Part 2: FAQs
Our last blog post discussed dental implants, and if implant placement by Laguna Niguel Dentistry professional Dr. Huefner can benefit you! Today’s post covers some frequently asked questions relating to dental implants.
Who is a candidate to receive dental implants?
In order to place a dental implant, there must be adequate bone support as well [...]

Part 1: What are Dental Implants?
If you are one of the millions of Americans suffering from tooth loss, you know what a disconcerting problem it can be! Thankfully, whether you are missing a single tooth or several, dental implants placed by Laguna Niguel dentist Dr. Huefner may be an option for flawlessly natural-looking tooth replacement!
A [...]

Nicole had completed her orthodontics (braces) and her teeth were straight, but unfortunately the size and shape of her front teeth weren’t normal.  Thus, although the orthodontist did a great job with what he had to work with, she still ended up with an unattractive smile because she had peg lateral incisors.  Nicole and her [...]

Ten years ago Phil had porcelain on metal crowns placed on his front four teeth.  Considering the technology available back then, Phil’s old dentist did a pretty good job.  He matched the color to Phil’s adjacent teeth, which was pretty yellow.  The only problem was, Phil hated his smile!
      Phil’s smile with four old porcelain [...]

An attractive lady in her early 40s, Joanne is a successful businesswoman and does a lot of public speaking.  She felt her made her look older, certainly not as clean and as polished as the she would like.
      Joanne’s smile before cosmetic dentistry
She consulted with Dr. Huefner, wanting to know the “possibilities” that cosmetic dentistry [...]

Gerald is a very shy, kind and soft-spoken man. He was at a point in his life that he realized that it was time for some self-improvement and his teeth and smile were some of the things that were holding him back. He was changing careers and dating and realized that he had to get [...]

Your teeth and smile are important to your image.  Many might say that it even sends a message to the whole world about you…about your health, about how you take care of yourself, how old you appear (now how old you are), about how good you look, etc. When you really think about it, your [...]

Extremely yellow teeth can be detrimental to one’s self confidence!
Paul was very frustrated at how discolored his teeth were and how “old” it made his smile look. He had tried bleaching, but his teeth were just too discolored for bleaching to give him the whiter, brighter smile than he had always wanted. Also, his teeth [...]

Becky had a fall, landed on her face and broke off her upper front tooth.  She was devastated and in tears.  The thought of having to have a removable partial denture, non-removable porcelain bridge or dental implant was more than she could handle.
Becky with broken off upper front tooth
She came to Dr. Huefner, wanting [...]

Dean didn’t like his smile.  A very motivated and social young man, he avoided smiling in photos.  Looking ahead her realized that people are judged by their appearance, and wanting to get promoted in his career he thought he should start looking at ways to improve his smile.
Dean’s smile before laser gum reshaping (gum [...]