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Snap-On Smile has really created quite a stir. I still have not done any but I took the course and continue to follow the progress in the dental magazines. One use proposed for Snap-On Smile is to open the bite – increase the vertical dimension. I thought these were only for cosmetics? Not for use in actual function. I do not see how these can be used to open the bite. They are relatively fragile. You cannot control the occlusal dimensions of the appliance. So how is this supposed to work? Has anybody tried to use Snap-On Smile to increase the bite? Also, is it true that a dental lab has to be licensed to fabricate these and that only a few labs are licensed for this?
Editor’s Note:
According to the Snap-On Smile: “Snap-On Smile is a patented multi-purpose restorative dental appliance that involves no drills, no cutting down of existing tooth structure, no needles, and it’s removable. It’s non-invasive, meaning it is also reversible. They fit directly over existing teeth and can be applied to a variety of situations. It’s made with a specialized resin which allows the appliance to be made as thin as .5mm without compromising strength. Its simple patent design allows a patient to eat without any impingement into the gums.”
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32 Responses to “ Snap On Smile to Increase Vertical Dimension? ”
I could not understand how the vertical is increased either.
I also am very interested in how the occlusion is managed because in opening verticals it almost seems that this is critical.
Will these withstand anterior guidance issues.
I’d ditto the vertical dimension questions, adding it’s use as a ‘high compliance’ orthotic.
So many of the extensive wear, dramatically tramatized occlussions need pre-permanent stabilization. With conventional orthotics we are doing well to receive compliance just during sleep.
I often bond ‘pads’ to act as both ‘trial” vertical dimension and as orthotic.
Is ’snap-on’ durable/stable enough to do both, and may we ‘bond’ occlussal/esthetic changes onto it with conventional materials???
Can someone show long term wear studies? As a lab owner I certainly would be reluctant to invest in a fad.
As a patient with a high narrow overbite ….I would love to try this! I have sarcoidisis and make a huge amount of adrenalin that prevents any type of “serious work”. I am 60 years old and have only lost one front tooth in an a diving accident and would ove to improve my smile …especially the vertical!
In our offices, we have used the Snap On Smile as a removable orthotic for a couple of years. They work quite well for opening bites and establishing a better vertical dimension. Since they wear the orthotic at all times except for during home care, the durablility is important. We have had very few failures. They can be made for just a single arch or both arches.
The key is to develop the new vertical dimension from a reproducable neuromuscular/ functional starting point and anticipate an initial equilibration and several minor occlusal adjustments to find a final resting place. (We begin with the Myotronics K-7 device.) This deprogramming & retraining generally takes 4-6 months, sometimes more.Technology helps find that increased vertical more quickly than other techniques, but we find that phonetics, facial aesthetics, neuromuscular jaw tracking, TMJ/condylar position and other factors all point in the same direction. (When they say, “Ummmmmm” the positon is close!) When all the muscles & nerves are comfortable, occlusal stresses are greatly reduced, minimizing breakage of orthotics, Snap Ons, crowns, veneers and Natural Teeth.
Some patients will remain in an orthotic of some type “forever”, others can be weaned-off, many of ours will elect full-mouth or full-arch restoration.
Lastly (sorry about the length), we often use our full-mouth provisionals for that “dial-in” period instead of a Snap On Smile. The final vertical dimension and occlusal design need to be reproduced in the “permanent” restorations if you go that route.
I hope this helps.
I used it for one case and it worked well… I consider it to be, and I’ve prescribed it as, a 1-2 year temporary… a ‘now’ solution for something the patient can’t afford to do the ‘long-term’ way. It provides both esthetics and function. I’m intending it to pave the way for the patient to replace it with porcelain on her teeth (veneers or crowns) and implants in the pontic areas… I expect that as the SnapOn shows its age, the patient will be motivated to have it replaced the ‘long-term’ way. We’ll see if it turns out that way. FYI, the fee was approximately what I’d charge for a standard removable partial… insurance was not involved.
BTW, they say it is not amenable to bonded additions… it isn’t bis-GMA resin…but I did improve the gingival seal/retention by using bonding resin and flowable composite internally around gingival margins, as needed.
