Medicine and Health Sciences Commons^™

Esthetic Treatment Of Minor Malaligned Maxillary Anterior Teeth Using A Removable Orthodontic Appliance, Tooth Whitening, And Veneer, Pauline Lamsam, Chalermpol Leevailoj, Supaporn Suttamanatwong

Chulalongkorn University Dental Journal

Objective This case report describes the esthetic treatment of mildly crowded maxillary anterior teeth using a removable orthodontic appliance, bleaching, composite resin and porcelain veneer to maximize the treatment results. Materials and methods A 28-year-old male with minor crowding of the maxillary anterior teeth wanted his teeth to look straight and unnatural extremely white color. A treatment plan was developed with the priority being orthodontic treatment to move teeth into alignment. Then the patientûs expectations were adjusted based on information from the team dentists. By the end of whitening treatment, the patient was satisfied with the whiteness of his teeth …