Are You Ready For A New Set Of Teeth?

Getting traditional dental veneers put on unattractive teeth is one of the best ways to make a not so straight smile, a cracked yellowed tooth, or just unflattering teeth look like a million bucks. However, the price tag for these new porcelain pearly whites will cost you big time. Most people shy away from getting dental veneers because the cost is usually out of their reach. But, today's dental veneers are becoming so much more affordable.

Traditional veneering is a permanent porcelain replacement or cover of the existing teeth. The teeth must be filed down by a dentist and the new porcelain veneers are permanently bonded to the existing teeth one at a time. All the labor, materials and office visits are what make a porcelain veneer so pricey. But, now there is a way to get around the cost, labor and permanence of the traditional versions.

The dental industry is one that is constantly innovating new ideas when it comes to giving people a better looking smile. And, with these the innovations, most of the time you can often expect that they will come with a hefty cost. However, today there are new ways to get a better looking smile and not pay the huge chunk of change that goes along with it. Have you ever heard of DIY dental veneers? This "DIY" version for getting better looking teeth is a non permanent, minimally invasive process that will allow you to choose when you decide to wear your beautiful smile and when you choose not to.

This new "do it yourself" way of getting your existing teeth a better look is yours with just a few simple steps. But, this new innovation will not cost as much as the veneers of yesteryear. With the "do it yourself" version you can have better looking teeth without the hefty price tag. How is this possible? Well, as with everything in life when there is an innovation in any field the price is usually high at the beginning. But, as popularity grows and the demand is higher for certain products or procedures the price can actually come down when better, more efficient delivery methods become more available.

Although the name implies that you will be crafting your own teeth, that is not the case with this type of veneers. While you will have to make the impressions yourself in your own home you will not actually make your own tooth veneer. Traditional veneers require going to a dental office to have the impressions made. With the "do it yourself" version you can skip the dental office and go straight to the lab yourself.

Actually the whole process is quite simple with many companies you can get the impression material in the mail and then send your personal impression to the lab. Once they receive it they will customize a better looking tooth or teeth for you to pop in at your convenience. This DIY method is quite preferable for many people who are not only looking to save a little money, but it is also for those who are nervous about the idea of a permanent veneer on their tooth.