Veneers are not just having a dentist stick some nice shiny white teeth on you. They need to prepare your teeth so diligently that it is like a work of art... Precise, accurate, patience are 3 words that come to mind when they were prepping my teeth. Dr Tan was so gentle and was always asking if I was OK.
After sitting in the chair, I was given another 4 needles... (and a nice warm blanket).
The filing of the teeth is NOT medieval.. not done with a big nail file but with a machine.. It was done pretty quickly considering I have 8 teeth to be filed.
I did not hurt... just strained my muscles in my mouth because I had to keep it open for so long.
A mould of my teeth was done at the beginning... Yes, I did gag... I hate those things.. But I only had to keep this one in for 1 minute. It was the one at the end that I had to keep in for 5 minutes... Gag, gag, gag... talk about making them freak out... I had four specialists in the room trying to find a bucket..
BUT, you will be happy to know I controlled myself.. all good...
They have placed temporary veneers on me for a week. I have to go back next Tuesday for the real ones... Thank goodness. I do feel the word 'temporary' means these ones are just going to pop off.. but she has assured me they will not. They have given me instructions on how to look after them so they won't.. Bit like the flossing... I had better do.
I will be getting my lower teeth Whitened today so they can match the colour of the Veneers to the whitest my teeth can go..
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