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I have always wished to have a really beautiful smile, and have finally reached the point where I can afford to do it. I have one tooth that is crooked, but other than that no big problems with my teeth. I want them to be much brighter and whiter, so I’ve been considering getting 10 porcelain veneers on my top teeth. Whenever I look at the pictures on dentist’s websites, I really like the smiles of the patients who got porcelain veneers.<\/p>\n

My dentist doesn’t seem all that excited about this, though, which is weird to me because it is a LOT of money I am ready to spend on this. He has suggested that I consider Invisalign invisible braces instead. I can only see one crooked tooth, so that seems like overkill, to get braces for one crooked tooth. He says he will do the veneers, but that I should have the Invisalign treatment first. That will add up to a year to my treatment time, not to mention the extra cost.<\/p>\n

Is this usual, to have orthodontic work before getting veneers placed?<\/p>\n

Thanks for your input,<\/p>\n

Shelly in Grosse Pointe Woods<\/p>\n

Dear Shelly,<\/p>\n

This is only speculation, but it could be that you have\u00a0a bite issue or serious crowding issue, and that is prompting you dentist to push for the braces first. If that is the case, he should have told you why he was making that recommendation. It is customary for a dentist to recommend either Invisalign or porcelain veneers, not both. It is also possible that he thinks the use of the Invisalign<\/a> braces and a professional teeth whitening will yield the results you want without placing porcelain veneers<\/a>. Again, if this is what he was thinking, he should have communicated it with you.<\/p>\n

In this case, I would recommend a second opinion. Don’t tell the dentist what your current dentist said, and see if he recommends a similar course of treatment.<\/p>\n

If you do decided to go with porcelain veneers, make very sure your dentist is an expert cosmetic dentist before you have him do the work. Check his work though his website, or ask to see before and after pictures of his porcelain veneer clients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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