Single dental implant is the most common dental implant. It's the best way to replace a missing tooth compared with dentures and bridges . It's the most comfortable and easiest to maintain as well. It won't damage any other adjacent teeth either. Just feel like your real tooth. This video shows a single dental implant case from start to finish, including CBCT planning, 3D printed surgical guide, computer guided implant surgery and final crown restoration. The picture s

These lower font teeth have been severely worn off because of grinding. Multiple zirconia porcelain crowns were used in this case to rebuild shortened teeth. Teeth were not only rebuilt to the original length but also much whiter. The final result of smile rehabilitation was fantastic! #Teethwhitening #veneerscrownsandbridges

This impacted wisdom tooth caused lots of pain, inflammation and infection of the gums around it (pericoronitis). Extraction is the only option. But it was not an easy one. From the removed tooth, we can see the curved root with a big lump at the end. This abnormal anatomy created a lot of resistance during the operation. With care and patience, the tooth eventually was removed without damaging any adjacent nerves (mandible and lingual nerves). #wisdomtooth

Long lasting stable result of teeth whitening was achieved by home-bleaching system. #Teethwhitening

Dental implants don't last forever. Complications can happen even though most of them are rare. They can have infection, inflammation, bone loss, looseness and fracture. Dental implant fracture can be implant itself, supported crown or abutment screw. The most common fractured part is the abutment screw. It would be a nightmare if the broken screw couldn't be removed safely without damaging the implant. That means the implant has to be redone. This implant abutment screw b

Most people probably may have some experiences of teeth grinding and clenching from time to time. Grinding teeth (Bruxism) occasionally may not cause any damage of teeth. But if it's on a regular basis, it may rise some issues such as wearing teeth down, chipping, fracturing, loosening or loss of teeth. It also can affect jaws, cause or worsen TMD/TMJ (Joint's problem). Most of teeth grinding happens during sleep and the causes could be abnormal bite, missing or crooked teet

A single dental implant is the best option for replacing a missing tooth regardless the cost. It gives you the best cosmetic and functional result without damaging other teeth, compared with dental bridges and dentures . The maintenance is also the easiest. This case showed the procedure of a single dental implant replacing a missing tooth. The computer guided implant surgery which involves CBCT scan and 3D printed surgical guide makes sure the accuracy of dental implant

Crooked teeth are the most common reason to have orthodontic treatment. With braces, we closed the gaps between top teeth and straightened crowded lower teeth. No more crooked teeth, just a perfect smile! #orthodontics

Wisdom teeth extraction was requested by patient's orthodontist. The two lower wisdom teeth were fully impacted and couldn't be seen in the mouth. Surgical extraction procedure was performed and fully closure of extraction sites was achieved. The surgery was uneventful. However is it necessary? Were the wisdom teeth really pushing other lower teeth forward? Were they causing front teeth crowding? Would they compromise orthodontic (braces) result? Researches suggested remo

An easy, cheap and quick way to fix the gap with an excellent result - cosmetic bonding! The gap was because of pegged front tooth. Composite bonding is a more affordable and quicker way to close the gap compared to veneers . But veneers still have advantages of longevity and strengthen. #Compositebonding

In-chair teeth whitening is a quick and effective way to whiten teeth. The whole procedure just takes about 30-45 minutes in a dental chair. It can be used alone or combined with take-home whitening kits to achieve the best result. #Teethwhitening

Crooked teeth fixed by braces - fixed orthodontic appliance. #orthodontics

This wisdom tooth had a very curved root with root tips like hooks. The extraction was performed very carefully to avoid root fracture. #wisdomtooth

This x-ray showed something unexpected when we were planning dental implants . An amalgam foreign body was detected on 3D cone-beam CT. Most foreign bodies are embedded in the soft and hard tissue of oral cavity either by trauma or a dentist iatrogenically. Amalgam is the most common embedded material. Even though some scientists and the public claim amalgam causes health issues, there is no scientific clinical study has established a link between dental amalgam and health p

In Australia, around 9% of women and 25% of men have clinically significant obstructive sleep apnea and snoring. It can cause morning headaches, excessive daytime fatigue, personality changes and depression, loss of memory and concentration, excessive snoring or waking during the night choking or gasping for air, insomnia or waking up with a dry mouth or sore throat. Due to poor quality of sleeping, it may affect academic and job performance. There are several treatment opti

Crossbite caused two top front teeth hiding behind lower front teeth. Orthodontics (braces) was the best treatment option to fix anterior crossbite in this case. #orthodontics

As a dentist, I see abnormal tooth structure or anatomy sometimes. Most of them are not often to be seen and very few are rare cases. But this one is extremely rare, like a hen's tooth. From the first picture, we can see the tooth had two dental abscesses. Obviously the tooth's nerve got infection, which can be seen on the x-ray clearly. Also we can see something abnormal on the x-ray - the tooth got an extra root! After successfully completing the root canal treatment , we

Gaps between teeth? Bad shapes of teeth? Short teeth? Veneers can be the solution for most cases. Veneers can be direct veneers ( composite veneers ) or indirect veneers ( porcelain veneers ). Composite veneers are much more affordable than porcelain veneers. Although they don't have the strength of porcelain and may be discoloured a few years later, they can achieve a very good cosmetic result like this case. Just in case that some people may be curious about what's happe

This patient came in for an emergency dental treatment with a very bad toothache. He couldn't sleep much because of the severe pain. On our records, we found one of his top left teeth got a decay 18 months ago but he didn't come back to have the filling done. Unfortunately today's x-ray showed the decay had progressed and touched the nerve. The only way to save the tooth was root canal treatment . Pulp extirpation (removal of the nerve) was performed as an endodontic emergen

Porcelain crowns are normally used to restore front teeth to achieve a balanced result of function and aesthetics. In this case, the top anterior tooth had root canal treatment due to infection of the nerve. The tooth was restored with a post and composite resin afterwards. A porcelain crown (Zirconia in this case) ensured a long term success functionally and cosmetically. #veneerscrownsandbridges