Monthly Archives: Smile Makeover

• Fixing My Teeth Without Porcelain Veneers

  I have some crooked teeth. All of my teeth are discolored from age. I want to improve my smile. My dentist is very keen on me getting porcelain veneers and even showed me his brag book. I hope it doesn’t sound ugly to say I was not impressed. I don’t want to hurt his feelings,…

• 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…

• Could A Dental Flipper Make My Teeth Look Straight

  I feel at 42 years old I am too old for braces, but my teeth are crooked and I’m tired of it. I wondered if a dental flipper could make my teeth look straight? Kelsey Dear Kelsey, I think you may be confusing a dental flipper with Snap on Smile. A dental flipper is a…

• Invisalign or Porcelain Veneers

  I had been saving up to give myself a smile makeover. I’d planned on porcelain veneers. There is not anything major wrong with my smile, but I heard porcelain veneers were the procedure to do for a smile makeover. When I met with my dentist he suggested I do Invisalign first and then get the…

• Porcelain Veneers Staining Around Edges

  I had porcelain veneers done about one year ago. I’m almost 3/4 of the way through paying these off and they have started picking up stains around the edges. While I am a smoker, I was told these would be very stain resistant. Is something defective in them? Should I schedule an appointment with the…

• Brightening My Smile After Quarantine

  My state is beginning to open up again and that includes our dentists. Now that I get to be in public I want to brighten up my smile. What recommendations do you have? Melanie Dear Melanie, I have two suggestions for you, depending on your budget and what your ultimate goal is in regard to…

• How white can I get my teeth?

  I am trying to figure out how white I can get my teeth. Ideally, I’d like them to match my eyeballs. Is that possible? Miranda Dear Miranda, I love it when I get questions that surprise me. This is one I’ve never encountered. Whether or not your teeth can match your eyeballs really depends upon…

• I swallowed a porcelain veneer

  I’ve spent quite a bit of money getting a full-mouth smile makeover with porcelain veneers. I feel it has been a disaster since they were placed. First, while all of them seem bulky, one side of my mouth is significantly bulkier than the other which makes it look like two different smiles in my mouth.…

• Three Different Color Teeth with Porcelain veneers

  I had four porcelain veneers placed on my front teeth. Unfortunately, the two in the very front are turning gray. This has left me with three different colored teeth. First, there are my natural yellow teeth, which still show on either side of my porcelain veneers. Then, there are the white veneers next to them,…

• Fixing a single front tooth

  The tooth just to the right of my front tooth is crooked. It goes a little behind the other teeth. I’ve had one dentist say braces were my only option. Another suggested I just pull that tooth. I don’t like either suggestion, but given the choice between the two, I’d pick pulling the tooth. I…