I still consider SnapOn as one of the patient’s options when they either want a lot of change quickly or when I feel they’ll be motivated by experiencing a significant improvement now and need time to save up for what they actually need… I consider it a ‘trial makeover’. (I like Tad’s phrase “pre-permanent stabilization”)
Is this good for ladies? Does this appliance look next to natural like porcelain or zirconia crowns? I have zirconia bridge fixed for upper jaw & cannot decide what to do for lower jaw. Only gap is created (equal to one tooth or 2) in between 2 central incisors which is to be eliminated. As it is said “Pre-permanent stabilization”, I am considering to try it out. It must be better than partial denture of few teeth. This will give uniformity of the teeth shape & color.
I do not know which dentist is practicing this in London so that I can visit him to view it. Name of the clinic, address, phone No. & email address.
Mrs. Poonam
Mrs. Poonam, the aesthetics are quite good: Surface is highly polished & smooth, shapes acn be made “ideal” or nearly so, several shades or colors are available. They don’t have as much translucency as porcelain, but that is less important on lowers anyway. Normally they are made for an entire upper or lower arch and can fill many of the spaces between teeth. Most people find them more comfortable than a partial denture because they only cover the teeth and down to the gumline, not across the palate at all. Because they will be thicker than natural teeth (the extra thickness of the material on both cheek and on tongue side) speech may be altered, but most people adapt. Most of our patients have been very pleased with the appearance, but we use them priamarily as a theraputic & diagnostic appliance, so they are usually more interested in the improvement in their pain. The good looks are just a benefit.
Some dentists market the Snap On Smile primarily as a partial denture replacement emphasizing aesthetics and comfort.
I invented the Overlay Cosmetic Appliance that you can eat with and wear all the time. I’ve been wearing my appliance that restored the vertical with metal onlays for six ears and the appliance makes me look ten ears younger. I remove the appliance twice a day for brushing and since I started wearing it, I had no cavities or gum related issues. However, after dental manufacturers refused to assist me in producing equipment to simplify production and I was unable to find dental technicians to help me construct the appliances, I decided to walk away from the dental industry and write a book. In my opinion, the plastic snap-ons are a joke.
After my Overlay Cosmetic Appliance the media called snap on teeth was aired on NBC news stations in 2004, (Video URL: http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=&vid=5c90e5bc-31e5-4e37-9d23-9884be1846d1) soon after everyone wanted to cash in by presenting the plastic ones that have been around for thirty years and mostly used in movies to create various characters. Robin William’s appliance in the movie Ms Doubtfire broke several times during filming, (or so I hear}. The reporters who reported the story on the plastic snap-ons did it without any investigating. Their actions caused many patients to be scammed out of their hard earned money. The following are comments from patients that got ripped off:
“I went to NYC and wasted $1500 for a lower piece that looks like a toy for Halloween. I had to pay up front and when I picked them up and had them placed in my mouth, the whole office staff raved how real and beautiful they looked. The more I looked at them, the more I hated them. It also hurt. When I removed them, I though my teeth were going to fall out. I called the next day and wanted my money back. I couldn’t handle how FAKE they looked and my family and friends agreed. When I went to the office, the Dr. was a jerk and everyone was so different. How dare he sell a piece of plastic toy for $1500. To make this miserable story short, he refunded $500 and I had to sign a paper. I hope he gets caught and exposed real soon. I won’t say his name, but since there are only a couple of them using the same appliance and story, I would hope they all meet with law suits soon. I work hard for my money and I feel I have been robed and he got away with it and continues to do so
“Hi Guys I live here in New York and was very interested in the snap-ons until I went to see Dr “I will not go back to again”. 1st of all they told me that the consultation visit was free. But when they told me that it will cost me 2,700 for the upper and lower and I will have to pay up front, no refunds, I didn’t want them. They charged me $100.00 for the 2 minutes of consultation.”
“These are a complete joke. Don’t waste your time or your money unless you want to look like a circus freak. I’ll be lucky if I get back even half of my bill. I called the dentist 4 hours after leaving because granted the time I allowed to get used to it, I still hate them every time I look at them. I had to take them out. Point in case: Snap on teeth are just that; Snap-On teeth. So if it’s too good to be true, it probably is.”
“They look like a big hunk of white plastic stuck to your mouth.”
“They are not worth the money, I wasted mine. And I am angry.”
“I heard that they could make it look like any celebrity’s teeth (or maybe that was something else) Well, I live near New York, and I heard that “Snap on teeth” actually look like “Snap on teeth”. And after seeing them, I was really disappointed.”
