Tag Archives: caries

Implant and crown case of the day

August 5, 2017dental implantsarlington, caries, cavities, cavity, crown, decay, dental implant, dental implants, dentist, dentistry, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, virginiaDoctorGentry

On this patient I noticed decay under two 20 year old crowns on teeth #30 and 31. Removal of the old crowns revealed tooth #30 with deep decay sub-gingival into the root furcation. This tooth was non-restorable. I recommended extraction and an implant. For tooth #31, I was able to clean out the decay and do a crown build-up and make her a new crown.

under_crown — after removal of crown #30

healing_abutment_crown_build-up — #30 extracted-implant placed, #31 cleaned up

screw_channel — implant crown in position

final_implant — screw access channel filled

final_implant_&_crown — finished implant and crowns-looks great!!!

parfect_crown_&_dental_implant — perfect fit!

The first x-ray above shows my initial try-in with a gap between the implant crown and implant. The crown would not fully seat, so I re-did the implant crown. The second x-ray, after re-doing the implant crown, shows a perfect fit!!! Both the implant crowns #30 and #31 fit and look beautiful.

Crown cases of the day

January 28, 2017Uncategorizedarlington, caries, cavities, cavity, crown, decay, dental, porcelain crowns, virginiaDoctorGentry

These two patients today had badly broken down teeth. One option would have been to extract the teeth and place implants. I wanted to try to save the teeth by building them up and placing crowns. Here are the before and after photos.

lower central incisors before and after crowns

Quick easy filling of the day :-))

December 22, 2016cavities-before/afterarlington, caries, cavities, cavity, composite restorations, decay, dental, dental bonding, dentist, dentistry, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient had decay on her back upper first molar. I cleaned out the decay and placed a beautiful ceramic composite restoration. Here’s the before and after pictures. Looks great!

Cavities of the day

October 15, 2016cavities-before/afterarlington, caries, cavities, cavity, composite restorations, decay, dentist, dentistry, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, virginiaDoctorGentry

This first patient had a large deep cavity on the inside (lingual surface) of her upper lateral incisor. The decay extended under the gum-line and the pulp was necrotic. We discussed treatment options and could have extracted the tooth and placed an implant, but I felt we could save this tooth with a root canal and composite build-up.

The next patient had a cavity on his upper molar. I quickly and easily removed the decay and placed a composite restoration.

What happens when you don’t brush

September 18, 2016cavities-before/after, dental bonding-before/afterarlington, caries, cavities, cavity, dental bonding, dentist, dentistry, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, virginiaDoctorGentry

This is what happens when you don’t brush your teeth and do not see a dentist for 10 years. Most of this 64 year old patient’s teeth looked like these two that I uploaded here. Some are just too decayed and will need to be extracted, these two teeth I was able to restore with bonded ceramic composite restorations. Here’s are his before and after photos.

decaybefore — before-decayed upper central incisor

decayafter — after-restored with composite

I enjoy explaining and educating my patients

August 20, 2016cavities-before/after, Uncategorizedarlington, caries, cavities, decay, dentist, digital dentistry, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, virginiaDoctorGentry

As Dean’s Faculty, Clinical Assistant Professor in The Advanced General Dentistry Department at The University of Maryland School of Dentistry, I am used to teaching and educating residents and senior dental students. I am always happy to answer questions and show patients exactly what I am doing and explain why.

x-ray — X-ray of the patient’s upper left teeth on the monitor

Showing the patient her cavity and explaining what I am doing

After photo demonstrating her tooth restored with a ceramic composite restoration

cavity1 — Showing this patient his cavity

cavity4 — restored with ceramic composite restoration

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.

cavity of the day

April 25, 2016cavities-before/afterarlington, caries, cavities, cavity, composite restorations, decay, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient has decay on her molars caused by dry mouth from her medication Spironolactone, which she takes for acne. It clears up her face nicely, but with less saliva to clean off and protect her teeth, cavities form.

cavity of the day

April 24, 2016cavities-before/afterarlington, caries, cavities, cavity, composite restorations, decay, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient hadn’t been to the dentist in 5 years. This upper molar tooth was not sensitive and he had no idea he had any cavities. Here’s the before and after cleaning out the decay and placing a ceramic composite restoration. The procedure took about 30 minutes.

Cavity of the day

April 20, 2016cavities-before/afterarlington, caries, cavities, cavity, composite restorations, decay, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, tooth bonding, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient takes a medicine called atenolol, which is a beta blocker, used to treat high blood pressure. It’s great at lowering blood pressure, but also causes dry mouth. She also loves to eat Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. The decreased saliva and frequent consumption of sugar caused these teeth to decay and the cavities to form. I was able to remove the decay and restore the teeth with ceramic cosmetic fillings. These before and after pictures were taken 15 minutes apart. Looks great!!!

Dr. Gentry

I want to make you smile!

Tag Archives: caries

Implant and crown case of the day

Crown cases of the day

Quick easy filling of the day :-))

Cavities of the day

What happens when you don’t brush

I enjoy explaining and educating my patients

decay under an old crown

cavity of the day

cavity of the day

Cavity of the day