Procedures and Treatments
Untreated Cavity Before and After X-Rays
This patient presented in October of 2010 for a check up and cleaning. The patient does not brush on a regular basis. There are medium sized cavities on many of his teeth. Below is an xray of the cavities. The cavities are the darker shadows outlines in red. …
Read MoreFillings to Close Food Traps
Patient presents with a food trap between two of his teeth. There is a cavity between the teeth. The image of the left if from above. We can see how food would get impacted when the patient eats. The image on the right if from the side of the teeth to show the gap in…
Read MoreReplacing Metal Crown With Non-metal Crown
The image on the left is the front tooth and a metal crown next to it. These pictures were taken for the lab to match the white spots on the adjacent tooth. If we made the new crown all one colour it would stand out. The photo on the right shows the base shade we…
Read MoreFront Tooth Broken To Gum Line; Restore With Crown
The front left central incisor is broken to the gum line. The previous crown was in for over 20 years and has not been root canaled. The patient presented with pain, a root canal was performed and a few days later his crown came off.
Read MoreReplacing Stained Composite Fillings
This patient presented with old composite (white) fillings that looked unpleasant. The patient was a heavy smoker and coffee drinker. I removed the old fillings and replaced them with new ones. The picture on the right in immediately after filling and adjusting but before final polish. If you have any questions or comments please use…
Read MoreDeep Cavity Left Untreated
Patient presents with deep cavity (April 2011) This patient presented to my office with a “hole in his tooth”. The tooth was not painful except when cold water or food touched the tooth. I took an x-ray of the tooth and tested it for vitality. The x-ray shows a very large cavity that is close…
Read MoreImmediate Implant Upper Left Bicuspid
Immediate extraction and implant placement. This patient presents with a failing crown on tooth number 25. That means the fifth tooth from the middle on the top left. Looking at the Xray on the left it is the tooth in the middle. This crown has been re cemented 2 times for the patient to buy…
Read MoreReplacing Old Amalgam Fillings
Replacing old fillings Many patients ask to have their old silver (amalgam) fillings replaced with white (composite) ones. For most patients this is not a problem as old fillings tend to have leaky margins and warrant replacement. If you have old silver fillings and wish to have them replaced please book to have Dr. Jomha…
Read MoreImmediate Extraction and Implant Placement Tooth Non-recoverable
Unrestorable tooth. Immediate extraction and implant placement. This patient presents with a failing crown on tooth number 35. That means the fifth tooth from the middle on the bottom left. Looking at the Xray on the right it is the tooth with the missing piece. The tooth has been previously root canaled. The photo on…
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