Thursday, March 19, 2009

Get a Smile Makeover with Some New Veneers

By Mike Olsen

The moment that cosmetic dentistry became well known and accessible, I was certain that I was going to have an entire smile makeover and get porcelain veneers. I had been in a serious car accident when I was eighteen years old that had knocked out several of my front teeth from my mouth.

After the accident, a dentist replaced my teeth with fake ones that never seemed to feel right or to look real. I was always self-conscious that people were staring at my fake teeth trying to figure out why they looked funny. I never smiled with my mouth open and I tried to keep my lips tight when I spoke to avoid exposing my teeth.

I did not want to continue through the rest of my life self-conscious about my teeth and embarrassed of my smile. I also was tired of thinking about all of the things that the accident had taken away from me. If I were going to finally move on and refocus my energy I needed a smile makeover to get back the confidence that I had once had.

When advertisements for cosmetic dentists started popping up in my city I immediately called one and made an appointment. I knew that I would need veneers on all of my front teeth and that I would need the back teeth to be cosmetically whitened. The receptionist took down my information and set up an appointment for me.

I came in for my consultation, had a digital X-ray done and was able to view a three dimensional computer generated replica of my mouth. The dentist and I went over my different options agreeing that I needed several porcelain veneers and some whitening done.

I was thrilled to set up an appointment for the procedure. The dentist assured me that he could complete all of the work within one visit and that my insurance company was going to be paying for a percentage of the total bill for my complete smile makeover.

The dentist performed the entire procedure within a few hours and it was nearly painless. When he was finally finished he presented me with a huge mirror congratulating me on my beautiful new smile.

I took one look in the mirror and broke into tears. The dentist had done a phenomenal job and transformed my teeth into a perfectly straight and aligned beautiful smile. I was completely ecstatic over the transformation and I knew that I would never want to stop smiling. - 15252

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