Monthly Archives: American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry

• My Crown Looks Awful

  I got a makeover on five teeth. Four were veneers and one is a crown. The veneers look OK, but the crown looks different than the others. It’s like there is a shadow underneath it. My dentist says it is from the cement and that it isn’t noticeable. If that’s true, than how come I…

• Fixing protruded teeth

  I have protruded teeth. I am wanting a cosmetic option to fix it, but don’t want braces. What are my best options? Alina M. – Montreal Alina, Both the options I am about to share with you will repair protruded teeth. However, neither will work if your teeth are extremely protruded. My most important advice…

• Treating a huge tooth gap

  If I have a large tooth gap. i measured it and it looks like it is a little over half a centimeter. if I wanted to treat that would it be better to do lumineers, dental  bonding, or something else? Eric S.- Philadelphia Eric, Which treatment you use will depend in part about how you…

• Difference in veneers

  I’m going to get a smile makeover, which has taken me years to save up for. Because of that I’ve been doing a lot of research.  I want to make sure I use the perfect veneers. Can you tell me if MAC or JK veneers are better? Olivia- Wisconsin Olivia, I hope you won’t mind…

• Congratulations to Dr. Chal

  We wanted to give recognition to Dr. Arthur Chal in Phoenix who was recognized recently for 16 years of service as an accreditation examiner with the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Dr. Chal served also as President of the AACD for 2001-2002, a couple of years before Dr. Malone. Dr. Malone and Dr. Chal have…

• Ugly porcelain crowns

  I think I made a mistake, but I don’t know what to do about it.  I needed my four front teeth crowned. I told my dentist that I wanted all porcelain crowns. He told me that he hasn’t done many of them, but I told him how important that was for me, so he said…

• What is the lightest shade?

  Hi, I just got two Lumineers to fix some chips and other problems with those two teeth.  The problem is they are darker than my other natural teeth. My dentist keeps telling me he gave me the lightest shade and if I’d just stop whitening my other teeth (which I don’t anyway) they would match…

• Problems with my smile makeover

  I just spend an unbelievable amount of money on my smile makeover. I got ten porcelain veneers. I know most people get six or eight, but I have a really wide smile, so I wanted to make sure that everything visible was covered. We talked for a long time about what kind of smile I…

• Smile makeover without spending a fortune

  I want to get a smile makeover. My problem is I can’t spend a fortune. My sister just got her smile done, but it cost her $35,000. I don’t have that kind of money. Personally, I think my sister was overcharged. She tends to want to only go to the top of the line for…