Monthly Archives: finding an expert cosmetic dentist

• Something Is Off About My Dental Crowns

  I have had same=day crowns before with no problems. They always matched fine. However I recently had one placed on a front tooth and something is off about it. The color is the same… sort of. It looks a bit flat and weird though. I don’t know how to quite describe it and my dentist…

• Discolored Porcelain Veneer

  My daughter is in college and still has several weeks before she gets out for the summer. A couple of years ago she had eight porcelain veneers placed on her upper teeth. Last summer she chipped one in a biking accident. Our dentist decided the solution was to shorten the tooth to even out the…

• Dealing with Tetracycline Stains

  I am almost 45 and have severe tetracycline stains. I’d really like to improve my smile so I won’t feel embarrassed to smile. However, I’ve been to three dentists and they all want to give me a mouth full of dental crowns. My teeth are very healthy so I hate the idea of grinding them…

• Trying to Get Answers About Beautiful Restorative Work

  I am having a hard time finding the right information just by looking online on the internet so I am hoping you can help me sort through some things. I need a bunch of restorative work including ten dental implants on my upper arch and five on my lower. I’m not as worried about what…

• Covering Tetracycline Stains

  I am looking for a solution for my tetracycline stains. My sister and I both had them. She had hers fixed five years ago, but her dentist had to make them very opaque in order to cover the tetracycline stains. I was wondering if there have been some new developments that can make them more…

• Help! I Look Like a Chipmunk!

  Can you advise me? I’m looking for a second opinion. My two front teeth are long and stick out a bit from the rest of my teeth. I always feel like my teeth make me look like a chipmunk. My dentist is suggesting I extract them and get dental implants, but I want to make…

• Are CEREC Veneers Risky?

  I plan on getting CEREC veneers, but I have not exactly used this dentist before. He told me that he generally makes porcelain veneers 1.55 mm. I have done some research and that seems a little thick to me. Should I reconsider? I understand that the dentist who does the veneers could affect the outcome…

• Cavity On A Porcelain Veneer Tooth

  I have porcelain veneers on four teeth. One of them now has a cavity and my dentist wants to remove the porcelain veneer and replace it with a dental crown. Is that absolutely necessary? Dana Dear Dana, I am going to recommend you get a second opinion on this for a few reasons. First, in…

• Advice on Fixing One Crooked Tooth

  I have one crooked tooth in the front that is well behind the other front tooth. So far behind you can barely see it. Dentists keep suggesting different things and I don’t know who to trust. One dentist said to get braces. Another suggested I just pull that tooth. Then there are all the pieces…

• My New Teeth Keep Popping Off

  For our anniversary, my husband told me I could get a smile makeover. I’ve dreamt of one for several years. My teeth are chipped here and there, stained, and I have a few that are shorter than the others because of teeth grinding. My dentist ground my natural teeth down to tiny yellow nubs and…