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Getting veneers, hoping for feedback on veneer wax...
babymomma12345September 23, 2015
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Getting veneers, hoping for feedback on veneer wax up. Very nervous... I have gaps between teeth so the teeth have to be bigger to fill in the gaps but still small enough to match the rest of my teeth and my mouth. Hoping these will look good, hopefully I don't miss my gap feeling like I'm leaving a peice of me behind a little!
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October 4, 2015
In our office we eliminate the guesswork of how they will look. Just doing a waxup is not sufficient to know. Wax ups can look great on a model, but they need to be transferred to the mouth to test the esthetics and function. It seems like your situation would be very amenable to that. The lab simply needs to make a plaster model of the waxup, make a siltek (silicon material) matrix of the waxup, then take temporary crown material and inject it into the mold. Slip that in your mouth, allow the acrylic to harden, then remove the siltek. Voilà, you have transferred the waxup into your mouth without touching your existing teeth. Now you can see a preview of your new smile before the treatment is begun. You can also test the fiction through speech. It's a shame more dental offices don't use this technique. It give the patient, the dentist and the lab the confidence to proceed with final treatment.
UPDATED FROM babymomma12345
1 month post
Crown lengthening
babymomma12345November 10, 2015
Had crown lengthening surgery this morning, it wasn't as bad as I'd thought it would be. Felt similar to getting a filling. Now I look like a zombie who just fed. Hopefully this heels pretty quickly so I can go out in public!
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1 month post
5 days after crown lengthening surgery and before picture
babymomma12345November 15, 2015
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November 15, 2015
How long does this need to heal for?
I hope you prepare yourself for the veneer part... I hate mine even after a year..
I hope you prepare yourself for the veneer part... I hate mine even after a year..
November 15, 2015
I'm thinking about doing Invisalign now.. 3 months to completely heal
November 17, 2015
I'd go with the Invisalign and completely skip the veneers! Don't chop up your teeth! Your smile is looking great. Invisalign them to perfection.
November 23, 2015
I'm older then you're and have approximately the same gap between the front teeth, I find it nice and sexy, my dentist offered me to close it with the veneers but I really like it and I wouldn't do it; your own teeth are better then veneers and they don't look bad at all.
November 24, 2015
I had bonding done which chipped, putting this whole dentistry thing in motion but if you look it's still on one of my front teeth making the gap look smaller than it is. I don't mind a small gap, I told the orthodontist doing my Invisalign that I might leave a small gap :) I don't know if I think it's sexy but I have a 9 month old daughter who looks like she will have the gap so I kind of want to keep it.
November 24, 2015
Your baby girl is a definate reflection of you. Make her feel already, naturally beautiful like her momma :)
Please don't obsess about your teeth. You wouldn't want that for your baby either. Be happy and love like there is no tomorrow.
Please don't obsess about your teeth. You wouldn't want that for your baby either. Be happy and love like there is no tomorrow.
November 24, 2015
Ya I am officially going the Invisalign route. Thanks for your input.
November 24, 2015
You're very welcome! I really think that your teeth don't look bad, but if you feel that you need improvement go for it. Good luck!
Thanks for sharing your story. I hope you get all the support you need in this community, and will keep us posted on your progress.