Back to where I left off:
After my breakthrough was broadcasted on the NBC news stations in 2004, (Video URL: http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=&vid=5c90e5bc-31e5-4e37-9d23-9884be1846d1) it quickly gained popularity. However, after dental manufacturers refused to assist me in producing equipment to simplify production (my invented appliance would cut into the big profits made on crowns and veneers), and I was unable to find dental technicians to help me construct the appliances, (most capable partial denture dental technicians already left the dental industry), I decided to walk away from the dental industry and present my story in a book.
I’m extremely interested in the procedure “snap on teeth” I’ve called numerous dentists that had no idea what I’m talking about. Finally I found a Dr. that is familiar with the procedure. Am I wasting my time and money? My teeth are in terrible condition and I thought this could be a good fixeruper for not to much money. Please let me know as soon as you can.
Thank you,
Susan
As I previously explained, “removable partials are being forced into extinction by a few greedy individuals in the dental industry. For the past 20 years, I have worked hard to prevent this quickly approaching disaster by publishing suggestions, contacting dental and government organizations, and asking private corporations for assistance. Unfortunately, I have failed. The dental industry does not care and the public will not take the initiative to help themselves.”
Can anyone tell me why people don’t want to help themselves? Personally, my family and I can afford the best dental care and always go to the best and most caring dentists. Since I’m no longer in the dental industry, I have nothing to gain by exposing the truth. However, this is my last attempt. The only support I received so far has been from a Denturist, Gary W. Vollan L.D in U.S. News & World Report discussion forum. When I attempted to expose the truth in an on line dental journal, I also temporarily received support from a handful of caring dentists and other dental professionals. Unfortunately, that did not last long. Everyone who supported me, including myself, was immediately ridiculed by a handful of obnoxious dentists and crown and bridge technicians forcing us to disassociate ourselves from the online publication. During my short association with the publication, my computer was hacked into, web sites were set up under Arvid Saunaitis containing viruses, received someone else’s death life insurance policy with my name typed over theirs, and an invitation to fictitious seminar which was supposed to explain how loose lips sink ships and why I should be aware of intruders. I could continue, but I think you get the point.
Former dental technician
Arvid Saunaitis
http://tometalk-erudite.blogspot.com
i really just want to know if i am wasting my money and time, i have already orderes them, but after reading all of the responses i am very afraid of what the outcome will be. i have numerous spaces in my teeth and all i want to do is smile one time! please tell me!
Persephanie
Arvid,
Your frustration and anger are obvious… what is not obvious is what you invented… I watched the video from NBC News and I have some idea of what it entails, but appears as if it is a metal framed removable prosthesis for which I’m guessing that the lab bill would be quite high because it looks so labor intensive (I’m guessing at least a few hundred dollars above a standard /P ).
Am I mistaken?
Spence
bloomdds@sbcglobal.net
Persephanie, you say you want to smile one time. Are you dying?
Try this dentist. he invented them. Marc Mordecai Liechtung Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 040754; Cal. No. 14494
Regents Action Date: December 16, 1994
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of submitting an insurance claim form for payment indicating that porcelain with gold crowns had been placed on four teeth of a patient when only porcelain laminates had been placed on the teeth.
I came back to dentistry after being out 25 years and am very disappointed. The young dentists are money hungry and have no ethics nor do they care. They’re all about money. Forexample: Having a yogurt or mashed potatoes for dinner on your wedding night as was recommended in the New York Daily News as the only foods you can eat while wearing the appliance, can present an embarrassing situation. In addition, since the teeth that cover the originals must be larger than what the patient has may present a dilemma when you choose the “Tom Cruise, Halle Berry, or Jessica Simpson smile” and your teeth are of the same size or are slightly larger. To complicate the situation further, this type of appliance will only work for patients who do not have many curvatures on their teeth. As in Jennifer Vasquez case, she already had nice looking teeth with the exception of discoloration. A simple bleaching would have served her and her pocket book much better.
Distinctive
This is an excerpt from New York Daily News – “You can grin like a star!” Thursday, March 24th, 2005- BY TANYANIKA SAMUELS, DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER -
“Golub-Evans, who first started making prosthetic teeth for theatrical performances, has been fitting his patients with perfect pearly whites for about two years now.
Manhattan dentist Marc Liechtung is another of the few dentists nationwide who offer the prosthetics, which cost $1,000 to $1,500 per set. He has been fitting his patients with the snap-on teeth for about three months.”
