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My repaired smile

UPDATED FROM frostahorse
1 year post

Done

WORTH IT$8,000
Done with veneers. Wish I had gone whiter. But over all happy

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What a beautiful smile. Who did you go to in town. Can you share cost. Also who did your Invisalign. Thanks
Hi. Dr. Kaitlin Riley in Paso Robles, Ca did both the Invisalign and the veneers
I’d love to see how bright they are in day light.
Wow, they look so normal and real. How many? Only top? Sadly, I had mine done and even when he redid them in a year, they still look fake. They don’t blend and got the bottoms done, which look even more fake. Not sure what I can do about them as I paid $12k already and am not happy.
Thank you. I'm sorry you have had a hard time. The front six on the top are the ones I got done.
what shade did you go
The dentist helped me choose based on samples she had
UPDATED FROM frostahorse
1 year post

Done and done

Happy with results

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Your smile is beautiful just th way it is. Don't do veneers. File uneven teeth & use Crest Whitestrips. Veneers don't last forever. I did the same thing and my dentist tried to get me to buy veneers as well to have 'perfection', which I feel looks fake. It's better to have a little imperfection & look natural, and your smile is perfect the way it is.
I have been doing cosmetic dentistry for 30 years and I have learned that telling someone they shouldn’t correct what is bothering them just doesn’t work! This lovely gal obviously grinds her teeth, and should be evaluated for sleep apnea and/or a bite imbalance. If veneers are placed and she continues with the same bite habits, she will break the veneers! She needs a very qualified cosmetic dentist to help her, someone who will look at the whole picture, not just the front teeth!
Go to someone who specializes in cosmetic dentistry!! I had my dentist replace 3 old ones and they were wrong. One was too big and after a year of going back to him a million times, I finally found someone who knew what they were doing. Problems can arise and you need someone who knows how to fix it. My dentist did not but my dentist saw the problem right away. I decided to take the plunge and I did the top 10 teeth and bleached the bottoms. Then a year later, I did the bottom 10. Get a second opinion and do your research as to who you will go to for a 2nd opinion. Rick’s comments above are spot on.
Dr. Randall Perkins did my veneers and I love them. He is an artist with an impeccable eye for detail.
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My repaired smile

I’m done with Invisalign braces. Now I need veneers. I have a lovely local dentist but I am worried about cost! 20k to do all the teeth she wants me to do. There is no way I can afford that. So, I am beginning to search for a specialist for 2nd opinions.

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Travel out of the country I got 14 for half of that in Mexico
Can i suggest looking at bio clear veneers? I had these and the results are amazing. They also don't damage your precious teeth. I have to say from the pictures your teeth look amazing already, if anything at all a bit of repair to the bottoms where they have worn slightly? Seems a shame to file them for veneers, when they are already beautiful. Are you in the U.K? Google smileconcepts in Birmingham x
Forgot to mention, something I didn't know about with veneers. As gums start to recede when we get older, the veneer edge starts to show and they need replacing. So that would be 20k every 10 or so years :(

How is your journey coming along?

Your teeth are gorgeous!!! You honestly don’t need veneers. I would just see if a cosmetic dentist can file the 2 front and add composite-honestly your teeth are amazing