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6 Front Veneers - Saint Louis, MO
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I have always hated my smile. I had crooked yellow...
SonyaevestlMay 17, 2014
WORTH IT$5,000
I have always hated my smile. I had crooked yellow teeth. My incisors were too small and crooked. I decided to have veneers done. The procedure itself wasn't too bad. I didn't have much sensitivity when my teeth were prepped. I had to wear the hideous temporaries for 3 1/2 weeks. Overall I am glad I went through with it. I am having whitening done soon on the rest of my teeth to match. Hopefully once the whitening is done the veneers won't stand out as much.
Replies (22)
July 2, 2014
How many teeth did you get done, they look amazing. Was anything painful?
July 3, 2014
I had the front top 6 done. I did not have any pain. I will say for about two months I had trouble with speech and too much saliva. Now it's fine and they feel like they belong now.
July 3, 2014
Wow, that's awesome they look really good. I was told I would need 10 because of how big my smile is and it was $1400 a veneer. Your $5000 was a great deal;-)
Thanks so much!
July 3, 2014
I went to two different dentist. I was told to get 10 by the other dentist. I went with the 6 an we did whitening on the other teeth. Of course 10 would have been ideal but that's very expensive.
August 3, 2014
your teeth look nice but I think your first dentist was correct on how many or even 8.
Common Mistake The rule of 4-8-10
is a good example of the 4-8-10 rule. All too often I see (and usually have to replace) veneers placed on Nos. 6 to 11. Dentists get caught in a trap laid by patients. A patient will come in for a consultation and request to have porcelain veneers placed on the anterior six teeth. The patient asks for this because when he or she looks in the mirror, all he or she sees is the anterior six teeth. The patient thinks that esthetically changing these teeth will make the difference he or she is looking for.
In reality, when a patient smiles, the anterior eight and often 10 teeth appear. By not considering this when discussing a smile makeover, dentists can often end up with a less than ideal result. The 4-8-10 rule means that in most veneer cases the most appropriate treatment plan is either treating teeth 7 to 10 or treating the anterior 8 to 10 teeth.
If the patient is happy with his or her teeth color or we can bleach the teeth to an acceptable shade, then often the best and most conservative approach is to veneer the anterior four teeth.
However, if the patient wants to make a dramatic change in the color of his or her teeth, then we need to evaluate all the teeth that show in the patients’ broadest smile. It is these teeth that will require veneers. In most people the first premolars are prominent in their smile, and in many patients the second premolars can be seen in a broad smile. The number of teeth displayed determines how many teeth need to be esthetically restored
July 18, 2014
They look good and I know you're happy with them. But your original teeth had a cute quality too them. Not perfect, but still ok.
August 7, 2014
Sorry to ask a dumb question. Do they still grind the teeth down to stubs? What do your teeth look like now underneath the veneers? Thanks--this is my one hang-up about going forward with getting veneers.
August 7, 2014
Thanks--was always curious about that! Your results are great--you look fabulous!
December 17, 2014
Hi we are travelling from brooklyn and interested in getting work done (6 veneers) can u tell me how things are going now (almost a year later)
May 9, 2015
im sorry for the late delay i had so much going on with my family!! but u paid $5000 in total for how many veneers? im interested
Thank you for reviewing!!!