Porcelain Veneers

“My favorite compliment is when people tell me how beautiful my smile is and they have no idea I have veneers.” – Deanne

Deanne was looking for improvement to her smile. She had concerns that veneers may look fake, or that people would know she had her teeth done. After consulting with Dr Peterson and his team, and coming up with a plan, she was comfortable that she wouldn’t be disappointed. They decided together on color, value and shape. They looked at photos of many teeth and smile design catalogs. Deanne was then able to preview the plan with a wax mock up and custom temporaries designed to reflect the final goal. Together they decided to stay true to the natural shapes of her teeth, but make some enhancements. To improve on the color, and how to characterize her teeth while avoiding mistakes made in other veneers that make them look fake or obvious. 10 veneers were placed and she got the natural beautiful smile she wanted.  Best of all it looks like she was born with it!

Recently a new patient came in for a cosmetic consult who knows Deanne personally. Her comment when we were sharing photos with her, “Oh my gosh, she has the most beautiful smile! I never knew she had veneers!”

Deanne is now using Invisalign to straighten her lower front teeth.

Poor Ashley had veneers done twice elsewhere in Utah. The first time they were so unattractive she insisted they be redone. The second set was then placed only to have them breaking, falling off, and turning black underneath in just months. When one broke and the original doctor couldn’t get a replacement to match she gave up on that office and tried a second dentist. That resulted in the front left tooth that doesn’t match the others. Even though unhappy, it took Ashley a year to decide to take up the search for a new dentist to help her get the healthy beautiful smile she wanted. Almost a year later her research brought her Dr. Peterson. It was his gallery of photos that made her feel comfortable to reach out to a dental office again.

Her treatment included smile design preplanning, laser gum contouring to level out her smile, Zoom! whitening, removing the bad veneers with a laser (instead of a drill) and beautiful new veneers designed with all the details she requested!

Greg’s veneers were part of a complete reconstruction.  He was unhappy with the wear on his teeth and the quality of his “same day crowns.”  His regular general dentist had talked to him about esthetic and reconstructive treatment but Greg decided to research for someone with more training.  You can lean more about his bite reconstruction in the neuromuscular section.Greg was very involved with every feature of the anterior teeth.  The color, shape, opacity, and surface detail.  Dr. Peterson worked closely with Greg to fine tune the design and then with the lab until the final result reflected the vision Dr. Peterson and Greg envisioned. Dr. Peterson and the ceramist dialed in details with the wax up and temporaries.  Verified appearance, speech and comfort, and then turned that into a beautiful final result!

Judy had been a patient of Advanced Cosmetic Dentistry for many years when she decided she wanted to beautify her smile. She had a great experience replacing her ageing metal fillings with bonded porcelain and had been on a maintenance check-up schedule for some time. Her teeth were becoming progressively crowded and yellow, and she had undersized upper “lateral” incisors. She decided on the treatment plan of orthodontic straitening with Invisalign, followed by Zoom2! Whitening and veneers on her upper front 6 teeth. She now loves her natural beautiful smile that looks like she “was just born with it!”It isn’t often that a highly trained cosmetic dentist will recommend 6 upper veneers, often preferring the patient choose either 4 or 8 veneers. Judy’s teeth are a rare exception to this rule. This incredible result is thanks to great planning and an amazing lab.

Cindy traveled from New Mexico to have her cosmetic dentistry done by Dr. Peterson. Her beautiful smile makeover involved 6 upper and 3 lower anterior teeth. She now enjoys a smile she is confident in, and for the first time in decades she no longer feels the need to cover her mouth when talking or smiling. She was so ecstatic with the result she told us she cried tears of joy 3 times in the first day after having her final restorations completed.