Real patient case · Remedy Dentistry · Staten Island

A balanced bite.
A brighter smile.

Correcting a crossbite, addressing worn front teeth, and creating a whiter smile with Dr. Gregory J. Balaes.

See the before & after

Her smile, before & after.

The same patient. Two stages of care.

Before treatment: the patient's smile with worn front-tooth edges and a crossbite — **The starting point**Worn front edges, an uneven bite, and a darker tooth shade.

After treatment: the patient's brighter smile with more even front-tooth edges — **A brighter, more even smile**Crossbite corrected, front-tooth edges improved, and a whiter overall appearance.

Actual photographs from this case. Lighting, angle, and expression differ between visits.

The starting point

The story behind
the worn edges.

When she came to Remedy Dentistry, she had a crossbite and significant wear along the biting edges of her front teeth.

Her traumatic occlusion — the way her teeth came together and placed damaging forces on those edges — had contributed to the wear. Her treatment needed to address the bite as well as the appearance of her smile.

Dr. Balaes corrected her crossbite, addressed the worn front-tooth edges, and brightened her smile for a whiter, more even result.

What changed

Function, shape, and shade.

The bite

We corrected her crossbite and improved the way her teeth came together.

The edges

We addressed the worn front-tooth edges, creating a more even smile line.

The brightness

We gave her smile a whiter, brighter appearance while bringing the overall result together.

A closer look at the bite

The change behind the smile.

These clinical views show the teeth together before and after treatment. Select either photograph to view it in full.

Clinical before view showing the crossbite and worn edges of the front teeth — Before treatment: crossbite and front-tooth wear.

Clinical after view showing the corrected bite and brighter, more even teeth — After treatment: corrected bite and improved tooth edges.

Close-up of the final smile, showing brighter teeth and more even front-tooth edges — The final smile, up close.

The result

A smile with
better balance.

This case brought together crossbite correction, improved front-tooth edges, and a brighter tooth shade. The result is a more even smile that reflects attention to both the bite and the visible details.

Care by Dr. Gregory J. Balaes, DMD
Remedy Dentistry · Staten Island, NY