I don’t get it. If Dr. Liechtung claims that he is the inventor of the snap on teeth and Dr. Evans says he has been making them almost two years before Dr. Liechtung , how is this possible? Can someone connect the dots?
Confused
video
Along with picking out the perfect wedding gown, bride to be, Jennifer Vasquez, also wants the perfect smile on her wedding day. Jennifer saved herself considerable time and money by opting for snap-on teeth. Dentist Dr. Marc Liechtung makes a dental impression of existing teeth in order to create a customized prosthetic model that actually snaps onto the back teeth, the molars. The patients’ posterior molars are used as an anchor for the snap-on teeth through the use of concealed hooks that attach onto the remaining teeth. (There are no hooks with his resin appliance) Like dentures, snap-on teeth are removable. But dentures only replace the missing teeth and the appearance of the remaining teeth remains unchanged. (If the remaining teeth remain the same, why pay for the snap on smile?) Jennifer has been adjusting to her snap-on teeth.
“With my snap-on teeth I’m able to talk very easily, and I sometimes eat with them. Sometimes it’s a little tricky because you have to relearn how to place your tongue when you’re speaking.” (Is that speaking while you eat?)
confused
After my statement I was corrected, and rightly so. Dr. Marc Liechtung’s statement said “Like dentures, snap-on teeth are removable. But dentures only replace the missing teeth and the appearance of the remaining teeth remains unchanged.” I said “(If the remaining teeth remain the same, why pay for the snap on smile?) How dumb of me, there are no remaining teeth when you’re wearing a denture.
Confused
This was posted by me on 12/23/2005 on this website- CoolBusinessIdeas.com: Celebrity Smiles
You can grin like a star!
BY TANYANIKA SAMUELS
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Golub-Evans, who first started making prosthetic teeth for theatrical performances, has been fitting his patients with perfect pearly whites for about two years now. Manhattan dentist Marc Liechtung is another of the few dentists nationwide who offer the prosthetics, which cost $1,000 to $1,500 per set. He has been fitting his patients with the snap-on teeth for about three months. Since Dr. Liechtung claims to be the inventor, how is it possible for Dr. Golub-Evans to have made them two years before Dr. Liechtung?
NY.Newsdday.com-Golub-Evans, offers the upper arch, starting at $1,500. Dr. Marc Leichtung, another Manhattan-based cosmetic dentist, offers upper and lower arches starting at $1,275 each. Leichtung also promises his product, dubbed the “Snap-On Smile,” can chew through the toughest foods, while the “Red Carpet Smile” can only withstand soft foods.
NY, Daily News- Wearers can eat with them, but it is recommended that they eat only softer foods, like yogurt or mashed potatoes. SO CAN THEY EAT THE TOUGHEST FOODS?
Posted by: Mike at December 23, 2005 8:41 PM
Have a look at this website- Snap-on-smile will make your smile more beautiful
“Snap-on-smile’ is a set of teeth designed to fix over the stained, crooked and unattractive teeth. This new technique developed in America has placed an option before you to get the celebrity smile of your choice. This simple procedure costs you £950 for one set of teeth - upper or lower or £1,500 for both. This set of teeth can be placed over any type of your teeth and removed if you wish so. The set will be made in the laboratory in California, according the impression of patient’s mouth. This plastic overlay with half millimeter thick fits tightly over your teeth. The set of these teeth even lets you eat while wearing them. The normal wear of Snap-on-smile will last 3-5 years.”
As Distinctive stated earlier, Jennifer Vasquez in the picture above already had nice looking teeth with the exception of discoloration. A simple bleaching would have served her and her pocket book much better. “This plastic overlay with half millimeter thick fits tightly over your teeth. The set of these teeth even lets you eat while wearing them. The normal wear of Snap-on-smile will last 3-5 years.” - What a joke. Anyone in the dental profession will tell you that plastic half a millimeter in thickness can easily fracture while eating baby food. Has dentistry stooped so low to sell a product or is it that no one knows what they are talking about.
John
Snap on, snap off — celebrity choppers
By Olivia Barker, USA TODAY
Posted 3/21/2005 10:20 PM
Manhattan dentist Marc Liechtung recently saw an up-and-coming rapper. “He can’t even face people to sign a record contract,” Liechtung says. “His teeth were that bad.”
