Dr. Hall,
I just wanted to let you know my experience with Glamsmile.
I had 8 Glamsmile veneers put on my upper teeth. At first, they were perfect. It’s been 8 months and I now see staining in between my teeth. Where the Glamsmile veneers lay on top of my teeth. The thing space under the Glamsmiles are getting stained by what I drink and eat. Also, something strange happened. I noticed gray discoloration under the Glamsmiles on my two front teeth. These spots were not there and did not show up for about 6 months. The dentist is trying to say it’s due to lighting. I said no, and we looked at the before and after pics. He then said it’s the color of my natural teeth coming thru. I reminded him that my two front teeth have never had any grey spots on them. He replaced one with his own veneer 3 days ago. It looks great but now it’s a lot thicker than the Glamsmile and I’m asking him to replace the other at no charge, of course.
I can also now feel a gap at the top of the Glamsmiles. It’s almost like they’ve slipped down. There was definitely no space when I first got them. Have you heard of any complaints like mine yet? Also, one of them chipped when I was eating cereal. I kept the piece and he replaced it with one of his veneers but made it a lot smaller because he said my lower tooth sheered the Glamsmile off. I can tell you, he’s not too happy about having to replace the veneers but I’m not happy so he better! Thank you!
– Tracey from California
Thanks for your comments. I’ll go ahead and post them, because I think it will be helpful.
I’m wondering if your problems are partly because of your dentist’s inexperience with cosmetic dentistry. I think dentists with strong cosmetic dentistry skills could produce a decent smile with this technique, but the apparent simplicity isn’t so simple for the vast majority of dentists.
Assuming that your dentist didn’t brace you for the possibility of these things going wrong, I think it’s fair to press him to fix this at his expense. Hopefully it will be a good learning experience for him.
Links – please see the web page where I warn people about things that could go wrong with GlamSmile veneers.
About David A. Hall
Dr. David A. Hall was one of the first 40 accredited cosmetic dentists in the world. He practiced cosmetic dentistry in Iowa, and in 1990 earned his accreditation with the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He is now president of Infinity Dental Web, a company in Mesa, Arizona that does advanced internet marketing for dentists.
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