{"id":497,"date":"2015-10-13T14:26:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T19:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikemalonedds.com\/blog\/?p=497"},"modified":"2015-10-13T14:26:40","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T19:26:40","slug":"beware-of-bad-cosmetic-dentists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/beware-of-bad-cosmetic-dentists\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware of bad cosmetic dentists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently read a story on a cosmetic dentistry blog, of a woman who spent a small fortune to get her smile made over, only to end up with an average looking smile. \u00a0Here is the picture she sent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bad-makeover-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"bad-makeover\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bad-makeover-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bad-makeover.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>I don&#8217;t have the before picture, so we don&#8217;t know what the teeth looked like befre. \u00a0It&#8217;s not a horrible smile, but it&#8217;s not great either. \u00a0The teeth are off center and the color is drab. \u00a0When you&#8217;re paying for a smile makeover, you want something better.<\/p>\n<p>Compare that with a makever that Dr. Malone did with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/porcelain_veneers.html\">porcelain veneers<\/a>. Here we have both before and after pictures.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-499\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-499 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/anne-smile-before-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"anne-smile-before\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/anne-smile-before-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/anne-smile-before.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Before<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-500\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-500 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/anne-smile-after-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"After\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/anne-smile-after-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/anne-smile-after.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There isn&#8217;t a recognized specialty in cosmetic dentistry. \u00a0Any general dentist can call themselves a cosmetic dentist. \u00a0But, as you can tell in the difference in the quality of work between the unnamed dentist at the top of this page and Dr. Malone&#8217;s directly above, there is a huge difference between calling yourself a cosmetic dentist and actually doing gorgeous work.<\/p>\n<p>One way to assure you&#8217;ll get quality work is to use a dentist who has reached accreditation level with the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD). These are the top cosmetic dentists in the country.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\">Lousiana Cosmetic Dentist<\/a> Dr. MIke Malone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently read a story on a cosmetic dentistry blog, of a woman who spent a small fortune to get her smile made over, only to end up with an average looking smile. \u00a0Here is the picture she sent. 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