{"id":1989,"date":"2022-02-07T14:56:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T20:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/?p=1989"},"modified":"2022-02-07T14:56:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T20:56:18","slug":"fixing-my-teeth-without-porcelain-veneers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/fixing-my-teeth-without-porcelain-veneers\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixing My Teeth Without Porcelain Veneers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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&#8217;t sound ugly to say I was not impressed. I don&#8217;t want to hurt his feelings, so I am looking for alternatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Callie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Callie,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zoom-whitening.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zoom-whitening.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zoom-whitening.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zoom-whitening-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Zoom Whitening<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t feel bad about having a high standard for your cosmetic work. These are expensive procedures that affect your appearance. Your smile is one of the first things people notice about you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do not want porcelain veneers, that is okay. There are options. The first thing I would suggest is to deal with the discoloration. Having brighter, whiter teeth can make you look years younger. One quick way to do that is with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/zoom_whitening.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zoom Whitening<\/a>. It can deeply whiten your teeth in just one appointment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Invisalign-comparison.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Invisalign-comparison.jpg\" alt=\"side by side compairison of braces\" class=\"wp-image-1513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Invisalign-comparison.jpg 507w, https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Invisalign-comparison-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Braces versus Invisalign<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, to straighten them, you can either get braces or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/invisalign.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Invisalign<\/a>. I recommend Invisalign for several reasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They are more comfortable<\/li><li>They are invisible even at a conversational distance<\/li><li>They work faster<\/li><li>They make it easy to keep up with your oral hygiene<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Both of these procedures together are less expensive than porcelain veneers. While porcelain veneers require extensive post-doctoral training for a dentist to do them well, teeth whitening and Invisalign can be done by just about any dentist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lafayette, LA Dentist<\/a> Drs. Foreman and Thimmesch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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I don&#8217;t want to hurt his feelings, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/fixing-my-teeth-without-porcelain-veneers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fixing My Teeth Without Porcelain Veneers<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[801],"tags":[23,349,928,348,358],"class_list":["post-1989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-zoom-whitening","tag-braces","tag-invisalign","tag-one-appointment-teeth-whitening-2","tag-porcelain-veneers","tag-smile-makeover"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fixing My Teeth Without Porcelain Veneers - 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