Can't Find A South Florida Denist Willing To Give Me Low/No Prep Veneers!

I'm actually allergic to tons of things, medications, foods, etc., and the problem is that you can't really be test for anesthesia it without it being administered into your system. Based on past experiences, we think I'm allergic to everything in the "cane" family, which seems to be in every anesthesia I've asked about =/ I had two fillings a few years ago to fix teeth I cracked from biting on a tongue ring I had in at the time, and didn't have any kind of anesthesia. I can't have nitrous because I also have asthma lol -___- And I agree, this is the perfect forum for our convo lol!

Man, I hope you never need surgery!  Not that I hope anyone ever needs surgery, but if you can't have anesthetic, that would be really terrible!

One of our people, BatonRougeCutie, who had braces recently got some bonding done to finish off her look, and it looks really good (the lighting's just a little wonky).  I know you'd prefer veneers, and I think you'll find someone if you keep looking, but it is a valid option if you go to someone who's really good and respects your vision, you know?

I do understand that it's something I'd have to do about every 10 years, but considering I want a no-prep veneer right now (no tooth resurfacing), I wouldn't be sacrificing any tooth structure.

Mine were supposed to be reversible! I said no filing my teeth down. After I was sitting in the chair ready to go the day of the procedure they said they need to gently file them a wee bit shorter. Mine are NOT ground down to little stubs. They are mostly my tooth. (All my tooth on the sides with a veneer on the front) They put some sort of etching solution on them to roughen the surface so that the veneer would attach. My dentist are told me that once you have veneers you can't go back. My problem is I really don't know what they look like underneath! I'm scared to take them off & I need to find someone I trust! I will be visiting another dentist. Hopefully things changed & they really can reverse them. If you are going to do it I have a few thoughts for you. 1)Do you really, really trust your dentist? Be sure you trust your dentist. Look at his work. Be sure he shows you other patients that he has successfully done. 2) Do you show any gums over the top teeth when you smile? If you don't show any gums then the no prep would probably work for you. If you have a gummy smile at all, it will probably look fake. 3) I wish you the best of luck! What is the no prep veneer that you are doing? I'm checking out all of my options!!!

Thanks Peggy, I appreciate the kind words =]

I agree. Leave them alone.

I just checked it out! I actually asked the Dr. if he could take a quick look at my post and see if he could give me any advice. Hopefully he'll see my comment and respond! It really looks like a lot of mixed reviews about them =/

Yeah.  Doctors tend to get a lot of stuff coming at them, so he may not even have notifications on (and hence may not know you asked him a question).  But no reason not to try :D

None of those options can be whitened, only natural teeth can be. Veneers keep their color longer than bonding, but bonding is cheaper to replace if they do end up chipping or staining.

Exactly.  And crowns are more invasive than veneers, since they go all the way around the tooth and are quite thick.  A lot of prep has to be done on the tooth before a crown can be attached, which means you lose a lot of tooth.  You don't want that to be healthy tooth if at all possible.  When something goes wrong with that, it's a root canal, and then the tooth is dead and the next step would be an implant.  Doctors generally recommend that you go as conservative as you can to get the results you want.