Dr. Julia Tyson

Patient 1: "This patient had extensive decay on her front teeth and needed crowns. However, she decided not to pursue crowns for financial reasons. Instead, we eliminated her decay and made tremendous improvements in the health and beauty of her smile simply with tooth-colored filling material. This procedure is commonly referred to as 'bonding.'"

Patient 2: "Not all cosmetic improvements occur on front teeth. This patient wanted an improvement in the appearance of his lower teeth when he smiled. He did not like the appearance of his silver fillings and elected to replace them with tooth colored filling material. This made a vast improvement in his appearance when he smiled, laughed, or talked. He elected not to remove the small silver filling on the very back tooth because it did not show as much as the others."

Patient 3: "This patient had some older tooth-colored fillings that were stained and some chips/uneven areas on her front teeth. Again, with simple contouring and just tooth-colored fillings, we created a natural smile that she will be proud to show."

Patient 4: "This patient had broken his two front teeth quite badly in an accident. He wanted a "quick fix" that would give him back his smile immediately. While one (or both) of these teeth might end up needing crowns in the future, we were able to give him back the ability to smile in just one appointment using tooth-colored filling material."

Patient 5: "This patient wanted the space between her front teeth closed and also did not like the yellow appearance of her front teeth. By using tooth-colored filling materials, we closed the space between the two central front teeth and replaced existing fillings on her other front teeth to create a beautiful smile."

Patient 6: "Sometimes even small changes can make a big difference. This patient needed orthodontics to straighten her teeth. Orthodontics can be a great way to not only improve your smile but also improve the bite and alignment of the teeth and jaws. However, this patient wanted a quick improvement without braces. This is not ideal treatment, but by simply adding some filling material to specific surfaces of the teeth, we made a huge improvement in the beauty of her smile and her confidence in just one appointment."