Porcelain Veneers
Female, Fair skin tone
Performed by
Joel F. Levy DDS
There are many different ways to improve a persons smile. Sometimes, the number one recommended method, namely Orthodontics, is not the chosen path. This can be due to not wanted brackets or bands for several years or just wanting a more immediate result.
Porcelain veneers or porcelain laminates are not miracle treatments. Although they will improve a smile, the patient may have to make certain compromises. Mostly it is the Dentist that sees the deviation from ideal. The Patient has chosen t...
Porcelain Veneers
Female, Medium skin tone
Performed by
Joel F. Levy DDS
Often, it can be years after the initial suggestion to make an improvement, that the actual makeover is first started. Such was the case here, where it was almost 5yrs later. Porcelain Laminates or veneers, can change how one feels when they look in the mirror or flash a happy smile in someone else's direction.
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Tooth Whitening
60 year old, Male, Medium skin tone
Performed by
Joel F. Levy DDS
New York NY Cosmetic Dentist - Sometimes, after seeing ad after ad or magazine photo after magazine photo, we are encouraged to seek out a more pleasing appearance. It is not necessarily for others, but for one's self and sense of well being.
We all realize that we will not be super models or poster people for toothpaste commercials. However, it will be a significant, beneficial and instant improvement. We all deserve that!
Porcelain Laminates
44 year old, Female, Medium skin tone
Performed by
Dr. Joel F. Levy
During a routine re-care appointment, we suggested a way to improve this patient's smile. We made impressions of the upper and lower arches and sent them to the Dental Laboratory. There, they created a "mock-up" or simulation of the ideal set up, with our input. Due to one thing or another, I did not hear back for several months. One day, I receive a phone call." My son's Bar Mitzvah is in 2 Wks., can you finish before that?". Yes, was the answer and since we had the initial materials for Porcel...
Inlays and Onlays
60 year old, Female, Medium skin tone
Performed by
Dr. Joel F. Levy
Often, with only the slightest symptoms, it is possible and even probable to overlook what is actually happening. The 10-20 year old silver filling gradually causes microfractures in the tooth's enamel. Fluctuation of temperature from hot to cold has different effects on different materials, ie. silver fillings and enamel.These changes promote tooth fractures. Here, we replaced the silver filling with a bonded onlay. This white restoration will support the tooth because it is bonded. It will pro...
Composite Resin Bonding
22 year old, Female, Medium skin tone
Performed by
Joel F. Levy, DDS Larchmont, NY
A person's worst nightmare, accidentally fracturing a pristine front, top tooth. Several possibilities exist in restoring the smile.
Direct composite placement to rebuild the defect, porcelain laminate( ceramic veneer) or full porcelain crown.In this case we selected option one, the direct composite restoration. This is the same material a white filling is made of. It is durable and immediate. There are shortcomings as with any procedure. However, a porcelain laminate can be done later if desir...
