smile makeover Archives | Fred H. Peck, DDS, FAACD, FICD

Smile Makeover Disaster

I am heart broken. I’ve had tetracycline stains for most of my life. I asked my dentist getting porcelain veneers to cover them and he said that it could only be done with dental crowns in order to cover the stains. I trusted him and now I have six veneers that look really fake, plus […]

Dentist Said Porcelain Veneers Won’t Work for Me

I want to get my smile makeover redone. I had dental bonding put on my upper and lower four front teeth. Back then, they looked okay, not great, but better than my normal teeth. Since then, they’ve gotten really worn. I asked my dentist if we could replace them with porcelain veneers, which I have […]

Which Material Is Best for My Smile Makeover?

I want to get a smile makeover. I’ve been to a couple of dentists for a consultation to compare them and they’ve both given me vastly different suggestions. One is suggesting porcelain veneers made from zirconia. The other said that feldspathic crowns would give me a much more attractive result. Do you have a preference […]

Yelp! To Find My Cosmetic Dentist

I don’t know how to pick between the top three cosmetic dentists on Yelp! I want to get a smile makeover. Someone told me that dental bonding was cheaper than porcelain veneers, so I’m looking for a dentist to do that. How do I know if one of the three dentists are better at bonding […]

A Dental Marketing Scheme that Will Lead to an Awful Smile Makeover

I have a crown that needs to be replaced. I’ve considered getting porcelain veneers on the other teeth. I received some information from a Colonial Dental Plan. They have quite a few dentists on their list. If I join their plan for $300, I can get 20% off my work. I will come out ahead […]

Dentist Said He Gave Me Veneers but Didn’t

I had been communicating with my dentist about a smile makeover and told him I wanted porcelain veneers. We scheduled everything. His website is very clear about the difference between veneers and crowns. I was a bit concerned when I got my temporaries because it felt like he had ground my teeth down really far, […]

Treating Enamel Hypoplasia

I have been embarrassed by my smile my entire life. I have enamel hypoplasia. I am finally in a financial position where I think I can do something about it. Unfortunately, when I went to see my dentist in order to get advice about the procedure, he told me that my teeth are healthy so […]

Covering Tetracycline Stains

I wanted to get some advice. My sister and I both have tetracycline stains. When we went to lunch together a few months ago, we discussed getting porcelain veneers to fix them. She, of course, rushed out and got them right away because she is always trying to one up me. She a bit annoying […]