The following email was sent to me from a current case in progress. This patient has done so much research on his own that he knows all the details: from the tooth numbers, to the types of porcelain available, to the characteristic tooth shapes, etc. This is an example of what every patient should know before making a decision on important restorative treatments.
This type of clear communication enables me to coordinate the work with the ceramists who also need to hear the patient’s concerns and feedbacks. I am privileged to have the opportunity to work with such well-informed patients.
Attaches is the “style guide” from where I took the smile that I showed you today.
None of the smiles match exactly what I’m envisioning, but a few come quite close: the Hollywood/Natural/Softened styles.
* I would play with the lengths of the central and/or lateral incisor to achieve an ever so slightly larger vertical difference (maybe 0.2-0.4mm more) so it looks like the Natural. What I said in the point above about the edges going up would probably achieve the look of more difference without really changing the lengths of the teeth all that much.
I understand it needs to be customized for my mouth/face shape and my bite, but wanted to share my thinking/vision on some details of the cosmetics. Let me know if you have further thoughts/questions. I know its hard to discuss some of these details through email, we can also look at the image when I come in for the next appointment, if its not too late in the process then. I can also stop by sooner if you feel that would be helpful.
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