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athena1
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I'm a 36 year old female. I went to a cosmetic dentist to get a crown replacement because I'm going to get a root canal there, and somehow got almost convinced to get veneers for at least the four front teeth (well, one of those teeth is the crown, so three). My front teeth are a bit chipped from the edge as you can see in the attachments, but my husband says you can't tell a lot and it doesn't bother me much. Not enough to ever consider shaving three good teeth for it. I had anxiety for a few days, wondering if I should, or should not. Watched a ton of videos, both for and against, and I was still nowhere closer to deciding what is best for me. I think I decided against it. I don't think I have the emotional capacity to go through the period when my teeth are shaved down and I have to wear temporaries, and then the period when the veneers actually go on and I have to consider there is no going back. The white, winning smile is so tempting which is why I made my appointment for the bleaching too, which they say has to happen a month before the veneers, but I'm not even sure about that anymore. I might just do the bleaching, but I'll have to go through another agonizing period of pros and cons for that one too. Sigh.
If anyone here can offer their insight for or against, I would greatly appreciate it. I haven't completely decided yet or told them anything, so nothing is official yet. What scares me is the irreversibility of it and the after care. I drink a lot of coffee and the occasional wine. I do brush three times a day and floss every night. But I also eat a lot of acidic foods which are cause erosion of my teeth (hence why I have that microscopic chip on one of the front teeth). Also, my teeth don't bother me terribly. I understand that yellow is a natural tooth color and that white is only a Hollywood craze. However, it DOES look very pretty, as unnatural as it is. And I also worry about having to go back to replace them in my 40s and then again in my 50s. Or in my 50s and then again in my 70s if all goes well. That's still a lot. What if by then I have no desire for that anymore, let it go and I'm left with tiny stubs for teeth? That's if they don't die, which I read can happen. All to look good a couple of decades more? Please give me your insight, I am open to EVERYTHING as I feel very lost. I have attached photos of my teeth, maybe judging their state will give you a better idea.
If anyone here can offer their insight for or against, I would greatly appreciate it. I haven't completely decided yet or told them anything, so nothing is official yet. What scares me is the irreversibility of it and the after care. I drink a lot of coffee and the occasional wine. I do brush three times a day and floss every night. But I also eat a lot of acidic foods which are cause erosion of my teeth (hence why I have that microscopic chip on one of the front teeth). Also, my teeth don't bother me terribly. I understand that yellow is a natural tooth color and that white is only a Hollywood craze. However, it DOES look very pretty, as unnatural as it is. And I also worry about having to go back to replace them in my 40s and then again in my 50s. Or in my 50s and then again in my 70s if all goes well. That's still a lot. What if by then I have no desire for that anymore, let it go and I'm left with tiny stubs for teeth? That's if they don't die, which I read can happen. All to look good a couple of decades more? Please give me your insight, I am open to EVERYTHING as I feel very lost. I have attached photos of my teeth, maybe judging their state will give you a better idea.
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