I take really good care of my teeth, but I’m really disappointed with my smile – particularly the brown spots that have always been on my front teeth. My mom says the spots were the result of a high fever I had as a baby. All I know is they look awful. I’ve been working […]
I got porcelain veneers and now I can’t floss!
About a week ago, I had 8 porcelain veneers placed. I’ve been a life-long flosser and when I went to floss for the first time after getting the veneers, I couldn’t get it in between my teeth. It seems like my porcelain veneers are placed too close together. For now, I’m using a water pik to clean […]
Help… I don’t want to look like Bugs Bunny anymore!
I really hate my front teeth. Frankly, they make me look like Bugs Bunny because they are big, long and they stick out a bit. I’d like to make them look normal, but I’m not sure what to do. Everything I have read about cosmetic dentistry procedures would add something to them – and I’m […]
I need a cheap way to make my teeth look straight!
I wasn’t blessed with a beautiful, perfect smile. To be quite honest, I hate the spacing between my teeth because it makes them look crooked. I’d love to get them fixed, but an expensive cosmetic procedure is not in my budget. Is it too much to ask to just want straight-looking teeth? I need a […]
Replacing my black tooth with an implant will put me in the “red”
I’ve had a dark, discolored tooth for as long as I can remember. I’m not sure what caused it because I don’t ever remembering bumping it as a kid. During high school, I didn’t let it bother me because there was really nothing I could do about it. My family didn’t have much money so […]
Is CEREC a good choice for veneers?
My smile has definitely aged in the last few years. Not only are my teeth dingy looking, I’ve got a couple chipped ones, too. I’ll be celebrating my “Big 5-0” in a few months and my gift to myself will be porcelain veneers. I can hardly wait, so I asked my dentist about it at […]
Will an emergency dentist re-attach my porcelain veneer?
I have a job interview in two days, and one of my veneers just popped off. It doesn’t hurt, but it looks horrible, and I’m terrified it will cost me the job. I think this qualifies as a dental emergency, but my dentist’s office doesn’t seem to agree. They said they can’t get me in […]
Veneers or crowns for tetracycline stains?
I have lived with tetracycline stained teeth most of my life. The staining is pretty severe, and for the most part I have just tried to live with it. I recently took a job where I interact with the public about 60 percent of the time and often times I feel like shrinking back during […]
Will the color match if I have one veneer replaced?
It’s been about a month since I had porcelain veneers placed on my top teeth. I’m really happy with how they look, but it hasn’t exactly been a smooth process to say the least. I started having pretty severe sensitivity on my one front teeth and my dentist determined that there is some exposed dentin. […]
How does my dentist know my veneers are comfortable?!
I was so excited to get my porcelain veneers, but now that I have them, I am completely disappointed – so much so that I am trying to get some of my money back on the procedure because the veneers need to redone. But my dentist doesn’t agree. I told her that they are bulky […]