Before & After Photos: Cosmetic Dentistry
Creating healthy, beautiful smiles is what we do best!
We love seeing the transformation when we help a patient get out of pain or achieve a beautiful smile that makes them feel confident. Take a moment to look through some of our before-and-after photos and imagine the possibilities when you have your dentistry done with Dr. Patrick Carter here at Hopewell Family Dentistry.
A slip and fall accident resulted in this badly broken tooth. Dr. Carter was able to repair the insisor with composite bonding to make it look as good as new.
![Bridge Before](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_before-bridge-replacing-missing-front-teeth.jpg)
![Bridge After](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_after-bridge-replacing-missing-front-teeth.jpg)
A strong zirconia bridge was used to replace several missing teeth in the front to give a permanent replacement of the missing teeth. The patient is smiling again!
![Severely worn teeth of patient in anderson sc](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_Before-Composite-reconstruction.jpg)
![Composite reconstruction of worn teeth in anderson](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_After-Composite-reconstruction.jpg)
This patient came in thinking his teeth were too worn to save and would need dentures. We used his remaining tooth and added composite to restore his teeth back to a normal appearance. The patient was thrilled that we were able to save his teeth.
![patient with gap between top front teeth](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_before-diastema-closure_202422815011_991.jpg)
![dental bonding used to close gap between top front teeth](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_after-diastema-closure_202422815016_5.jpg)
This patient was tired of the space between her teeth. We were able to fix the space in one quick appointment.
![close up of smile with worn teeth and one missing top tooth](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_before-crowns-to-repair-wear-and-missing-teeth.jpg)
![close up of smile after crowns to replace missing tooth](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_after-crowns-to-repair-wear-and-missing-teeth.jpg)
After years of wear and missing teeth, zirconia crowns were used to restore his bite to the way it was years ago.
![crooked teeth in lower jaw before Aligner Teeth Straightening](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_before-aligner-teeth-straightening.jpg)
![straight teeth in lower jaw after aligner teeth straightening](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_after-aligner-teeth-straightening.jpg)
Dr. Carter was able to straighten this patients with aligners in 7 months.
![gray tooth after root canal](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_before-internal-bleaching.jpg)
![tooth after teeth bleaching](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_after-internal-bleaching.jpg)
This patient's tooth had turned grey after a root canal. Internal bleaching was done in our Anders clinic and the tooth returned back to its natural shade.
![close up of male patient's smile with broken and worn teeth](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_Before-Full-mouth-restoration-with-composite.jpg)
![male patient's smile after restoration in anderson sc](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_After-Full-mouth-restoration-with-composite.jpg)
Patient had worn teeth down over many years. We were able to restore his teeth back to the proper length and form they should have been in two appointments.
![fractured canine tooth before repair](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_Before-Fractured-Canine.jpg)
![direct composite used to repair broken tooth](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_After-Fractured-Canine.jpg)
This tooth was broken from opening a plastic container. We were able to restore this tooth with direct composite in one appointment.
This cracked premolar was unable to be saved and had to be extracted. An implant was placed at the same time as the extraction and a ceramic crown was attached to the implant later. This patient's smile looks like no tooth was ever missing.
![space between front teeth](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_Before-Diastema-Space-Closure.jpg)
![composite used to close space on front teeth](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_After-Diastema-Space-Closure.jpg)
This young patient was unhappy with the space between her front teeth. In under an hour and by placing direct composite this patient loved her new smile.
![Implant and crown before image](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_Before-Implant-and-Crown.jpg)
![Implant and crown after image](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_After-Implant-and-Crown.jpg)
These gold crowns needed to be replaced due to poor fit and the patient ready to have natural teeth again. All ceramic Emax crowns were placed.
Dr. Carter was able to fix this very dark dental decay in just one visit with composite fillings. Composite fillings look natural and hold up well over time.
A sports injury caused a large break in this front tooth. With no anesthetic required, Dr. Carter restored this tooth quickly to how it looked before the injury.
This old dental crown broke and needed to be replaced due to its appearance. The old porcelain-fused-to-metal crown was replaced with an all-ceramic crown, which blends much nicer with the adjacent teeth.
Dr. Carter was able fix this front tooth that had been chipped from biting her fingernails with matching direct composite.
![yellowed front teeth before whitening](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_Before-Composite-Veneers-Whitening.jpg)
![bright front teeth after teeth whitening](/thedentalsitecontent/1001766/gallery/medium_After-Composite-Veneers-Whitening.jpg)
This patient was interested in improving her smile. Dr. Carter gave the patient a conservative plan of whitening and direct composite veneers on two teeth to build them up like her adjacent teeth. The patient was very happy with the appearance of her teeth when we were finished.
This patient had an old bonding that did not match her teeth. By reshaping one tooth and doing a new bonding on another, Dr. Carter was able to get these two teeth to match very well.
Dr. Carter did incisal edge bonding on these teeth to restore the teeth to a more natural level edge.
A cavity on this patient's front tooth was fixed with composite filling to look as natural as ever.
This patient loved to drink mountain dew which cause significant decay on his front teeth. Composite fillings were placed to stop the decay and give this patient his smile back.
This patient had erosion and staining from swishing his coffee. New composite fillings were placed to correct missing tooth structure and eliminate the staining.
This patient was having sensitivity and pain from extreme wear of her front teeth. Composite bonding was used to build the teeth back to their original shaped and eliminate the sensitivity and pain she was having. The patient is thrilled about smiling again.