smile, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient was concerned with her decayed upper right lateral incisor. I was able to remove the decay on that tooth and the adjacent one without a root canal, build-up the tooth, and restore the tooth with a beautiful zirconia crown. Here’s the before and after pictures.

Chipped front teeth today

September 3, 2016chipped teeth-before/after, dental bonding-before/afterarlington, chipped tooth, composite restorations, dental bonding, dentist, dentistry, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, smile, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient was playing hockey and his left front tooth was fractured by a hockey stick. I restored the tooth in 20 minutes with a ceramic composite bonded restoration. Looks great and he’s happy to get his great smile back.

chippedtoothafter — after cosmetic bonding

This next patient fractured the her front tooth biting into a hard piece of bread. I quickly repaired this tooth too.

This patient chipped his lower tooth when he bit down hard and the tooth fractured against the upper incisor. This was a quick and easy repair.

Restoration of a fractured upper central incisor tooth

August 21, 2016chipped teeth-before/after, dental bonding-before/afterarlington, chipped tooth, composite restorations, dental bonding, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, smile, tooth bonding, virginiaDoctorGentry

This 14 year old patient chipped his front tooth on the metal restraint bar on a ride at Disney World. Today I repaired the tooth with a ceramic composite bonded restoration in 30 minutes.

Implants of the day

July 17, 2016dental implantsarlington, dental implant, dental implants, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, smile, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient had 2 teeth that were broken and needed to be extracted. We placed 2 dental implants.

Joeimplantparts — porcelain crowns, gold screw,custom abutments

Immediate provisional bridge

July 2, 2016bridges to replace missing teeth, smile makeoversarlington, bridge, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, smile, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient was very unhappy with her smile and wanted me to help. We discussed different treatment options and what would work best. I took study models, waxed up an ideal smile and made a provisional bridge of the ideal smile. At the treatment appointment I prepped the canines and centrals for the bridge, extracted the lateral incisors and adjusted, fitted and cemented, the provisional bridge. The provisional bridge will stay in place for 3 months while the extraction sites heal. Following healing I will re-prep the teeth and take the final impression for the porcelain bridge.