Arvid Saunaitis, a former dental technician, started wearing his self-designed smile 1½ years ago to disguise his discolored and slightly worn teeth.
Snap on teeth
URL: http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=&vid=5c90e5bc-31e5-4e37-9d23-9884be1846d1
Aug. 16, 2004: A new dental invention instantly transforms old-looking teeth into a movie-star smile. WMAQ-TV Nesita Kwan reports.
How come the other media didn’t broadcast this appliance until 2005?
John, you raised an interesting question. “Did dentistry stoop so low to sell a product or is it that no one knows what they are talking about?” I think the answer lies in an E-mail I received from a friend who is a dentist:
Lies, Myths, and Fairytales told in Dentistry
Myth #1. All you have to be is a good dentist and patients will flood your office.
Reality: The public doesn’t know the difference between a good and a bad dentist.
Good Dentists are usually to busy helping patients and don’t spend enough time to promote their dental practices. Bad dentists know how to attract unsuspected patients and later talk them into procedures they don’t need.
Myth #2: Advertising and Marketing is unprofessional.
Reality: Advertising and marketing is the best way to educate the public on what they needs and to sell them what they don’t need.
Myth #3: We are in a Recession.
Reality: While The New York Times and CNN is brain washing everyone about the doom and gloom of our economy, those who know how to take advantage of the situation also know how to profit from it. I believe that while some dentists are using this philosophy to promote business, other dentists use it to “clean patients”. The term clean is a term thieves use on the streets in Russia to rob unsuspected tourists.
Distinctive
Bill, I have the answer to your question “How come the other media didn’t broadcast this appliance until 2005?” They have. I found it on this website, Snap on Teeth - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community. There you’ll find a quote from URL http://www.ncbuy.com/news/2004-11-26/1011179.html From 11/26/2004
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Today marks the beginning of Christmas shopping season, and — surprisingly — a lot of people will be in the market for false teeth. Dentists who make the relatively-new Snap on Teeth are expecting to have patients chomping at the bit to get them for the holidays.
Manhattan dentist Marc Liechtung is one of the few doctors who make Snap on Teeth and says the typical customer uses the clip-on choppers to hide nasty, stained or worn-down-to-the-nub teeth.
Unlike a full plate of dentures, you don’t have to get your real teeth pulled in order to make room for the snap ons, which fit over the teeth.
Dr. Liechtung makes a dental impression of existing teeth to create a prosthetic model that snaps onto the back teeth and can be removed at any time.
He says the $3000 process is easier and more economical than the other tooth-covering option — getting a full mouth of veneers for about $30,000.
Then there is a recent response, by Distinctive:
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If you have to get your teeth pulled, your teeth are probably in bad shape and putting snap on teeth over them can cause infections or other problems. Also, since the snap on teeth can brake while eating baby food, it doesn’t make sense to place them over decaying teeth unless you are on a liquid diet. If your teeth are that bad, you’re better off going to a good dentist, saving the teeth that can be saved and getting a partial denture that you can use for looks and function.
I have been a dental hygienist for 20+ years and I will tell you that I have seen the Snap on Smile appliance transform patient’s lives. Is it the ultimate treatment? In most cases, no. The permanent work would be the optimum.
However, when a patient has financial issues and has to chose between proceeding with upwards of a $5,000 restorative case or doing nothing, this is a beautiful and more affordable option. The appliance actually helps the patient move forward with the final restorative case because when they see how great their smile can look, they want it to be permanent.
There are also people who are medically compromised who have benefitted greatly from this, as well as severely dental phobic patients who refused all previous recommended treatment because they went into a sweat at the thought of having an injection.
It is NOT recommended for severely periodontally involved patients and no ethical dentist would place this over decayed teeth. If disease is involved, that needs to be addressed first.
It’s sort of like a padded bra. It enhances your appearance, but if you’re sagging underneath, it isn’t going to correct that, yet is isn’t going to hurt it either (but you still have to shower!). It makes you feel better, more confident when you think you look good. It is a short or long-term temporary cosmetic fix. And most importantly, it makes the patient wearing it happy.
Instead of knocking something you really don’t know anything about first hand, go to the source instead of making comments based solely on your opinion or someone else’s opinion that you’ve read. There are a lot of people out there ready to drag a good idea or product down because of their ignorance. Talk to people in the profession who are using it and find out from them the facts.
