Bonding, veneers, or orthodontics? (teeth, dentist, side, cost)

[johnmiller92]

I've been to 4 dentists in the past 3 weeks. First one wanted to do 6 veneers ($9,000), the 2nd wanted to to the front 4 for $3k. The third dentist recommended me to a cosmetic specialist 100 miles up north, and finally the last one said I should look into orthodontics and not shave any of my teeth down (be conservative), then do slight cosmetic bonding.

I want the most cost-effective and just want to be able to smile. Never have been able to and I'm 28. I just feel like time is running out. Ever since wearing the mask since covid, I'm like a different person.

I got an appointment on Feb 2nd to replace my bicuspids with composite instead of amalgam.

I am just so self-conscious about my smile, I feel like I don't even have teeth on the side. One Dentist mentioned my arch isn't correct and braces/Invisalign will help a lot.

Here is a link to some pics of my mouth: https://imgur.com/a/o7Qom0z

The first dentist fixed the chipped tooth, but said he didn't want to bond the gap closed because my teeth would look far too big. In fact, multiple Dentists said the same thing there, so I really think the cosmetic bonding route is not looking good.

Any advice is appreciated, thank you!

[johnmiller92]

I got an ortho appointment on the 8th. Dentist removed all 4 teeth with amalgam fillings and restored to composite. That was nearly a 3 hour appointment, jesus it felt longer than a root canal procedure lol.

Hope I'm doing the right thing, and hope it's worth it!

[submart]

Originally Posted by johnmiller92

I got an ortho appointment on the 8th. Dentist removed all 4 teeth with amalgam fillings and restored to composite. That was nearly a 3 hour appointment, jesus it felt longer than a root canal procedure lol.

Hope I'm doing the right thing, and hope it's worth it!

What did you decide?