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    I just wanted to show off my new pearly whites. As some of you may recall, there was a thread about veneers on here awhile back and it made me want them, and I ended up getting them, and this is it! SUCH an improvement over my crooked, gapped, chipped, yellow mug.
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    Real nice Em, congratulations, you have a great smile. Now where is the ferret in the picture? LOL

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    OH they are BEAUTIFUL!!!! I have a few capped, Sux. Did it hurt?

    Pamela

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    It did hurt some...I guess I should have written more details.

    I went to Dr. Siegel in Blue Bell, PA. He's a highly recommended cosmetic dentist in the Philadelphia area.
    http://www.dentalexcellenceofbluebel...=MeetTheDoctor

    In his words, he is probably the most expensive dentist in the area. I had a lot of faith in his work, so I went with him. He charges $1250 per tooth for porcelain veneers and that includes everything including gum lasering and bleaching to match the existing teeth. You can find dentists that do this for less and some for more. I had my top ten teeth done and it came to $12,500, which I financed over 12 months with no interest.

    The first visit was pretty easy. I just picked out the teeth I wanted. What you choose is how the bottom will look....more rounded or flat.

    The second visit is when they shave the top layer off your tooth. This doesn't really hurt and I worked that night. I did have a lot of swelling under my top lip from all the injections and because of the gum work. The dentist lasered the frenulum, which is the web under the lip. They do this so your lip does't pull up as much when you smile...showing less gum. I got the temporary veneers put on which are made out of acrylic, which I wore for three weeks. It felt sort of uncomfortable at first, but never painful.

    The third visit is where they take off the temps and put on the porcelain. I was really scared of this part hurting because they pull the temps off by breaking them off, but it wasn't so bad. Then I laid there while the swelling in my gums went down, and the novacaine wore off. My teeth were "live" with very little covering the nerves. This was the only thing that was really painful, but it was fine once he injected more novacaine in me and I took some Motrin.

    Then there was the fourth visit where they "fix the bite" by doing a little sanding and clean up any cement on the teeth. My gums were so sore, so this was annoying, but again, not painful.

    My gums are still sore, which makes brushing and flossing a little uncomfortable, but it's really important to keep good dental hygeine while the gums are healing, so I am doing it religiously...and I'm doing the bleaching on my lowers, which is Excel 3.

    I go back in another 2 weeks so they can check up on me.

    I still look in the mirror in amazement. I can't believe these are my teeth! It was a lot of money, but I really believe they were worth it. I'm just so happy.

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    Emily,
    I am sure you have a great dentist. He clearly did fantastic work for you. But when I clicked on the link. I almost fell off the chair laughing.

    There is something amazingly ironic about a cosmetic dentist who is bald as a cueball (or almost). Sort of like a vegan butcher, or a BA doc marrying Twiggie.

    Thanks for the Christmas giggle. I should be street legal by New Years.

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    amazing work - and you look even more fantastic!

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    awwww, thanks Mel...and Monty and Pam! you guys make me excited to go into work tonight...first night since the the big day.

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    id love if my teeth looked that way (in a good way) what a beautiful job!!!!!!
    I hope to eventually do that in the future... wahooooooo
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    How was your first night back????

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    Wow, they look very nice! They were more expensive than I would have guessed... good for you to have them paid off in a year!

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    wow emily ...you look great ...love it..wow
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    Gorgeous! What an impact it makes. I am jealous.

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    They really look beautiful, Emily. You look very pretty.

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    The first night back was great....made great money. I'm not sure how much of it was because of my teeth and how much was because of other circumstances, but I was definitely smiling more and got compliments on my smile.

    I only worked one night, and immediately went on a cruise for 6 days (which is why I haven't replied), so I don't have much to go on, but I love it and people are always telling me I have such a nice smile and that's really worth a lot to me.

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    You look great!
    You say psycho like it's a bad thing

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    Thanks! This is really paying off. I've been making more money and have had several guys tell me they love my smile or have "the most perfect teeth" and just stare at my face, smiling back. The smiling is infectious. The dancing soon follows.

    I'd recommend anyone unhappy with their teeth to consider this.

    I have before and after pictures but I'm kind of sensitive about the "before" since it was bad, but if you want to see them (in the name of science, of course) IM me and I'll send it to you.

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    You look GREAT Emily!!!!!!!

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    You look absolutely beautiful, Emily! Gorgeous smile!
    Like the car, I'm exotic, erotic, and expensive....

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    thanks again, ladies! I love my dentist

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    jesus emily, you look awesome. $$ well spent

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    Emily, your teeth look SUPER! Definately a great investment.


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    Thanks everyone. I think they were a good investment too.

    It's funny, because only dancers get this. My friends think I'm nuts. Random people that ask me about them think I'm nuts. But I do make more money. This is a fact. I cannot pinpoint exactly what it is, but it's probably a combination of confidence and improvement in my appearance.

    I think they will pay for themselves in a year. This sounds very ambutious, but I'm making like an extra $40/night which adds up to about what I paid for them over the course of a year. (I work 6 days a week.)


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    I bet you're smiling more frequently and with more confidence. THAT's why you're making more moola!


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    You've definitely increased your face-value!

    Congrats
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