Smile Gallery

This patient was having sensitivity at the gumline associated with gum recession. We recommended a gum graft which utilizes the patient's own skin to fill in the defect.

Ginny was unhappy with her loose fitting lower denture. We devised a plan that placed 2 implants in the lower jaw and attached Locator attachments to snap her lower denture into. Now she can chew and smile comfortably.

Kyle was unhappy with his 2 front crowns and the discolorations of the other front teeth.  Dr. Thomas recommended crowning his front 6 teeth versus doing veneers because of his heavy bite.  Kyle was a grinder and a clencher, and Emax crowns were best for his situation.  He was ecstatic with the final result. 

Marley fell and chipped her front tooth. Thankfully it wasn't mobile or loose and the nerve was not exposed. Dr.Thomas recommended some composite bonding to match her existing tooth and to be very conservative.  Marley was very pleased with final result. 

These patients were concerned about the esthetics of their front teeth, which showed a lot of gum recession. Connective tissue grafts using the patients own gum tissue, allowed Dr. Thomas and Dr. Weir to repair and improve the gum health and esthetics. Both patients were thrilled with the outcome.

This patient had thin gums around her lower front teeth, requiring gum grafting to help thicken the ginigiva. Dr. Thomas and Dr. Weir at James Island Dental Associates are able to perform this procedure using patients own gum tissue.

Sandy was looking for a whiter and more esthetic smile. After performing a comprehensive treatment plan and discussing different treatment possibilities, a combination of veneers and crowns helped create a younger, whiter beautiful smile.

Robert had old dental work that was not holding up to his extremely strong grinding habit. He had lost some teeth due to cracks and large failing fillings. Dr. Thomas examined him and discussed a comprehensive treatment plan to restore his smile with a combination of implants, bridges, and crowns. After treatment was finalized a bite splint was made to help protect his investment into his mouth.

Carla was unhappy with the appearance of her front teeth and did not want to discuss braces or orthodontics. Dr. Weir formulated a plan to replace her old crowns with new ceramic crowns that don't have metal in them. He also placed veneers to improve esthetics and shade of the other front teeth.

Meagan was unhappy with old Maryland bridges she had placed when she was a teenager. Unfortunately she didn't have space to place 2 dental implants, so two separate bridges were fabricated to improve her smile.

John had a large bridge that was failing and had to be removed, along with several other teeth. Once the teeth were cleaned and decay removed, another long span bridge was made to complete his smile.

Randy was a younger patient that was born with a peg lateral and missing lateral tooth on the other side. Because of his age Dr. Thomas elected to place some composite bonding on the peg lateral and a Maryland bridge on the other side. These conservative restorations will allow Randy to have more restorative options when he gets older without damaging the other teeth.

Michael didn't like the look of his upper front crowns. As he had gotten older the metal in his older porcelain to metal crowns became exposed due to generalized recession. Dr. Weir developed a treatment plan that involved replacing the older crowns with newer ceramic crowns that are metal free.

Margaret didn't like the look of her older stained teeth. She chose to go with esthetic composite bonding to improve the color and shape of her upper and lower teeth.

Willy has a serious grinding habit and wanted his teeth fixed prior to his wedding. Dr. Thomas evaluated his bite and discussed different types of cosmetic procedures to restore his smile. He chose to go with esthetic composite bonding. After the bonding was placed a night guard was made for him to wear to protect his teeth.

Jordan had older silver amalgam fillings that were starting to fail. He wanted them replaced with white composite fillings which are bonded in place.

Brooke had some large failing silver fillings that she wanted replaced. We chose white composite bonded fillings to restore and enhance her smile.

Stewart didn't like the dark discoloration around the edge of his old bonding after he had whitened his teeth. Dr. Weir removed the old bonding and replaced it with new white composite bonding to blend to his new whitened shade.

Alyse unfortunately collided heads with another person while playing volleyball. Dr. Thomas was able to match her existing shade of her teeth and replaced the fractured teeth with white composite bonding.

Denise had older silver fillings that she wanted removed and replaced with white bonded fillings.

Kelsey had old bonding that was staining and chipping. Four porcelain veneers were fabricated and bonded on creating a natural, esthetic smile.

Liam was unhappy with the spaces he had between the upper front teeth. Braces would not fix this correctly because his front teeth were too small. He elected to have 4 porcelain veneers placed to improve his smile.

Gloria did not like the idea of wearing a denture, and she wanted a prosthesis that was fixed and not removeable. Dr. Weir and Gloria took a CBCT(3d x-ray) and created a comprehensive plan to restore her mouth. It involved 8 implants and 3 separate fixed bridges that are cemented onto the implants.

Hank wanted a more stable bite with his dentures. His plan involved placing multiple implants that were connected to a bar that was screwed unto the implants. This bar adds a lot of retention when the caps inside of his denture lock onto the bar. This procedure was done for the upper and lower. The benefit to this method is that Hank can remove his teeth at night and floss and brush the bar.

Phil presented with a loss of his bridge and external resorption of his premolar. The bridge was non-restorable and the premolar had to be extracted. After bone grafting, three dental implants were placed and three crowns were fabricated to restore the missing teeth.