No Mock Up Done for Veneers, Temporary Veneers Look Terrible, Can I Make Changes to Permanent Veneers?

My dentist did her own wax mock up and said my temporaries veneers were not prepared at the lab, and that I cannot get an idea of what they will look like until the permanents are done. My temporaries are terrible; they are big blocks and are misaligned (worse than my own teeth before the work was done). She told me that I can change anything about the permanents and actually go to the lab and speak with the ceramist. Should take any further action? I get my permanents venners in 1 week.

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Temporary Veneers Look Terrible; Can I Change Before Permanent Veneers

We do most of our wax-ups in our office and only send them out to the lab in addition if the case is very complicated (due to spacing or occlusion issues). If the temps were made in-house, it isn't necessarily an indicator as to how the permanents will come out. Most temporaries are not going to look as aesthetic as the final porcelain veneers. With that said, it could be an indicator of what type of cosmetic dentist you are dealing with. Even our temps, made... more

Temporary veneers look terrible, no mock up what to do

Temporary veneers for the most part serve two purposes, to cover the teeth and to act as a preview for what the finals may look like. If you are not happy with the end result do not let your dentist bond them one.

Be ware of bad temporaries: you should make changes before they are cemented.

There are some red flags. If you are having veneers done, it is most likely to improve the way the teeth look. A very good wax-up (mock-up) needs to be done to see how the case is going to look before you do anything to your teeth. This can be done either by the dentist or the technician (doesn't matter as long as it is good). The temporaries are then made from a mold of the wax-up and they should look very good. Certainly better than what your teeth looked like before. The temporaries can... more

Temporary Veneers Look Terrible, Can I Make Changes to Permanent Veneers?

Temporary veneers do two things: they keep the teeth comfortable after they have been prepared and they act as a preview of what cosmetic results may be delivered. Temporary veneers are plastic and never have all of the elegance and sophistication that the final porcelain veneers do, BUT they ought to be a resemblance of what the new teeth will look like. In your situation, call the office right away, tell them that you need some adjustments. Make a short list, with as many... more

No mock done for veneers?

I would suggest you wait and see what the permanent veneers look like when they are tried in if your happy proceed and if not have changes made before they are cemented in. If appears your dentist may not of had time or impressions to make appropiate temps it happen more than you think. You call the office for an appt. staff gives you an appt. but doctor didn't have prep op models for temps so attemps to free hand in the mouth. From a dentist stand point alot of time and effort in these wax... more

Mock Ups and Terrible Looking Temporaries

This is not the way I do Cosmetic Dentistry. My temporaries match the mock-ups, and always look better than the original teeth. It also gives the patient a "test run". All I can suggest is that you do not allow the dentist to permanently bond in the permanent restorations unless you are completely happy with them when he tries them in.