I’m sure they will be at the Greater NY Dental meeting in Nov. Go to their booth and check it out for yourself.
I wonder what can we do about this because is just not fair that he continues to do this. iIam seriously thinking about calling a TV news and accuse him of ripping people off! he won’t give anybody their money back and is not fair!
I wonder whether there will be something beyond Snap on Smile in the future. Something other than 10’s of thousands of dollars for full mouth restoration. Why couldn’t something along the line of a snap on smile that is bonded permenatly to the teeth, such that all spaces would be filled in so no rotting food could get stuck.
I have the Snap on Smile and it is the ugliest, most worthless piece of crap that I have ever seen! They cost me $1,500! And they are practically Halloween teeth, they are plastic! They hurt, you can’t speak or eat! I want my money back!!!
Rippedoff
Metal based partial dentures are about to become extinct
Compared with other technologies that have been replaced with new innovations, partial dentures or removable bridges will soon become a thing of the past because the knowledge to construct them will no longer exist. Unlike the need for full dentures, which has been reduced by preventive dentistry, the demand for partial dentures is on the rise.
The reason that people lose their teeth is not always neglect. Accidents, sports injuries, genetics, prosthesis work done by cheap, less-than-quality laboratories are some of the other reasons. An improperly designed partial that fails to take in the biophysics of the oral cavity can be as damaging.
Unlike a fixed bridge that requires the reduction of healthy teeth and the stress that is put on them to absorb the shock of the entire bridge span during mastication, a partial denture shares the shock with the edentulous ridge and the teeth clasped. By relining the partial every year and a half to two years, the partial can last decades and cost only a fraction of a bridge. Also unlike a cemented bridge, if another tooth is lost in the future, a denture tooth can be easily added to the same partial.
Since the exacting construction of partials involves some very complex procedures, achieving desired results requires expertise. Unfortunately each procedure is usually handled by a technician familiar with only one phase of the construction process. The technician that oversees the entire process from start to finish is the department head of the partial department or the laboratory owner. For a technician to reach that level of expertise requires talent, dedication, and a minimum of five working years under the supervision of an experienced technician. Unfortunately, most of such experienced technicians, such as me, have already left the dental industry. The few dental technology schools in the United States that still remain open no longer teach partial denture construction. Before the handful of talent disappears completely, the knowledge they possess must be passed on to the next generation of technicians.
Various dental, government, and outside organizations must take immediate action if this technology is to survive. I have authored several articles in dental magazines and newspapers calling attention to this problem. The only response generated so far has been from the general public. No one else seems to care.
The dental manufacturers I contacted demonstrated little concern, the officials from the ADA told me that I’m being a pain and asked me to leave them alone. When I attempted to expose the truth in an on line dental journal, I immediately became a target of a few obnoxious dentists and crown and bridge technicians. By eliminating partials all together, they hope to force people to spend money on implants, crowns and bridges, dental work that only the rich can afford.
Arvid Saunaitis
Former certified dental technician - laboratory owner
http://tometalk-erudite.blogspot.com
I would love it if a dentist would fix me a set of these teeth and let me write up a report on them. (It would also be an answer to a prayer.) I am many missing teeth and it isnt from not taking care of them and very short gums. I would give anything to have some nice teeth, but cant afford them. Thank you, Sandra Richardson
I just got a set of these last week. I love them. I spent almost 4 grand total, it was almost 1500 dollars for each, upper and lower.
Yes, you do have to get used to a mass of stuff in your mouth, but it’s really not that bad. I have bitten my cheek and it bothered me more.
No, it doesn’t look any more fake than a bleaching job or having extensive work done. I’m sure if you chose the mega-white option then it may look a bit unrealistic.
No, they are not plastic. I had to start small and mushy with the foods I ate with them in, but after about 3 days I was eating bbq and taco chips.
Be involved in the process of them being made. Your dentist has to design the so ask to see before he ships it off to the lab. Do Not Settle.
It’s also true that there is slight discomfort with them and you also have to relearn how talk with them in. However, that process is really a short amount of time (about a week or so).
I love mine and hope some of you search for more facts before diving off the deep end.
Good luck.
i have been considering the snap-on-smile for a few months now, and plan on making an appointment with a local dentist who has these. the only question i have is, i already have 6 porcelain veneers on my upper teeth and was wondering if the snap ons can go over my veneers??
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