{"id":1011,"date":"2020-01-10T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T00:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/?p=1011"},"modified":"2020-06-10T17:25:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T00:25:01","slug":"lumineers-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/lumineers-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Lumineers Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I went into my dentist for a smile makeover. He gave me four Lumineers. When I went there, I was very specific with him that I wanted a white smile. Yet, when my Lumineers came in and were placed, I noticed they weren&#8217;t white like we&#8217;d discussed. I tried to like them, but after a few days, I called him. I expressed that I didn&#8217;t like the color. That&#8217;s when he told me he placed a stain on them so they&#8217;d look &#8220;normal&#8221;. I was quite disappointed to hear that as it went against my expressed desires. He offered to take the stain off. That idea thrilled me. I went there with high hopes. Those hopes were dashed when I saw the results. Essentially, all he did was drill off the top layer. This made the teeth look dull and uneven, which is even worse. Do I have any way of affordably getting this fixed? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brandon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear Brandon,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/porcelain-veneers-wafer.jpg\" alt=\"A porcelain veneer being placed on a tooth\" class=\"wp-image-669\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The smile makeover procedure you had reminds me a little to much of the middle-grade books, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A Series of Unfortunate Events.<\/span> I can tell from the way you described things that your dentist is either fairly new at cosmetic dentistry and is dipping his toes in the smile makeover waters, or he&#8217;s just completely incompetent.  Because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/lumineers-phoenix.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lumineers<\/a> is highly marketed to inexperienced cosmetic dentists as being easier to place than other brands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/phoenix-porcelain-veneers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">porcelain veneers<\/a>, I suspect (or maybe hope) it is the former. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s start with the fact that he did four Lumineers.  Most people&#8217;s smiles are around eight to ten teeth wide. If you don&#8217;t want a bi-color smile, you have two choices. First, you can get that many porcelain veneers. A great option if you can afford it. However, not everyone can. In that case, your second option is to have your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/teeth-whitening-phoenix.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">teeth whitened<\/a> before you have your veneers made. This way the teeth will be close enough in color to make sense and blend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next disastrous decision is he stained them. Yes, you said you wanted a white smile, but your dentist thought, &#8220;I&#8217;m the professional and know better.&#8221; So, he put a stain on them to make them look like regular teeth. This is an attitude taught in general dental school. However, people paying for a new smile don&#8217;t want &#8220;regular&#8221; teeth. They want gorgeous teeth. This is why dentists who invest in post-doctoral training in smile makeovers learn the opposite. You aren&#8217;t creating normal smiles. Instead, you are creating your patient&#8217;s dream smile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amateur move number three is him bonding them on without you getting a look at them. True cosmetic dentists will use a temporary try-in paste, give you plenty of time to look at the veneers in various lightings, and decide if you are thrilled with them. If you&#8217;re not, they don&#8217;t get bonded on. The dentist will make the changes necessary to achieve the results you want. You&#8217;re paying for a stunning smile. You should get one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">His Disastrous Lumineers &#8220;Fix&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, let&#8217;s get into your dentist&#8217;s &#8220;fix&#8221; for his misjudgment. What he should have done when you told him this wasn&#8217;t the color you agreed to was to start over and provide you with new Lumineers. That, however, would cost him time and money. So, he takes a short cut and drills off the stain. While this ruined your Lumineers, this is actually good news for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because he damaged them, he is now obligated to fix them.  I would not just get a refund or have him re-do them. He&#8217;s shown a disregard for your wishes, as well as a lack of commitment to the quality of his work. What you need to do is tell him you would like him to cover the cost of another dentist replacing them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before deciding on a second dentist, look at their smile gallery. Make sure there are before and after pictures of cases they&#8217;ve done personally, not just stock photos. Even then, only go forward if you absolutely love the after results they acheived. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\">Phoenix Dentist<\/a> Dr. Hillary Peck. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went into my dentist for a smile makeover. He gave me four Lumineers. When I went there, I was very specific with him that I wanted a white smile. Yet, when my Lumineers came in and were placed, I noticed they weren&#8217;t white like we&#8217;d discussed. 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