Real cases. Real Phoenix-area patients.
Fourteen anonymized cases — from teen Invisalign to full-arch restorations, from same-day crown emergencies to first-visit pediatric anxiety. Photos are illustrative for sales demonstration. Case histories, treatments, and outcomes are real.
- 14 cases
- 5 treatment types
- 12+ years case history
- Photos illustrative · cases real
Selected cases, 2013–2024
Adult Invisalign — 16 months
Lila, 34 · Phoenix — Lila came in with mild lower crowding and an upper midline shift that bothered her since college. She'd avoided photos for years. We scanned, modeled a 16-month Invisalign plan, and showed her the predicted final smile before she paid a dollar. The case finished on time, refinement aligners included at no extra cost. Whitening at the end was her decision, not an upsell.
- Invisalign
- 16 months
- Phoenix resident
- Insurance: $1,800 covered
- 0% CareCredit financing
Veneer makeover — 6 teeth
Erin, 41 · Scottsdale — Erin had asymmetric front teeth from a childhood accident plus enamel wear from decades of grinding. Six upper porcelain veneers, designed in two consults with a digital smile preview so she could approve shape and shade before any drilling. We added a custom night guard the same week the veneers were bonded, because the underlying grinding wasn't going to fix itself.
- 6 porcelain veneers
- Smile design preview
- Custom night guard included
- Self-pay financed via CareCredit
Same-day CEREC crown after sports break
Marcus, 38 · Tempe — Marcus broke his upper front tooth on a Tuesday morning at the gym. Called at 8:45am, in our chair by 10:30. Dr. Kim scanned, milled, and bonded a permanent CEREC crown by 2pm. He made his 4pm client meeting with a real crown — no temporary, no second appointment, no two weeks of looking different in photos. Insurance covered most of it.
- Same-day CEREC crown
- Emergency walk-in
- Tempe resident
- Insurance: Delta Dental
Pediatric first-visit — anxiety to confidence
Sofia, 5 · Chandler — Sofia's first visit started with tears in the parking lot — a bad experience at a prior office. We let her sit in mom's lap for the entire exam, showed her every tool (and let her hold them), counted her teeth out loud while she counted back. By the third visit she was asking to come in. By age 7 she was telling her younger brother dental visits were 'kind of fun, actually.'
- Pediatric first visit
- Trauma-informed care
- Family of 3 kids
- PPO insurance
Whitening + bonding — gap closure
Jordan, 27 · Phoenix — Jordan asked about veneers for a small midline gap and yellow staining. We showed her the alternative: in-office Zoom whitening plus composite bonding to close the gap. Total cost ran a quarter of veneers, no enamel removed, fully reversible. Two-hour appointment, drove home with the final result. She's referred four friends since.
- Composite bonding
- In-office Zoom whitening
- 2-hour visit
- Self-pay $850 total
Single implant — missing premolar
David, 52 · Mesa — David lost an upper premolar to a failed root canal years ago and lived with the gap. CBCT showed enough bone for a single implant — no graft needed. Placement, healing, and crown all done in our office by Dr. Kim. Eight months start to finish. He says chewing feels like nothing happened. Insurance covered the crown portion; CareCredit handled the rest.
- Single Straumann implant
- No bone graft needed
- 8-month timeline
- Mesa resident
Teen Invisalign — class II correction
Maya, 14 · Scottsdale — Maya's parents had budgeted for traditional braces and asked us to evaluate Invisalign Teen as an alternative. The case was a borderline class II correction with mild crowding. We took the case, included compliance indicators in the aligners (so parents could verify wear), and finished in 14 months. Two follow-up retainers included. Maya never missed a band-rubber appointment because there were none.
