I am rather upset about my smile makeover. My dentist made six porcelain crowns for me. First, not only does the color not match the rest of my teeth, but the crowns themselves are turning yellow and I have not had them that long, in fact it has only been a little less than a […]
A Fortune Wasted on My Smile Makeover
I’ve been in tears for months and finally decided to see if there is something I can do about this. I spent close to $30,000 on a smile makeover. It looks awful. I have a small mouth. The dental crowns he gave me are so huge that I can barely close my mouth. The only […]
Smile Direct Club Complications
There is a popular at-home invisible braces brand that claims to be as good as Invisalign but without the extra cost that comes with going to a dentist every two weeks. As a precaution to those considering that option, I want to point on a complication I first discovered on YouTube. A patient had been […]
Full Mouth Reconstruction Horror Story
I had 18-year-old porcelain veneers that needed to be replaced. I just wanted the same smile I had. For some reason, he said my bite needs to be opened so you can see the teeth and he needed to do a few crowns to make that happen. Whatever he did doesn’t feel right and you […]
Porcelain Veneers Horror Story
I have four misaligned front teeth and some crowding. I went to my dentist to discuss braces. He mentioned that he could fix my smile without braces using porcelain veneers and some bonding. That sounded really exciting to me so I agreed. Over nine thousand dollars later where he did do veneers and bonding, along […]
Veneers Keep Popping Off
I am frustrated. I had a smile makeover done with porcelain veneers and it has been a disaster. First, he ground down my teeth to little nubs. I guess that would be okay if the stupid veneers would stay on. I should have known there would be a problem when the temporary veneers didn’t stay […]
Are My Teeth Too White?
I recently had to get a dental crown on a lateral incisor. My dentist has given me two crowns that are too dark. He’s telling me it is the whitest shade available. Are my teeth too white to have any restorative work done that will match? Kelli Dear Kelli, The problem is not how white […]
My Dentures are Stained and Won’t Even Stay In
I’m having the worst time with my dentures the last few months. While I’d never call them pretty, even when I first got them about 17 years ago, they are so stained now, it looks like I have no oral hygiene at all. To top it off, now they won’t even stay in my mouth. […]
Braces or Porcelain Veneers?
I have a tooth gap and my dentist is suggesting I get either braces or porcelain veneers to close it. I’m not keen on either solution. The porcelain veneers are super expensive and I am way too old to have a mouthful of metal. Are those my only choices? Kaitlin Dear Kaitlin, Good news for […]
Dental Crown Disaster
My daughter had an accident several years back that damaged her two front teeth quite a bit. Both needed a dental crown. One also needed a root canal treatment. The tooth with the root canal treatment has turned darker over the years and it was really bothering my daughter. Being a teenager is hard enough, […]