St. Louis Dental Care - Dr. William J. Hartel, DMD - Before and after photos of bonding and bleaching.


This type of chip is very common when the teeth get older and more brittle. Also, look at the teeth on each side of the front incisors - we fixed the fracture and reshaped the lateral incisors to give this patient a fuller smile.	This patient had taken a bite out of a swimming pool 15 years before the top picture was made. Just half an hour later, the bottom photo was made - Again, no anesthetic was needed.

Bleaching is a very effective and safe procedure. We have completed more than a hundred bleaching cases in this office with a success rate of 96% (as measured by patient satisfaction). The most common side effect is cold sensitivity of the teeth, and is seen in 20% of the cases. The cold sensitivity is transient - that is it goes away, although sometimes home use of topical fluoride is required.	This case was successfully completed with a combination of abrasion of the discolored enamel and bleaching.

Here is a less spectacular case which required only five crowns to restore the patient's upper front teeth.