Surviving the Dentist – Intro & Assessment

so not everyone likes to go to the

so not everyone likes to go to the dentist but let me tell you it’s really

dentist but let me tell you it’s really

dentist but let me tell you it’s really not all that bad and Here I am today

not all that bad and Here I am today

not all that bad and Here I am today with dr. Leonard Gordon and we’re going

with dr. Leonard Gordon and we’re going

with dr. Leonard Gordon and we’re going to show you a few solutions to perfect

to show you a few solutions to perfect

to show you a few solutions to perfect your smile I’m Calvin Sims of

your smile I’m Calvin Sims of

your smile I’m Calvin Sims of watchmojo.com what can you do to make me

watchmojo.com what can you do to make me

watchmojo.com what can you do to make me look prettier dr. Leonard Gordon okay so

look prettier dr. Leonard Gordon okay so

look prettier dr. Leonard Gordon okay so I can understand that these teeth over

I can understand that these teeth over

I can understand that these teeth over here are a little bit forward

here are a little bit forward

here are a little bit forward uh-huh this tooth over here is a little

uh-huh this tooth over here is a little

uh-huh this tooth over here is a little bit darker for one reason or another

bit darker for one reason or another

bit darker for one reason or another there there was a filling in there it

there there was a filling in there it

there there was a filling in there it may be a tooth that might be dying you

may be a tooth that might be dying you

may be a tooth that might be dying you would have to take an x-ray to take a

would have to take an x-ray to take a

would have to take an x-ray to take a look at that first thing I would suggest

look at that first thing I would suggest

look at that first thing I would suggest is to whiten your teeth to get a general

is to whiten your teeth to get a general

is to whiten your teeth to get a general to generally whiten your teeth after

to generally whiten your teeth after

to generally whiten your teeth after that what I would suggest is the ideal

that what I would suggest is the ideal

that what I would suggest is the ideal treatment would be to get braces on okay

treatment would be to get braces on okay

treatment would be to get braces on okay what would braces do braces would even

what would braces do braces would even

what would braces do braces would even out these teeth bring the teeth that are

out these teeth bring the teeth that are

out these teeth bring the teeth that are further back bring them forward this

further back bring them forward this

further back bring them forward this tooth over here which is rotated it

tooth over here which is rotated it

tooth over here which is rotated it would correct the rotation as well and

would correct the rotation as well and

would correct the rotation as well and it would basically just even out the

it would basically just even out the

it would basically just even out the whole smile line that is really the

whole smile line that is really the

whole smile line that is really the ideal treatment your lower teeth are

ideal treatment your lower teeth are

ideal treatment your lower teeth are fine are perfect it would just probably

fine are perfect it would just probably

fine are perfect it would just probably be on the top teeth that would take

be on the top teeth that would take

be on the top teeth that would take anywhere from 12 to 16 months or maybe

anywhere from 12 to 16 months or maybe

anywhere from 12 to 16 months or maybe longer depending on what’s wrong close

longer depending on what’s wrong close

longer depending on what’s wrong close your teeth again please okay I have an

your teeth again please okay I have an

your teeth again please okay I have an overbite I think that’s right that would

overbite I think that’s right that would

overbite I think that’s right that would all be corrected with orthodontics

all be corrected with orthodontics

all be corrected with orthodontics orthodontics is ideal because we’re not

orthodontics is ideal because we’re not

orthodontics is ideal because we’re not really touching the tooth we’re not

really touching the tooth we’re not

really touching the tooth we’re not grinding anything we’ll just let the

grinding anything we’ll just let the

grinding anything we’ll just let the wires move the teeth into the proper

wires move the teeth into the proper

wires move the teeth into the proper position the other thing we call I call

position the other thing we call I call

position the other thing we call I call it instant orthodontics that is a little

it instant orthodontics that is a little

it instant orthodontics that is a little bit more aggressive because we’re

bit more aggressive because we’re

bit more aggressive because we’re actually grinding the teeth down so for

actually grinding the teeth down so for

actually grinding the teeth down so for example if I wanted to bring these teeth

example if I wanted to bring these teeth

example if I wanted to bring these teeth inwards what I can do is I can take my

inwards what I can do is I can take my

inwards what I can do is I can take my drill and just reduce the front surface

drill and just reduce the front surface

drill and just reduce the front surface of those teeth where we have it already

of those teeth where we have it already

of those teeth where we have it already too far back we can put a veneer to

too far back we can put a veneer to

too far back we can put a veneer to bring that tooth forward a little bit

bring that tooth forward a little bit

bring that tooth forward a little bit okay if the tooth is too long we can

okay if the tooth is too long we can

okay if the tooth is too long we can drill the tooth a little bit more even

drill the tooth a little bit more even

drill the tooth a little bit more even so the veneers would basically have to

so the veneers would basically have to

so the veneers would basically have to cover from canine to canine to give you

cover from canine to canine to give you

cover from canine to canine to give you a nice even smile it’s very difficult to

a nice even smile it’s very difficult to

a nice even smile it’s very difficult to just do one veneer or one crown in a

just do one veneer or one crown in a

just do one veneer or one crown in a smile because we’re not sure of the

smile because we’re not sure of the

smile because we’re not sure of the exact color only one person knows what

exact color only one person knows what

exact color only one person knows what color that is and we don’t have that

color that is and we don’t have that

color that is and we don’t have that batch number