Name: Shopia
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Orthodontist: Dr Kamal Ahmed, South Coast Orthodontics
Sophia had had a knock to her front tooth many years ago. She had had a root canal and a crown placed.
Over the years the gum and underlying bone had receded, and showed her dark root canal treated tooth.
Sophia has a big smile and was conscious of the dark root ruining her smile.
As she had lost bone around the dark tooth, a simple replacement would have left her with an obvious looking replacement.
This case was treated with a team approach by Dr Kamal using braces on the top teeth only to help grow down and repair the damaged bone. Then Dr Thangavel and a periodontist (gum specialist) replaced the dark tooth with an implant and had a handcrafted porcelain crown specifically made to match her healthy neighbouring teeth.
The result is a broad smile with a replacement porcelain tooth that no one would ever guess had a damaged tooth and gum.
