I went to the denstist this morning for the first time in about 5 years. Some of you may have read about my fall in a bar that resulted in a broken nose and badly chipped front tooth in the "Embarassing Moments" thread. Anyway, the chip was filled in with composite and the compostie has been stained and looks pretty bad on close inspection.
Today my dentist worked out an action plan to give me a beautiful smile. I'm wondering if anyone else has had any of these procedures.
First, I have to have my teeth debrided (b/c of the lenght betwwen dental visits). I have no cavities luckily. I hear debridement is pretty bad.
Then, I am getting my teeth whitened. The composite won't whiten, so its going to get worse before it gets better.
Then, my dentist is going to match my newly whitened teeth and bond it with composite, this time over the whole tooth, not just fill in the chip.
Finally, I am going to have my front teeth shaved.
I'm actually excited about it (I'm sure I won't be when I see the bill) but nervous, because I am not really into pain. Has anyone ever gone thru any of this?
Today my dentist worked out an action plan to give me a beautiful smile. I'm wondering if anyone else has had any of these procedures.
First, I have to have my teeth debrided (b/c of the lenght betwwen dental visits). I have no cavities luckily. I hear debridement is pretty bad.
Then, I am getting my teeth whitened. The composite won't whiten, so its going to get worse before it gets better.
Then, my dentist is going to match my newly whitened teeth and bond it with composite, this time over the whole tooth, not just fill in the chip.
Finally, I am going to have my front teeth shaved.
I'm actually excited about it (I'm sure I won't be when I see the bill) but nervous, because I am not really into pain. Has anyone ever gone thru any of this?