Re: next step -- veneers!!!! does anyone else need these?

[Guest guest]

Helen, i have a veneer on one of my front teeth that i have had on

there for about 20 years. it really is ready to be replaced and at

the time they put it on, they said it would only last 7-10 years.

(hmmmmmm???) anyway, my front tooth was going completely yellow

from a broken nose situation and the veneer was PERFECT. i will get

it replaced after my braces come off as well as doing a one shade

lighter bleaching. i agree with you, after all this, let's get the

look we really want if we can afford it!

>

> It's Helen here (lower jaw, vertical ramus osteotomy July 15th).

> Today I had my regular ortho checkup and a follow up w/my dentist

> and the verdict is that my front teeth have been irreparably

chipped

> by my class III underbite. Anyway, both ortho and dentist agree

> that to make my bite and smile " perfect " I will need 4 veneers on

my

> top 4 teeth.

>

> I think that I am going to do it, even though they are $640 a

pop!

> I asked both Dr.'s if they really thought that this was necessary

> b/c I'm not a movie star or on Extreme Makeover or any of those

> reality shows. They both agree that the veneers will make my bite

> the most functional it can be and after I've put everything into

> this (surgery, 2 1/2 years in braces and dental work to fix my

other

> teeth problems) why not finish it the right way?

>

> The good news about this whole thing is that my braces are coming

> off in late spring or early summer so that's better than I thought.

>

> Anyway, just wondering if anyone else needed veneers or had them?

> They didn't recommend composites because of the wear and the fact

> that veneers last 20-25 years.

>

> Thanks in advance for any help.

>

> Helen

[Guest guest]

Helen, i have a veneer on one of my front teeth that i have had on

there for about 20 years. it really is ready to be replaced and at

the time they put it on, they said it would only last 7-10 years.

(hmmmmmm???) anyway, my front tooth was going completely yellow

from a broken nose situation and the veneer was PERFECT. i will get

it replaced after my braces come off as well as doing a one shade

lighter bleaching. i agree with you, after all this, let's get the

look we really want if we can afford it!

>

> It's Helen here (lower jaw, vertical ramus osteotomy July 15th).

> Today I had my regular ortho checkup and a follow up w/my dentist

> and the verdict is that my front teeth have been irreparably

chipped

> by my class III underbite. Anyway, both ortho and dentist agree

> that to make my bite and smile " perfect " I will need 4 veneers on

my

> top 4 teeth.

>

> I think that I am going to do it, even though they are $640 a

pop!

> I asked both Dr.'s if they really thought that this was necessary

> b/c I'm not a movie star or on Extreme Makeover or any of those

> reality shows. They both agree that the veneers will make my bite

> the most functional it can be and after I've put everything into

> this (surgery, 2 1/2 years in braces and dental work to fix my

other

> teeth problems) why not finish it the right way?

>

> The good news about this whole thing is that my braces are coming

> off in late spring or early summer so that's better than I thought.

>

> Anyway, just wondering if anyone else needed veneers or had them?

> They didn't recommend composites because of the wear and the fact

> that veneers last 20-25 years.

>

> Thanks in advance for any help.

>

> Helen

[Guest guest]

Every single one of my dental experts recommends veneers. Nobody's

offering to pay for them -- and from what I hear, your estimates are

low.

I'm holding out until my poor old teeth fall even more apart and

maybe the insurance will help. (My front teeth are, from left

lateral incisor to right lateral: crown, composites holding things

together, same for the other central incisor, and a root-canalled

mostly-gone, composite packed, lateral incisor. Does that suggest

something???) Around here, I think it's more like $1,000 a pop. That

crown isn't old -- at least not by my standards, and I have no pain

nor obvious decay, so I'm holding out...

I'm sure my mouth would be more nearly beautiful with them, though.

But the rest of me isn't, and I need a kitchen and some trees

removed, so I'm allocating my resources, at the moment. (Need a

kitchen, as in haven't had anything but a fridge and freezer since

the hurricane, Sept. 16. Not a plug, not a lightbulb, not a

microwave, not a hotplate... Still tarp-covered holes in the roof.

