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Can I Trust a Best Dentist Award?

I want to get a smile makeover, but I’ve heard some of those cosmetic dentistry horror stories and don’t want to end up one of them. I see a lot of dentist’s proporting they are the best dentist or that they’ve won a “Best Dentist” award? Can I trust those or should I be looking […]

There is No Such Thing as 360-Veneers

I went to my dentist to ask about getting a smile makeover. I told him that I wanted porcelain veneers. He suggested in my case that he would recommend 360-veneers. He said they were sturdier. I specifically asked him if it required taking off a lot of my tooth structure. He assured me that it […]

Dentist Requires Cleaning Before Whitening

I’m kind of annoyed. I called my dentist’s office to get an appointment for teeth whitening. But, the receptionist said that the dentist will require I have my teeth cleaned first. Shouldn’t I be able to choose which services I want? Can he really force me to get a procedure I don’t want? Dan Dear […]

Can a Maryland Bridge Be Bonded to a Porcelain Crown?

I have two dental implants with a natural tooth between them. Now that tooth needs to be replaced. Is it possible for me to just get a Maryland bridge and attach the wings to the porcelain crowns? Everett Dear Everett, While you can technically bond a Maryland Bridge onto your teeth, it is a […]

Can an Ultrasonic Scaler Fracture Veneers?

I had porcelain veneers placed. I recently had a cleaning done. The hygienist used a magnetostrictive ultrasonic cleaner. The next day, two of the veneers fractured. Can an ultrasoic cleaner do this? Is there a type of cleaner that is safer than another? Rose Dear Rose, There are two different types of ultrasonic scales. […]

Should I Get Porcelain Veneers or Lumineers?

I have some teeth that have embarrassed me for years. Both of my front teeth are broken to varying degrees. The other teeth are discolored. Some are thinner than others. I’ve been saving up to get a smile makeover, but am having trouble choosing between Lumineers and porcelain veneers. Some people have told me that […]

Dental Bonding Stained After Two Weeks

I had dental bonding done on my front four teeth. I’ve only had them a couple of weeks and they’ve started staining. I do drink coffee. I don’t know if that is why they’re stained. My dentist did not tell me not to drink coffee. Is that something I will have to give up? Also, […]

Porcelain Veneers are Too Shiny

I recently had six porcelain veneers placed. Though I had teeth whitening done to make the adjacent teeth the same color of the veneered teeth, the ones with the porcelain veneers are so shiny that it is obvious they are fake. I have hated them from the beginning, but my dentist insisted that I just […]

Son’s Dental Bonding Looks Horrible

My son had an accident on his bike that caused him to break pretty good sized chips to his front teeth. His pediatric dentist suggested dental bonding. We went ahead with it. The results were a disaster. The bonding is whiter than the rest of his teeth, plus the teeth are a bit bumpy and […]

My New Crowns are Turning Yellow

I had six porcelain crowns placed on my upper teeth for a smile makeover. I asked for BL1 because I have very white teeth naturally. I’ve never even needed to whiten. I take good care of them and use Supersmile whitening to keep surface stains off. When I got my dental crowns, they were darker […]