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Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:32 pm  |
Has anyone ever got veneers done in Mexico? Any good recommendations or horror stories?  |
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Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:22 pm |
No way don't do it unless you live there! These things pop off over time and you'll need to go back to who did them to have them recemented. I have ten across my upper teeth and had three pop off in the course of 3 years. Of course they were the back ones so you couldn't tell to much but I got them recemented ASAP! You would have to find another dentist to do it around where you live but they may charge you more since they didn't actually do the veneers. If you go back to whoever did them they will just recement for you. Plus you want to get high quality ones. There's a lab in LA that makes phenomenal ones and if you can afford it get them done in NYC with the best dentist (its easy to find out who). I love mine  |
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Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:28 pm |
 I would love to know that "lab" you speak of in LA if you know it off by hand. I just finished braces and although I have fairly perfect teeth there is some chipping and grinding that has changed the natural shape so veneers might be nice. I'm only a student so Mexico sounded really affordable from what I read on the internet. |
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Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:19 pm |
| This reminds me ... sometime this past week I watched a bit of one of those news shows (like Dateline, but I don't think it was Dateline) and they were talking to people who'd have veneers put on and wherever they had gone, they had shaved down too much of the natural tooth which got infected and when they took the veneers off ... their teeth were like little stumps! And then they showed how these dentist's offices can order these before and after books which make it appear like they were their patients, but really they weren't. Scary! Wherever you get them done ... make sure it's a good place. |
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Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:00 pm |
PhoebesMeow,
can you explain the veneer process? someone i know has them and my friend told me that they drilled away most of her teeth before putting them on, is that how it's done? yikes... |
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Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:32 pm |
| my sushi secret wrote: |
PhoebesMeow,
can you explain the veneer process? someone i know has them and my friend told me that they drilled away most of her teeth before putting them on, is that how it's done? yikes... |
Yeah that's how its done,there's no going back unfortunately. There's newer ones out there called lumineers I think that don't shave down as much but yeah that's the process. If you don't have them don't get them. I mean I do like mine but had I have known everything I don't know if I would have gotten them. And about the lab in LA, your dentist has to order from them, only dentists go through them... ask your dentist where he has the veneers made, you don't want one that makes them on premises.. you just don't, I've heard bad things about that. But if you go to any of the good dentists (especially the top one in NYC) he'll order from that lab... I was never told the name, but was never all that interested in it anyway, you just have to make sure you go to a really good dentist, one that specializes in cosmetic dentistry... don't go to a family dentist.. |
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Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:54 pm |
OMG please don't have healthy teeth ground down unless you have a gross cosmetic problem. Your teeth go through a lot of stress with such a procedure and are far more likely to need a root canal (pain and money). If you get a botch job you could end up having to have teeth extracted and end up with a bridge. Also be aware that after crown or veneers your gums will most likely recede. Recession appears as darkness at the gumline....not pretty.
Have you ever seen anyone who has had crowns or veneers placed on their teeth by a lousy dentist? They look like false teeth or chicklets.
When I was 18 my mother worked for a dentist. He suggested doing veneers on my front teeth. It was so tempting as he said I would have a smile like a movie star. Thank God I did not get drawn in. If I had I do not believe I would have my natural teeth today.
If you really want to do this please do much research on the cosmetic dentist your decide on. Actually, some dentists will try to talk a person who has fairly attractive, healthy teeth out of crowns and veneers.
At my age most of my molars are crowned. Luckily, my front teeth are natural. I worked in the dentistry field for 10 years. Working for a Periodontist I saw many bad placements of crowns and veneers. It is hard to find a cosmetic dentist that does meticulous crowns/veneers. |
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Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:46 pm |
Hi Winnie !
I am wondering if gum receiding can be reversed? It is SO UGLY... |
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Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:14 am |
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Hi Winnie !
I am wondering if gum receiding can be reversed? It is SO UGLY... |
If recession is really bad and root is exposed one can have a Soft Tissue Graft. Tissue is taken from the palate or another donor site and placed over the recession. I saw this done many times to even out the gumline. More important, it is done to cover the exposed root. Grafting protects tooth from decay, reduces sensitivity and improves esthtics of smile. |
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Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:28 pm |
Does anyone know of a dentist qualified in Lumineers in Mexico? I live in Mexico.
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Wed Sep 11, 2013 7:35 am |
I live in Phoenix and recently had veneers done in Algodones Mexico, just across the border from Yuma. It was a nightmare. I made 7 trips (6 hours round trip each time) and one of the front teeth fell off again this week.
I paid $2,000 for the six upper front teeth, as I could not afford paying my regular dentist his $6,000 price. I should have paid his price.
During a recent visit to my dentist here in Phoenix, I was told that the veneers were done so poorly that I must get them out of my mouth ASAP or face certain gum damage, and possible heart trouble if infection sets in.
The Mexicans do not know what they are doing, the lab is on-site, the quality is extremely poor, the light is very dim, the A/C is turned up high to save money on the power bill, and there is no warranty or recourse for botched work. Do yourself (and your health) a favor and scratch this option off your list!!! |
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Wed Sep 11, 2013 5:35 pm |
| Get bonding. It's cheaper. I've had mine for about fifteen years. You just have to be careful eating things like sticky candy or even crusty French bread. Don't take a bite and then twist or your real teeth could break off, never mind any bonding or veneer. My dentist didn't follow his own advice and Whoops! |
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Fri Sep 20, 2013 3:43 am |
| Fictionwriter wrote: |
I live in Phoenix and recently had veneers done in Algodones Mexico, just across the border from Yuma. It was a nightmare. I made 7 trips (6 hours round trip each time) and one of the front teeth fell off again this week.
I paid $2,000 for the six upper front teeth, as I could not afford paying my regular dentist his $6,000 price. I should have paid his price.
During a recent visit to my dentist here in Phoenix, I was told that the veneers were done so poorly that I must get them out of my mouth ASAP or face certain gum damage, and possible heart trouble if infection sets in.
The Mexicans do not know what they are doing, the lab is on-site, the quality is extremely poor, the light is very dim, the A/C is turned up high to save money on the power bill, and there is no warranty or recourse for botched work. Do yourself (and your health) a favor and scratch this option off your list!!! |
Errm Are you sure you are not fiction writing again?? How can you generalize Mexican Dentists this much? |
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Fri Sep 20, 2013 3:57 am |
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| The Mexicans do not know what they are doing |
Really? You're going to make a sweeping statement like that? |
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Sun Sep 22, 2013 6:32 pm |
| If you go to a Mexican dentist you need to find out where he was trained and certified or licensed. If it was in the US, it might be a better risk, unless he finished last in his class! |
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