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Porcelain veneers have become widely accepted as the benchmark of conservative cosmetic dentistry. They have been used successfully to mask teeth which are discolored and poorly shaped. Bonding ultra-thin shells of porcelain to teeth created many of those Hollywood smiles that we envy.
We call this instant orthodontics because in as little as two weeks a patient can go from teeth that are crowded to a perfect smile. Patients that decide to do instant orthodontics usually have already explored the possibility of conventional orthodontics and did not want to spend two to three years in braces to align their teeth only to find that to correct the shape and color they would have to do porcelain veneers.
One case in point, a patient referred to me had gone through three years of orthodontics to align his teeth. The orthodontist did the best that he could, but the patient was still not satisfied with his smile.
The stone model of the patient's teeth is shaped and built back to an ideal form with white wax. By using the diagnostic wax-up we can tell how much tooth needs to be reshaped to get that perfect smile.