- Invisalign Teen
- Class II correction
- 14 months
- Compliance indicators
Full-arch All-on-4 restoration
Don, 64 · Scottsdale — Don had failing upper teeth for a decade — multiple root canals, three lost crowns, advancing bone loss. We placed four implants and a temporary bridge the same day; the permanent zirconia bridge went in 4 months later. He went from avoiding photos to texting us a smiling selfie from a Greek island three months after delivery. Total: $26,500 per arch, financed in part via CareCredit.
- All-on-4 upper arch
- Same-day temporary bridge
- Zirconia final restoration
- CareCredit financed
Bonding for a chipped front tooth
Aiden, 19 · Tempe — Aiden chipped his upper-right central incisor on a water bottle the night before a wedding. We had him in by 9am the morning of, did same-day composite bonding shaped to mirror the opposite tooth, polished, and out the door by 10:30. He made the wedding photos. Two years later the bonding is still intact — most patients can expect 4–7 years before a touch-up.
- Same-day composite bonding
- Single visit
- ASU student
- Self-pay $380
Anxiety-managed return after 11 years
Rachel, 36 · Mesa — Rachel hadn't been to a dentist in 11 years because of past trauma at a chain office. First visit was just a conversation — no exam, no instruments, just talking through what she could and couldn't tolerate. Second visit, nitrous oxide for a cleaning. Third visit we tackled the most urgent of three needed fillings. She now comes every six months without sedation. No judgment, ever.
- Trauma-informed care
- Nitrous oxide sedation
- 11-year hiatus
- Phased treatment plan
Veneer + crown combo — bruxism repair
Olivia, 47 · Phoenix — Olivia's grinding had worn her front teeth almost half their original height. She thought she needed full veneers but we recommended a hybrid — porcelain veneers on the upper four front teeth, crowns on the two molars that had taken the most damage, and a custom night guard worn every night since. Eighteen months later, no chipping, and her bite finally feels stable.
- 4 veneers + 2 crowns
- Bruxism repair
- Custom night guard
- Insurance partial coverage
Implant-retained denture upgrade
Linda, 71 · Mesa — Linda had worn a conventional upper denture for 12 years — loose, uncomfortable, gave up eating apples. We placed two implants and converted her existing denture to snap-in retention. Single 90-minute surgical visit, healing period of 3 months, then she went home with a denture she could chew confidently on. Cost was a third of full-arch fixed, and Medicare partial covered some of it.
- Implant-retained denture
- 2 implants
- Conversion of existing denture
- Medicare partial coverage
Pediatric sealants + cavity prevention
Noah, 8 · Chandler — Noah's two older siblings had multiple cavities by age 10 despite good brushing. We applied dental sealants to Noah's six-year molars at his first eligible visit and fluoride varnish every six months. Five years on, no cavities. The whole family now does sealants for every kid as soon as those molars erupt. Insurance covered everything in full for the kids.
- Dental sealants
- Fluoride varnish
- Family of 3 kids
- 100% insurance covered
Emergency root canal + crown
Sam, 29 · Phoenix — Sam came in on a Saturday morning with severe pain that had kept him up for three nights. The X-ray showed a deep infection in a lower molar. Dr. Reyes did the root canal that morning. We milled the crown in-house the following Wednesday. Total time from emergency call to finished crown: 5 days. Pain gone by Sunday morning. The whole thing ran $1,800 with Delta Dental covering half.
- Same-day root canal
- CEREC crown 5 days later
- Saturday emergency slot
- Delta Dental coverage
About the gallery
Are these your actual patient photos?
No. We don't publish patient photos without explicit written consent — and even then, only the small handful who specifically opt in. The portraits here are illustrative stock; the case histories, treatments, and outcomes are real and anonymized from our records.Can I get the same result?
Maybe. Every smile is different — bite, bone health, existing work, and what you actually want. We model the predicted result in your smile-design preview before you commit to anything.How much do these treatments cost?
Veneers and Invisalign run $4,500–$8,500 per case at typical scope. Single implants $3,800–$5,200 placed and restored. We quote the full out-of-pocket before any work begins, and CareCredit financing is available.