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Porcelain Veneers for Peg Laterals (Small Teeth) - Flushing, NY
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I've hated them for pretty much my entire adult...
PeggySue86December 30, 2013
$2,000
I've hated them for pretty much my entire adult life for many reasons. Although I am very grateful for having pretty straight and healthy teeth overall, these two tiny teeth bothered me. It made me self conscious to smile but I would anyway. I always had a fear they would break since they were so tiny. And food easily gets stuck in between the gaps they cause. After lots of research and careful consideration, I've decided to get porcelain veneers to correct them. I am going to have my first consultation tomorrow. Once I make my decision on who I chose, I will update this with more information and hopefully help others in their journey :)
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January 1, 2014
I agree your smile is already very pretty. Best of luck.
November 21, 2014
Hi,
I would like to know if your total cost was $2,000 for two teeth. Your smile looks beautiful!!!
November 21, 2014
Hello there! Yes, it was 1,000 per tooth. I had two lateral teeth corrected, which resulted in a final price of $2000. I used CareCredit as a payment method which made it much easier to manage the cost. Thank you! :)
UPDATED FROM PeggySue86
Consultation on 12/31/13
PeggySue86January 1, 2014
After careful consideration and researching lots of doctors over the past year, I was very happy with the responsiveness and knowledge of Dr. Richard Gochman. He had galleries of his other patients and I was very pleased on how he improved their smile with a very natural look. I had a consultation with him on 12/31/13. He and his entire staff were extremely friendly, gentle and attentive. It made my feel so much more confident and excited about going through with this! I'll be updating after I get fitted in a couple of weeks! :)
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UPDATED FROM PeggySue86
Temporaries Put In!
PeggySue86January 10, 2014
So today my dentist put in my temporaries. Didn't feel any pain since he numbed my gums with an injection (thats where the pain ends, its a big needle!) He shaped my peg laterals and used what I believe is a resin composite material. They look like regular teeth far away but you can tell when up close that they aren't. Pretty good for temps though. My natural color of my teeth are B1, which is the lightest shade on the Natural tooth color scale. Could have always gone for the super white bleached look but wanted natural looking teeth. My teeth are a lot whiter than this but this was the lighting in my bathroom, kind of dulls the color. I'll make sure my final pics are clear and true to color! :)
He said my porcelain veneers will look 10x times better. I will see him in two weeks to have the porcelain ones put in, so excited!
He said my porcelain veneers will look 10x times better. I will see him in two weeks to have the porcelain ones put in, so excited!
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January 10, 2014
I got the same color for my crown! Do you like the new look of your teeth? It's kinda strange cause I feel like I can't recognize you from your teeth anymore :D. Does it make you happy seeing the size and shape of them?
January 23, 2014
It was so strange at first, I had to get use to them. But I couldn't stop staring at them. So far I'm happy with the size and shape. My gum on these small teeth are a little lower but nothing that bothers me much. Next week I get the porcelain teeth put in and I can hardly wait!! :)
January 23, 2014
Yay! :) I can't even see the difference in your gums, but that should only help, if they're not receding, right? All my gums are receding from the laterals through the premolars. I hate it. I wish I knew a way to get gums back!
January 22, 2014
Thanks for sharing. So did your dentist recommend you having more than those 2 teeth? I went and was recommended 6
January 23, 2014
No, my other teeth are all straight and healthy, with the exception of my two front teeth. They are healthy but one is slightly further up than the other. I told my dentist I wasn't looking for a perfect set of teeth, just to correct the small ones. I like that he never pushed me or tried to "upsell" me!
February 6, 2014
hi, I'm in nyc as well. I am getting a lot of pressure from dentists to put in 8= veneers when I just want veneers on my peg laterals. What dentist did you go to?
March 30, 2014
So sorry for the late reply! I went to Dr. Gochman in Flushing, NY. He didn't put any pressure on me to fix any other teeth at all. He did mention my front teeth not being completely in line with my other teeth but I was content with my front teeth. Their imperfections are barely noticable. He didnt push any further than just mentioning them. He definitely gives honest feedback and wouldn't push the issue if it didn't need to be done.
February 28, 2014
Great smile! Can you provide the name of the dentist?
March 29, 2014
I also have 2 peg's. My dentist recommended Invisalighn before the Veneers. I have about six months left. Thank you for sharing!!!
March 30, 2014
No problem! My pegs rotated to face forward , thats why there was so much spacing on the sides of my smile. But my dentist said I wouldn't need invisalign since they were so small. He was able to very minimally shave them down then cover them up! Good luck to you! It's definitely worth getting the smile you want in the end :)
Happy New Year!
And congratulations for picking a doctor!!