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I have a large tooth gap. It was last measured at 9mm. I thought about doing Snap-on Smile, but after all the tests and things, it turned out I wasn’t a candidate for that procedure. I’m too old for braces, so I’m thinking about Lumineers. I have scheduled an appointment with a Lumineers certified dentist in a couple of weeks but thought I’d check and see if you thought that was a waste of my time and money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Kevin,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am very glad you wrote before going through with this plan of Lumineers. While I am sure you could find a dentist willing to do it for you, it would end up a disaster! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The size of your gap is enough to fit another tooth. Unless the dentist is a top of the line, expert cosmetic dentist you are going to end up with something that looks ridiculous. And I will tell you right off the bat, dentists who advertise as placing Lumineers tend to be at the bottom of the barrel of cosmetic dentists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lumineers company markets themselves to inexperienced cosmetic dentists as being easy to place because they don’t require any tooth preparation, the way other brands of porcelain veneers do. There are two problems with that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One, that rarely turns out looking anything but bulky. Some people have described it as horse teeth. And, two, there is a whole lot more to creating a beautiful smile than just the tooth preparation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Invisible Alternative to Braces<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Braces versus Invisalign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You mentioned you were too old for braces. Has your dentist discussed Invisalign with you yet? These are sometimes called invisible braces<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both people in the image above are wearing orthodontics. The one on the left is wearing traditional braces. The one on the right is wearing Invisalign. No one will be able to tell you are wearing them even at a conversational distance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the size of the gap you are talking about Invisalign would be my number one recommendation for repair. It has an added benefit as well. Invisalign uses clear plastic aligners to straighten your teeth. Those aligners can double as teeth whitening <\/a>trays. This will allow you to straighten and whiten your teeth all at once. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t like the idea of any orthodontics, then you will need to go with porcelain veneers<\/a>. However, as I mentioned above, you will need an expert cosmetic dentist in your case. I would only see an AACD accredited dentist<\/a> to do your porcelain veneers case, if that is what you decide on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog is brought to you by Lafayette, LA Dentist<\/a> Dr. Mike Malone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have a large tooth gap. It was last measured at 9mm. I thought about doing Snap-on Smile, but after all the tests and things, it turned out I wasn’t a candidate for that procedure. I’m too old for braces, so I’m thinking about Lumineers. 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