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In your 20s, you have slight ridges on the surface of your teeth and tiny ripples at the bottom of your teeth, that give dimension, character and youthfulness to your teeth. Over time, teeth shift and shorten causing your lips to sag inward. The edges and surfaces flatten causing a boxy appearance. Grinding further exacerbates […]

Why Choose Dr. Marlin for Smile Makeovers? Our custom and quality work is second to none. Our patients have loved the work we delivered for years and decades to come. We don’t rest until you have the makeover, function and overall appearance of your teeth and smile that you want and deserve. This patient was […]

With several missing teeth, many teeth that were severely decayed, and a dramatically collapsed bite, this patient was in danger of losing her remaining upper teeth and having to wear a denture. By opening her bite and creating crowns that more naturally match to her very attractive lip line, we were able to return her pretty appearance and […]

No Matter What Your Age, You Owe It To Yourself! Why should an active, energetic woman be compromised by her smile? These original acrylic crowns had darkened and discolored. New porcelain crowns reestablished her smile’s beauty. Before & After Smile Makeover

This patient presented with a veneer on the upper right central incisor whose shape did not match the upper left central incisor (see the arrow) and was the wrong color. The result was an artificial, square-looking tooth that had inflamed gum tissue because it was squeezed by the veneer’s bulky contours. After whitening her other teeth, we fabricated […]

A college student treated by Dr. Gerald Marlin in his Elite Prosthetic Dentistry had severe erosion of his tooth enamel. As the enamel eroded, the dentin layer made his teeth look more yellow. Continuing erosion made the teeth so thin that the edges appear blue. Porcelain crowns were placed to prevent fracture and decay and to restore his appearance, and […]

After waiting several years, this patient presented with a desire to improve her smile. It was time to replace her veneers. To provide long-lasting, well-fitting upper crowns, each tooth had old fillings removed and was then meticulously rebuilt on the same day as the temporary crowns were inserted Working closely with our in-house technician, we […]

When porcelain is milky or opaque looking, the crowns do not look real. With protrusive teeth that can not be brought in, this becomes magnified. Proper translucency is critical for your smile to look natural. After treatment, our patients will have natural and healthy looking smiles. See for your self! A Cosmetic Make-over Using eMax® Crowns This […]

This patient was referred by  her plastic surgeon in order to have an esthetic improvement with a new set of veneers (preferably porcelain ones) to replace her existing composite veneers on her four front teeth. However, the placement of veneers was contraindicated for her incisors, since she had very large fillings underneath the veneers, which would decay in […]