Laminates for Peg Laterals. A Gift for Me After Diligent Orthodontic Treatment. Cost/Process/Review.

Hello?

I’m Baek Won-seon, the chief director of Lev Dental Clinic, a 280-pyeong laminate clinic at Sinsa Station.

Peg laterals.

For dentists, when asked, “Tell me about situations where no-prep laminate is possible,” this is probably the first case that comes to mind.

In particular, the small front teeth on both sides of the two central incisors often have shape abnormalities, so peg laterals are more common than you might think.

Today, at our Lev Dental Clinic near Sinsa Station, I’ll share the things we considered while neatly solving peg laterals with laminates.

Peg laterals. You’re the one who makes people get orthodontic treatment!!!!

The patient came in. You can tell right away which tooth is the peg lateral, right?

It’s this one!

The tooth is narrow in width and short in length... Because of this tooth... the patient had quite a few concerns.

A Google search says that small lateral incisors (called peg laterals) cause the problems above.

They don’t look good, create unnecessary spaces, and this makes cavities and gum disease more likely. They’re not good for function either...

So they’re usually treated with orthodontics + laminates.

Peg laterals. Their shape really isn’t pretty either... pointy...

This patient showed a very characteristic peg lateral.

At a glance... the shape looked suitable for no-prep laminate without any special tooth reduction!

That’s why many people come to a laminate clinic for peg lateral treatment.

When there is a peg lateral, the narrow tooth width often leaves spaces between the other teeth as well.

As you can see, there was a slight gap between the central incisors too, and the patient wanted that corrected as well.

How many laminates would be best?

It is said that the ideal tooth width ratio is about 1.6:1.0:0.6.

But for people with peg laterals, this is really difficult!!! Especially when only one side is a peg lateral...

So I do not recommend including only the peg lateral in the treatment plan.

At the very least, I recommend 4 teeth, or 6 teeth in total symmetrically, including the canine next to the peg lateral.

In this case, the patient also wanted a brighter tooth color, so we decided to do a total of 6 laminate restorations.

Minimal tooth reduction.

Make the peg lateral look as good as possible!!!

Gum contouring is also needed.

This is a photo after slightly reshaping the teeth.

Most of the work was done on the front surface to make it smooth and soft.

Also!!! We performed gum contouring as well, planning the case so the final laminate shape would be as symmetrical and ideal as possible.

We also record the tooth shade under natural light as much as possible.

As you can see... we compared shades 2M1, 2, and 3, and the dedicated dental technician consulted with the patient about which shade to choose.

The patient said they did not want something too bright, but they did want straight-looking teeth with a uniform overall color.

Another feature of our Lev Dental Clinic near Sinsa Station, which covers 280 pyeong, is that we record facial photos very naturally.

It’s a process of documenting how to make the laminate while considering the line between the eyes, the center of the nose, and the shape and movement of the lips.

Another point about our clinic is that the staff in the dental laboratory, who directly make the laminates, carry out this process.

Dentists and dental technicians carefully discuss and design each case together.

Bright-colored, sparkling laminates

We use a CAD program to make the laminates.

We design the necessary laminate pieces and send that data to a milling machine to create the laminate blocks.

Blocks from a company called VITA have a somewhat translucent, shiny color, but the downside is that they are not very strong.

On the other hand, blocks from a company called HASS have a somewhat rougher color, but they are very strong.

At our Lev Dental Clinic near Sinsa Station, we think it is very important for laminates not to break, so we use a stronger material to create the basic framework of the laminate and cover any missing beauty through finishing work by our dedicated dental technician.

As a result, our Lev Dental Clinic’s laminates, which involve more delicate finishing, have much prettier final photos. :)

You can check the results on our clinic website!

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If you have peg laterals, we recommend the following treatment for the cleanest and prettiest result.

1. Simple partial orthodontic treatment, then 2) laminate treatment to finish.

If simple partial orthodontic treatment is done, you can have a much more ideal tooth alignment.

If laminate treatment is done, you will have teeth that look more natural and celebrity-like.

Under the name resin buildup, front tooth resin treatment is becoming popular.

This involves adding a commonly used tooth-colored material called resin to the front teeth, and while it has the advantages of being simple and inexpensive... the downside is that discoloration of the material itself is unavoidable over the long term.

Source: Composite vs Porcelain Veneers: The Showdown The blue one is a ceramic laminate like the one we use at our Lev Dental Clinic near Sinsa Station,

and the brown one is resin applied to the surface like a laminate.

Resin is basically plastic, and ceramic is glass...

Imagine storing kimchi in a plastic container versus a glass container!

A plastic container changes color and can develop odors... and because the surface is porous, it produces different results.

Also, because ceramic is stronger, it can be made thinner than resin and then bonded in place.

For many reasons... this is why, when considering treatment for peg laterals, I recommend ceramic laminate treatment rather than resin buildup.

TAKE HOME MESSAGE.

Instead of buying many cheap things, I hope you become someone who buys one high-quality item and uses it for a long time! The same goes for treatment even more so.

That was Dr. Baek’s dental study session.

Thank you.