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Frontal close up view of worn down teeth. Note the amount of overlap of the front teeth caused by a lifetime of grinding. This is called loss of "vertical dimension of occlusion". Restoring this dimension (bite raising) helps restore a more youthful appearance and gives room to add back the missing tooth structure lost from grinding.
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Mouth open view of worn down teeth. Dental wear is most frequently caused by tooth grinding. Tooth grinding is a very common human habit. Many children grind their teeth, somewhat dispelling the idea of "stress" be a causative factor in grinding. Stress can cause grinders to grind more, and over several decades this can lead to severely worn teeth like you see here.
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Post-treatment, frontal view of restored mouth. Note the breathtaking color and shape of the new porcelain crowns. A very skilled laboratory technician is a true artist who uses a layer technique to create the illusion of internal character, light diffraction and translucency. There is no reason that your new crowns should ever look like crowns. Man-made crowns should look like beautiful teeth.