I had porcelain veneers done by my dentist. They’ve been a disappointment from the beginning. I’ve learned since then that he was supposed to do something called a try-in for me to look at them before he bonds them in. That didn’t happen. They were way too thick and looked weird. I told him that. […]
Read More...I have overjet teeth and asked my dentist what are my options to fix them. He gave me three options. First, braces. Second, rubber bands, and third replacing them. I’m not crazy about the idea of metal braces. The rubber bands would be just as obvious, and replacing them sounds expensive. What do you think […]
Read More...I have a problem with my teeth. I’ve had white spots on them since I was a child and my adult teeth came in. They have always bothered me. I asked my dentist about them. He said my teeth where perfectly healthy and there is no reason to mess with what doesn’t have a problem. […]
Read More...I have porcelain veneers. They are better than my old teeth so I want to take good care of them. I just read an article that said using whitening toothpastes can damage teeth because they have abrasives. I’ve been using a whitening tooth paste to try to keep my veneers as white as possible. Did […]
Read More...I’m worried that something is wrong with one of my porcelain veneers and that it may fall off. When I first got it, one of the veneers was a bit lower than the others. My dentist shaved it down in order to even them out, but then a couple of weeks later the veneer started […]
Read More...I’ve been doing Crest Whtestrips for years. Years. And I still don’t feel like my teeth are as white as I want. My dentist is suggesting either Zoom Whitening or Lumineers. I’m not sure about either of them. I’m thinking Zoom would make more sense but will they get them really white? If not, will […]
Read More...I went to my dentist about a smile makeover. I wanted to improve my smile a bit. She wants me to do two procedures. First, have teeth whitening done. Then, she wants to do porcelain veneers. The teeth whitening has to be done first. Then she wants to do porcelain veneers. Having to do teeth […]
Read More...I had approached my dentist about a smile makeover. He suggested I get my teeth whitened, then do Invisalign, then porcelain veneers. Are all three of these necessary? I will admit that it is more than I was expecting. I have discolored teeth that are slightly crooked in a couple of places, but not much. […]
Read More...I have twelve crowns that I did for a smile makeover years ago and I’d like to update them to the prettier, whiter crowns you can get today. There is a dentist in Costa Rica that will do them for $6000. Of course, I’d have travel and a hotel to pay for too, but that […]
Read More...Out of curiosity if I wanted to match my teeth to a specific color, is that possible? Like what if I wanted my teeth to match the white of my eyeballs? Could they get that white? Ebony Dear Ebony, While there are limits to how white teeth can get with teeth whitening, you can get […]
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