For Thanksgiving we're having pnut butter and jelly. With Reddy Whip

on top. Which is more than sufficient for my big old bod.)

All that said, hey -- if you can do it comfortably, why not? You've

been through a bunch of stuff, so why not treat yourself and your

teeth to what your docs recommend, just going a small step farther?

I have no doubt that the visual and functional results will be

pleasing!

C.

>

> It's Helen here (lower jaw, vertical ramus osteotomy July 15th).

> Today I had my regular ortho checkup and a follow up w/my dentist

> and the verdict is that my front teeth have been irreparably

chipped

> by my class III underbite. Anyway, both ortho and dentist agree

> that to make my bite and smile " perfect " I will need 4 veneers on

my

> top 4 teeth.

>

> I think that I am going to do it, even though they are $640 a

pop!

> I asked both Dr.'s if they really thought that this was necessary

> b/c I'm not a movie star or on Extreme Makeover or any of those

> reality shows. They both agree that the veneers will make my bite

> the most functional it can be and after I've put everything into

> this (surgery, 2 1/2 years in braces and dental work to fix my

other

> teeth problems) why not finish it the right way?

>

> The good news about this whole thing is that my braces are coming

> off in late spring or early summer so that's better than I thought.

>

> Anyway, just wondering if anyone else needed veneers or had them?

> They didn't recommend composites because of the wear and the fact

> that veneers last 20-25 years.

>

> Thanks in advance for any help.

>

> Helen

[Guest guest]

Every single one of my dental experts recommends veneers. Nobody's

offering to pay for them -- and from what I hear, your estimates are

low.

I'm holding out until my poor old teeth fall even more apart and

maybe the insurance will help. (My front teeth are, from left

lateral incisor to right lateral: crown, composites holding things

together, same for the other central incisor, and a root-canalled

mostly-gone, composite packed, lateral incisor. Does that suggest

something???) Around here, I think it's more like $1,000 a pop. That

crown isn't old -- at least not by my standards, and I have no pain

nor obvious decay, so I'm holding out...

I'm sure my mouth would be more nearly beautiful with them, though.

But the rest of me isn't, and I need a kitchen and some trees

removed, so I'm allocating my resources, at the moment. (Need a

kitchen, as in haven't had anything but a fridge and freezer since

the hurricane, Sept. 16. Not a plug, not a lightbulb, not a

microwave, not a hotplate... Still tarp-covered holes in the roof.

For Thanksgiving we're having pnut butter and jelly. With Reddy Whip

on top. Which is more than sufficient for my big old bod.)

All that said, hey -- if you can do it comfortably, why not? You've

been through a bunch of stuff, so why not treat yourself and your

teeth to what your docs recommend, just going a small step farther?

I have no doubt that the visual and functional results will be

pleasing!

C.

>

> It's Helen here (lower jaw, vertical ramus osteotomy July 15th).

> Today I had my regular ortho checkup and a follow up w/my dentist

> and the verdict is that my front teeth have been irreparably

chipped

> by my class III underbite. Anyway, both ortho and dentist agree

> that to make my bite and smile " perfect " I will need 4 veneers on

my

> top 4 teeth.

>

> I think that I am going to do it, even though they are $640 a

pop!

> I asked both Dr.'s if they really thought that this was necessary

> b/c I'm not a movie star or on Extreme Makeover or any of those

> reality shows. They both agree that the veneers will make my bite

> the most functional it can be and after I've put everything into

> this (surgery, 2 1/2 years in braces and dental work to fix my

other

> teeth problems) why not finish it the right way?

>

> The good news about this whole thing is that my braces are coming

> off in late spring or early summer so that's better than I thought.

>

> Anyway, just wondering if anyone else needed veneers or had them?

> They didn't recommend composites because of the wear and the fact

> that veneers last 20-25 years.

>

> Thanks in advance for any help.

>

> Helen