I want to introduce you to Jim. Jim has been my patient for many years.
And for many years, I have been talking about physiologic dentistry and
occlusion (the way your neck and jaw muscles are impacted by your teeth and how they fit together).
Jim said, “If it is not broken, don’t fix it.”
Then, Jim’s front tooth broke. The pressure on his front teeth finally caused his tooth to break. Jim told me that he wanted his smile back and asked what we could do.
We inserted an implant to replace his lost tooth and applied some physiologic principles to make sure the pressures on his teeth would not cause the same problem again.
In addition, he did not want a new bright white smile. It’s better, he said, to have a smile that looked like it had been with him since day one.
Now, Jim has a smile that is perfect for him.



