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Replacing Worn Veneers - New York
UPDATED FROM onehitwonder
Making improvements but slowly.
onehitwonderApril 18, 2020
$12,000
So, my new dentist put veneers on two more teeth to help smooth out the step from the canines back. It doesn't show as well in the photos as it does in the mirror, but we're all about the photos these days, right?
At any rate, when I go back to him, I'm going to get them further refined to have him straighten out the line on the first two teeth and to shorten all of the front six to the extent that we can without replacing them. Also, I'm seriously thinking of having the canine's redone for a smoother step. If I get that done, I'll be happier with the smile but it's taking a while to get there and this social isolation doesn't help. I'm just wondering on how much refining he can do without having to replace the teeth or causing damage to the veneers. Thoughts?
At any rate, when I go back to him, I'm going to get them further refined to have him straighten out the line on the first two teeth and to shorten all of the front six to the extent that we can without replacing them. Also, I'm seriously thinking of having the canine's redone for a smoother step. If I get that done, I'll be happier with the smile but it's taking a while to get there and this social isolation doesn't help. I'm just wondering on how much refining he can do without having to replace the teeth or causing damage to the veneers. Thoughts?
UPDATED FROM onehitwonder
Not as happy with them as I was...
onehitwonderDecember 30, 2017
I think part of it was just getting rid of the seams and having them white again. However, I really don't like the say you can tell the first front six are all aligned and white and then my smile steps down to the premolars which are smaller and grey with stains. I've found a new dentist and he understands why I'm not happy. The plan is to do my premolars (the two teeth on either side of the front six that I had done. This will make the smile more uniform as far as the upper teeth that are seen when I smile. I'm disappointed that my first dentist didn't really take into consideration that I was concerned about the transition of my canine's to my back teeth. Also, these are much more square and less feminine looking. When I get the new premolars, my new dentist says he'll also look at refining the six that I already have. I'll update when it's all done, but it won't be until around February.
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April 18, 2019
Well at least you didn’t go for a Pefect smile and the dentist was like you got 7000$ worth of work to be done be I will do your front teeth pefect with my teeth looked better before I had them done and somehow I ended up with a gap in the front of my mouth so I got all7000$ worth of worth done I. Five visit but all the cavivys he filled have fallinn out I don’t even think I had that many cavity’s well now I have no teeth where he supposedly quick my cavity’s tell all started falling out and I guess since I paid cash I wasn’t Insuradeafter he put permit teeth in front cause that when [RS bleep] go real
UPDATED FROM onehitwonder
Fine tuned
onehitwonderMay 25, 2016
So I went in for a cleaning and fine tuning today and am a happy camper. My gums have "filled in" and we made some slight adjustments so the transition from the canines to the back teeth is as smooth as it will get without me putting veneers on another two teeth. Also, I had a new upper tray made so I can bleach the upper back teeth a bit more. All in all, I'm much more satisfied post fine tuning. The photos don't really do them justice as I think they look much better in real life.
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May 26, 2016
Much better! Whatever adjusting was done, worked. At first I was mad for you, but the fine tuning made a big difference. A little bit does a lot.
May 26, 2016
Haha, I could tell. ;) The pics don't tell the whole story, they look much better in real life and much better than what they replaced. But they fine tuning really did improve it over all. I think letting the muscles or whatever they are in my gums adjust also helped. For anyone doing this I highly recommend a tune up session after a few weeks of have them inserted. Give some time for your mouth to settle down after all the work is done.
August 5, 2016
Question: when you had these reshaped, did they do more than just the length? Can bulk be removed in spots?
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Ask this VERY serious question....
Will the second round be veneers or CROWNS? I was badly betrayed when I went to have my veneers redone and never told the second set would be CROWNS! Meaning more tooth structure is gone! Approximately, HALF the tooth was drilled away on all my upper teeth! The crowns were bad and needed done again, and again, and AGAIN until finally I was left with a collapsed bite and FACE! I eventually lost all 18 teeth in my moth because of bad esthetics! I only wish I would have lived with those awful cheap looking veneers!