Kathy Zahedi DDS

Before & Afters Gallery

Check out some of the stunning smiles designed by Dr. Kathy Zahedi – before and after.

Veneers

My dear patient was not happy with her smile! The symmetry and the size of her teeth did not match her facial aesthetics. We did veneers on her top teeth to improve her smile. I’m happy to know she can’t stop smiling!

My dear patient had an unfortunate accident and broke his teeth. Instead of being mad and upset, he had an amazing attitude and decided we can improve his smile! Even though it was a challenging case, I made sure we expedited his treatment so he can have a beautiful smile quickly! Thank you for your trust in me, and thank you for coming to each appointment with a smile and such positive energy!

veneer patient smiling

My dear patient had an unfortunate accident and broke his teeth. Instead of being mad and upset, he had an amazing attitude and decided we can improve his smile! Even though it was a challenging case, I made sure we expedited his treatment so he can have a beautiful smile quickly! Thank you for your trust in me, and thank you for coming to each appointment with a smile and such positive energy!

My dear patient had an unfortunate accident and broke his teeth. Instead of being mad and upset, he had an amazing attitude and decided we can improve his smile! Even though it was a challenging case, I made sure we expedited his treatment so he can have a beautiful smile quickly! Thank you for your trust in me, and thank you for coming to each appointment with a smile and such positive energy!

after getting veneers

Had the pleasure of working with this kind and beautiful patient! She already looked amazing but was bothered by the way her previous dentist had recently made her veneers. We were able to remove the veneers very gently and fabricate very natural looking veneers with perfect symmetry for her face.

My dear patient had worn down her teeth due to severe grinding. I was so happy to restore her beautiful smile!

This patient saw me with upper crowns on her top teeth that had metal inside of them. The metal was causing discoloration and inflammation in her gums. We designed these all ceramic, metal-free crowns around her facial symmetry, facial esthetics, and her lip contours! Our master ceramist sat right next to us to make sure everything was perfect! After two weeks of work, she now has a beautiful smile that she shares with the world.

upclose of santa monica veneer patient

This patient saw me with upper crowns on her top teeth that had metal inside of them. The metal was causing discoloration and inflammation in her gums. We designed these all ceramic, metal-free crowns around her facial symmetry, facial esthetics, and her lip contours! Our master ceramist sat right next to us to make sure everything was perfect! After two weeks of work, she now has a beautiful smile that she shares with the world.

My lovely patient wanted a smile makeover to correct staining that would not whiten and improve the symmetry of her teeth to match her beautiful face.

Upper veneers have been completed and lower teeth will be done in a second phase of treatment. Sometimes it’s easier and more feasible for the patient to do the uppers first and then the lowers in a second phase.

This lovely patient was worried about her front teeth with all the cracks due to grinding, and she wasn’t happy with the esthetics but wanted a very natural look. I covered her 6 front teeth with beautifully fabricated natural looking veneers. We did not do a lighter shade, we were only doing the 6 in front and needed to have harmony with her crowns in the back which were too complicated to replace.

Bleaching & Bondings

bleaching bonding in santa monica

This beautiful new patient was unhappy with her teeth because she had some old bondings ( white fillings ) that had chipped and discolored. She wanted a quick fix for her vacation. I was very happy to be able to restore her gorgeous smile by changing the old bondings with meticulously done new ones and polishing her teeth to remove surface stains. This is achieved in one appointment. Custom matching the color of her teeth and achieving an aesthetically pleasing shape takes a lot of expertise and an artistic touch. I’m grateful to have the talent to do this. Nothing is as gratifying for a dentist as a patient who can’t stop smiling!

My dear patient presented with teeth that were too small for his face and did mot have symmetry with the rest if his face and looked slanted to one side. He also wanted lighter teeth. We BLEACHED his LOWER TEETH at the office using the in-office GLO system @gloscience and he continued to use the GLO HOME WHITENING system which works amazing as you can see . This way, we took a conservative approach and did not need to veneer the lower teeth. We then fabricated lab made ceramic veneers meticulously made perfect thanks to my master ceramist @roobik.dreamsmiledental that matched the color of the bleached lower teeth .

NO VENEERS! NO DRILLING! This stunning result was achieved by doing a few months of wearing clear aligners from @clearcorrect! followed by GLO teeth whitening @gloscience! I completed the smile makeover with NO shots, NO prep bondings on the two front teeth to make them slightly longer since the patient had worn them down due to grinding!

emergency-bleaching-bonding

EMERGENCY FIX SINCE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN! My dear patient fell and broke her front teeth. We had to fix it quickly! We did so with NO SHOTS needed for a half hour bonding appointment to save the day!

bleaching bonding

Love when I can save a tooth simply with a bonding and NO SHOTS to numb! This skater unfortunately broke his front tooth so badly skating! Using several different shades of a resin filling material, I rebuilt the tooth to its original shape and color. He was so happy and of course ran out to skate again.
If you have chipped teeth in the front due to biting into something or grinding your teeth or an accident, it’s usually easy to fix them PAIN FREE.

Dental Implants

santa-monica-dental-implants

I had the pleasure of restoring this dear patients upper teeth. All his upper teeth had been destroyed in an accident. As seen on the X-ray, by placing five implants, my team of highly trained specialists and I were able to create a very natural smile!

before and after dental implants

Blessed to be able to restore this lovely patient’s smile. My team of specialists and myself worked hard to restore her smile with implants and crowns. We couldn’t have asked for a kinder and sweeter patient. Thank you for such kind words. Blessed to have you as our patient!

new implanted teeth

My dear patient had severe gum issues. Due to the gum problems, her teeth became mobile and shifted. The midline of her two front teeth, which should be lined up with an imaginary line going through the middle of her face, had shifted and made her face look asymmetrical. As you can see, the teeth before the reconstruction look like they are shifting to one side and are not centered. This creates severe facial asymmetry. Thus, with crowns, veneers, and implants, the midline was corrected giving her face much more symmetry and restored her beautiful smile!

Invisalign / ClearCorrect

teeth crowding

Crowded Teeth

Your teeth are too close together and have abnormal positions such as overlapping, displacement in various directions, or twisted appearance.

Spacing

When you have spaces between one or several sets of teeth.

deep bite

Deep Bite

When you have spaces between one or several sets of teeth.

overjet teeth

Overjet

Your top teeth protrude too far beyond your bottom front teeth.

crossbite teeth

Cross bite
When you bite, your upper teeth fall inside your bottom teeth, which is opposite of how it should be. This could occur with one tooth or with a group of teeth, and can occur anywhere in the mouth.

openbite

Open bite
When you bite down, your back teeth are touching while your front teeth are not, creating an open space when you smile

midline bite

Midline shift
The center point of your top front teeth does not align with the center point of your bottom front teeth.

Edge-to-edge bite
The edges of your top front teeth collide with the edges of your bottom front teeth.