I'll start off by saying that there could not have been a more perfect place to get my dental bonding done at. My results exceeded my expectations x100, thanks to the amazing Dr. Canto! Initially, I was skeptical about dental bonding, but I did my research and it looked like it was my solution to my small peg lateral incisors that I always dreaded since my adult teeth came in. I found out about Cosmetic Dentists of Houston thanks to their google reviews. I loved how Dr. Canto had her before and after pictures on the website and was convinced that I needed to get a consultation with her. Consultation is free by the way, not like other places who wanted to charge me $300 up front, and I wasn't even sure if I would go through with it, so I'm very lucky to have found her! Finally, it was time to meet Dr. Canto. From the moment she came in, she gave me this feeling of comfort, and immediately I felt her so approachable. She stated my options and genuinely wanted the best for me. We decided that bonding was still the best solution, due to the short time frame we had left before my wedding this upcoming 1st of September. She then scheduled me in for that upcoming next week. They initially attempted to schedule me in at 3pm, but I remembered I had to work at 5. I told them that it was okay, that I would just call in that I would be late if anything. However, she was sweet enough to find a way to push back to 1 p.m. after I left the office. This really made it a breeze to come in and go to work after. On the day to get my dental bonding procedure, everything was ready to go as they had previously taken my pictures and the required exam to be able to get straight to the procedure because I worked on that same day. Dr. Canto and her assistants were always so concerned about my well-being throughout the dental bonding procedure. Therefore, they would ask to see if I was still okay with everything occasionally, which is very important. However, everything was painless. Finally, Dr. Canto was about finished, and she would tell me to smile for her so she could make sure everything was looking great. She touched up until she was finally satisfied that everything looked how it should. Lastly, it was time to see my smile and let me tell you, I could not hold back the happy tears of joy when I saw my smile transformation (so please excuse the make-up on the after pictures, as it had smeared thanks to the happy tears lol). I am so ready for my wedding pictures and will no longer be conscious about my smile, as it came out better than I expected and Dr. Canto and her staff made the experience one to definitely remember. Dr. Canto herself is literally an angel sent from heaven. I will forever be thankful to have gone to her to get my bonding done. She is the most caring and sweetest person, and I guarantee she will look out for your best interest. I will recommend her to anyone who is not satisfied with their smile, she has the magic hands.
In the 26 years of doing cosmetic dentistry, seeing the generations that have come across in my office. Obviously we have treated many patients with tetracycline staining or antibiotic induced staining. Definitely we can get some reasonably good results with deep bleaching. There are now materials that do a very good job. Yet it does not give us the absolute beauty and coverage that we can get from porcelain veneers or porcelain crowns. So I still for those very dark cases I still recommend that we look at porcelain coverage.
So the question is do dental veneers look fake. Unfortunately there are too many offices and laboratories that do produce veneers that look fake…and people are scared about that. But it all depends on the laboratory technician, the ceramist and the artistry of the doctor and how we prepare and design the case. In our office the main goal is to produce a smile that looks like you were born with it, you belong to it, it belongs to you and when you walk into a room all people can see is that you have a gorgeous smile…not teeth. So they don’t have to look fake, they’re not suppose to look fake it all depends on whose doing them and how they’re produced.
Ok so the question is, is a single porcelain veneer possible on a front tooth…and of course it is. Yet it does become more challenging because we have to match and mirror the tooth next to it. It will depend on the design from the dentist but also the skill level and artistry of the ceramist. So definitely if your going to try to venture into doing just one tooth which is the most difficult thing for a dentist to do. Please make sure that you ask for pictures, for other cases that have been done and just take a look at everything. Do your research before you just try to do one tooth because it would be terrible to end up with a worse problem than you started with.
In 26 years I have definitely treated a lot of tetracycline cases a lot of tetracycline stained teeth with porcelain veneers and have ended up with patients that have had life changing experiences and have said that every penny was worth it.Unfortunately insurance has not been very much help with us. Tetracycline stain is not really considered a disease its really more of an aesthetic issue…and unfortunately there’s not a lot of coverage for that so expect to pay out of pocket but if its done well its so worth your weight in gold.
The question is, is their any pain involved with dental veneers. Like any procedure certainly there is the possibility of discomfort however porcelain veneers can be done these days with very minimal discomfort. Many times now we’re able to do minimal or no preparations to be able to do veneers, saving tooth structure which then of course causes less pain. So they can be done with very little comfort these days.
