Archives for October 2014

Can’t afford veneers, will snap on smile do?

October 30, 2014 by writeradmin

I called around everywhere for an affordable dentist to do my smile makeover. I couldn’t find anything I can afford. Would snap on smile work instead?

Deanna M. – Austin, TX

Deanna,

It’s probably a good thing you didn’t find a cheap enough dentist. Those usually end up poorly done.

Snap-on smile will give you a decent smile, but it isn’t permanent and will not be as beautiful as porcelain veneers. It attaches to the front of your teeth.

If you’re fine with that, then it is an OK alternative. You could use that while you save up for a more permanent solution.

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I ruined my aligners

October 14, 2014 by writeradmin

I have been using Invsialign for about two months. I’ve been very pleased with them. I guess that could also be the source of my problem. I completely forgot I had the aligners in when a friend came over. I made some coffee for the two of us and drank a complete cup before I realized what I’d done. Now the aligners are warped. What do I do?

Anita R. -Arvada, Colorado

Anita,

I guess too comfortable isn’t a bad problem to have. There isn’t much you can do about the aligners that have been warped. You’ll have to have your dentist make a new pair.

You mentioned you forgot you had them in. I’m hoping you keep your Invisalign aligners in most of the time. You can take them out for meals obviously, but other than that you will want to leave them in for the treatment to be effective.

They’ve got a high patient satisfaction rate, so I understand how you can forget about them.

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