Someone showing too much of their upper gums oftentimes leads to an unattractive smile. A gummy smile is considered a “distraction” to otherwise what might be good looking teeth.
In general, ideal is to see 90-100% of the upper front teeth when the patient smiles, but no more than 1-2mm of gums above [...]

Coming to Dr. Huefner’s cosmetic practice in Orange County, CA, for “a new smile” is the beautiful Dolores Couceiro, Mrs. Globe 2002 from Madrid, Spain. Dr. Huefner created her sensational smile with porcelain veneers in just two visit, right before the Mrs. Globe beauty pageant finals. Dolores’s teeth were crooked and discolored and she wanted [...]

Another Amazing Smile Transformation with Cosmetic Dentistry by Dr. Huefner
When appearing your best in public is important, sometimes old dentistry just doesn’t cut it. Rhonda was just such a person and she was ready for a change.

Her old dentistry was done in the era when dentists believed “natural” (usually meaning yellow) was the best [...]

Every once in a while a cosmetic dentist has to reach deep into his “bag of tricks” to solve challenging esthetic problems, and I’m going to share with you just such a case that I treated not too long ago. This patient, a lovely lady in her 40s, was born without one of her front [...]

Many people think that crooked or spaced teeth must be treated with orthodontics, however in certain circumstances not only is treatment with porcelain veneers and cosmetic dentistry the fastest way to get a new smile, but in many cases it will give the best looking results. After all, orthodontics straightens the alignment of teeth, but [...]

Another Extreme Makeover with Cosmetic Dentistry by Dr. Huefner
Cosmetic dentistry can certainly be “life changing” for many patients with unslghtly teeth, embarrassed to smile. A great example of this would be this patient who had a combination of numerous dental problems. Rather than describe all the issues we had to deal with, please examine the [...]

How many porcelain veneers does a cosmetic dental patient have done largely depends on the particular problems and the patient’s expectations of “perfection”. Oftentimes there is one problem that overshadows other problems that aren’t seen until the first problem is corrected. So the astute cosmetic dentist and patient really should look at “all the problems” [...]

Sandy’s teeth were very discolored, each tooth having a different shade. She was very self conscious about her smile and it was now the time in her life to correct the problem. She had tried dental whitening, but that didn’t work for her. What was the solution for her?
BEFORE
The treatment of [...]

We’ve all seen people who unfortunately had a crooked smile. Sometimes it is because their face is asymmetrical and virtually no amount of plastic surgery will correct that. However, how about when the teeth are canted in one direction? Can that be fixed? Yes, however, it might require a combination of orthodontics and jaw surgery [...]

Sue was ready for a "new smile". She had several issues with her teeth and gums that embarrassed her….a missing tooth, a remaining baby tooth, short worn teeth, too much gums showing and crooked, discolored teeth.

We started her correction by using the dental gum laser to even out her gums and reduce the amount [...]