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Treating Congenitally Missing Teeth in a Teenager with Dental Implants
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Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dr. Gerald Marlin
A 16-year-old patient from McLean, Virginia, was congenitally missing several teeth—that is, they were missing from birth. She was referred to Elite Prosthetic Dentistry by her orthodontist, who had gone as far as he could with her treatment.
The patient’s orthodontist wanted the Elite Prosthetic Dentistry team to take over her case and provide a cosmetic smile makeover to replace her missing teeth.
In addition to the missing teeth, the patient had a collapsed bite, so her profile needed to be enhanced with surgery or dental crowns. In her case, we were able to avoid surgical correction and placed multiple dental implants. The patient also needed bone grafting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0Si6E4_9MMwatch: Dr. Marlin Discusses a Case of a Young Teenage Patient with Congenitally Missing Teeth
After waiting until the patient’s dentition was fully established at age 18, we inserted multiple dental implants and restored the missing teeth with custom, durable, and natural-looking dental crowns.
Today, the patient is a very happy international lawyer and can smile confidently with her new teeth.
Through this commitment, Dr. Marlin provides his patients with long-lasting (35 years vs. the national average of 7-10 years) aesthetic restorations so that they have virtually no future problems.
As such, he is a leading specialist in dental implants, cosmetic dentistry, sedation dentistry , and restorative dentistry in the Bethesda–Chevy Chase, Northern Virginia, and Washington DC Metro Area. He has inserted and restored over 3,600 dental implants.
