Worn Teeth,

Uneven Smile,

Carefully Rebuilt.

This is the kind of case where planning matters just as much as the dentistry. The starting point was a smile with worn edges, uneven tooth shapes, color differences, and front teeth that no longer matched the way the patient wanted to look. The goal was not just to make the teeth “whiter,” but to rebuild the smile in a way that looked stronger, more even, and more intentional.

Before any crowns were made, we went through a full smile-design process. That included photos, a 3D scan, treatment planning, and a diagnostic wax-up with our dental lab. The wax-up allowed us to preview the future tooth shapes before committing to the final treatment, which is an important step in larger cosmetic and restorative cases.

Once the design was approved, we transferred that plan into the mouth so the patient could see the proposed changes in real life — not just on a screen. This gave us a chance to evaluate the size, shape, length, and overall direction of the smile before preparing the teeth.

For this case, crowns were selected because the teeth needed significant changes in shape, position, color, and strength. Crown treatment does require removing tooth structure, so the preparation was guided by the wax-up to be as controlled and conservative as possible while still creating enough space for the final restorations.

After the teeth were prepared, the patient first wore chairside temporary crowns. These helped protect the teeth and preview the new smile design. We then upgraded to lab-fabricated temporary crowns, which gave the patient an even more refined trial version of the final result. This temporary phase is valuable because it lets us evaluate the smile, bite, tooth contours, and overall appearance before the final crowns are made.

The final crowns were designed to create a brighter, more uniform, and more natural-looking smile. The result is a major transformation: worn, uneven front teeth were rebuilt into a cleaner, broader, more confident smile while still keeping the case grounded in careful planning and communication.

Cases like this are one of my favorite parts of dentistry because they combine function, aesthetics, lab communication, and trust. A smile is personal, and changing it is something we take seriously.

If you are in Redding, CA and have worn, broken, uneven, or discolored teeth, a careful smile-design consultation can help you understand your options — whether that means crowns, veneers, bonding, orthodontics, whitening, or a combination of treatments.