Kristine Aadland Here is a young woman, early 20s, that came in and wanted a bigger, brighter smile. She was asking for porcelain veneers.
I was hesitant to put veneers on her because she is so young and I didn't want to cut down her teeth if I didn't have to. She was already a B1 and had a great smile but this is someone who wanted Hollywood bright. I talked her into letting me do composite work instead. These I did free hand and I am so thankful for everything I have learned by using my CEREC that I could apply here. Could I have milled these? Probably, but the reason I didn't is because her contacts were so tight already that I thought I would be fighting seating these as a no prep, ultra thin veneer. If she would have had open contacts or even lighter contacts milling would have been an easier option. If I was going to mill them I probably would have used Enamic. They have the brightest shades available at this time as a hybrid. Instead I used Cosmedent Nano Plus composite, B zero. This is my favorite composite because of the opaqueness of it to give that bright look. I added composite on teeth #3-14.
She was happy when we were done, and I was happy that no tooth structure taken away. It was a win-win for us both ;)
