{"id":1651,"date":"2021-04-10T21:11:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T02:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/?p=1651"},"modified":"2021-05-10T22:12:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T03:12:11","slug":"having-doubts-about-this-lumineers-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/having-doubts-about-this-lumineers-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Having Doubts about this Lumineers Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

My husband purchased me a Lumineers package for my birthday. I went in and had all the planning and tooth preparation done and then was just waiting for them to arrive. Several weeks passed and then the cosmetic dentist called and said that something is wrong with the impressions and they need to be re-done. Is this a common thing? As my husband had already paid should I be worried that he is just going to keep our money and not actually ever provide the Lumineers?<\/p>\n

Elle<\/p>\n

Dear Elle,<\/p>\n

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I have some concerns here, but not that you will not get your smile makeover. My concern is you are going to get your smile makeover and hate it.\u00a0 Here are some things you need to know. First, cosmetic dentistry is not a recognized specialty. This means any dentist can call themselves a cosmetic dentist regardless of the amount of training they’ve received. Second, smile makeovers<\/a> are not taught in dental school, so that training is imperative for a dentist to do a respectable job at these procedures. This leads me to Lumineers themselves.<\/p>\n

Lumineers<\/a> are simply a brand of porcelain veneers<\/a>. However, they are a brand that is heavily marketed to inexperienced cosmetic dentists. I have a very bad feeling that your dentist falls into this category for a reason we’ll go into in a moment. Almost all expert cosmetic dentists do not like the brand. This is mostly because the company insists you use their lab, which is not known for its artistic results.<\/p>\n

As for your dentist and the impression, that is a completely different concern. While it is not totally unheard of for impressions to need to be re-done,\u00a0 and it happens to even the best dentists, it is the duration with yours that has me concerned.\u00a0 The lab would have known right away that something wasn’t right and contacted your dentist. Maybe because he is so new that he was embarrassed and didn’t contact you right away. But, the length of time tells m that either he held onto it or he sent it back to the lab, telling them to try to work with it, but it was so bad they said no work could be done.<\/p>\n

Here is one thing you can do to protect yourself when it comes to cosmetic work. Insist your dentist use a try-in paste when the Lumineers finally arrive.\u00a0 This is a water-soluble gell that allows you to have your Lumineers tried on without permanently bonding them on. You should then get a good look at them in several lights. Only give your approval for them to be bonded on if you are pleased with how your new smile looks. If you aren’t, tell your dentist what you aren’t thrilled with and he should send them back to the lab to be redone until you are thrilled.<\/p>\n

This blog is brought to you by New Orleans Dentist<\/a> Dr. Duane Delaune.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My husband purchased me a Lumineers package for my birthday. I went in and had all the planning and tooth preparation done and then was just waiting for them to arrive. Several weeks passed and then the cosmetic dentist called and said that something is wrong with the impressions and they need to be re-done. 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