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Single Front Tooth Implant Case 4 · Implants

Single Front Tooth Implant

One front tooth, replaced with an implant.

The result
After treatment, lips held back: the crowned central incisor matched to its neighbour in shade and shape

Before and after

Before
Before treatment, lips held back: one central incisor brighter and more opaque than its partner
After
After treatment, lips held back: the crowned central incisor matched to its neighbour in shade and shape
What natural looks like

Not fake gums carrying a row of teeth

This is what an implant reconstruction is supposed to look like.

Teeth that emerge from tissue the way teeth do, where you cannot tell which ones are real.

The hardest thing in dentistry

Replacing one front tooth

A great deal of detail, engineering, science and aesthetics goes into replacing a single tooth. Replacing a single front tooth is one of the hardest things in dentistry.

It means conditioning the shape of the gum so the gum line runs even. It means the color of the gum and the color of the tooth blending against natural teeth on every side. That is why you need a prosthodontist.

On the model

The ceramic crown seated on the stone model, photographed twice: from the palatal side on black, and from the front on white between the teeth it had to match
Matching every aspect

Color, translucency, texture, reflection, contour

Layer of color, translucency, texture, reflection, tissue contour — every single aspect matched to balance the left side of the mouth against the right. A single implant on a front tooth is one of the most challenging things there is.

Before and after

Before
Before treatment, lips held back: one central incisor brighter and more opaque than its partner
After
After treatment, lips held back: the crowned central incisor matched to its neighbour in shade and shape

Every case is planned around one person's anatomy. Individual results vary, and what was right for this patient may not be right for you.