Question about Veneers?

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I had braces for three years. Now that I have had the braces off for a little while, I am starting to notice in pictures and when I smile that I have a little bit of a gummy smile. Especially when I am laughing. Because of that, I try not to smile real big. I just feel like my teeth are small.





I have heard of gum surgery to correct it, but I don't think it is that drastic enough for a surgery. I was wondering if anyone knew if Porcelain Veneers could correct a mildly gummy smile like mine? Please look at my photos. Thanks.

Question about Veneers?
I am a dentist and I looked at your pictures. Your situation cannot be corrected by veneers. Veneers correct teeth not the gums. It does appear that you have slightly too much gum tissue at the apex of your teeth. There are two ways to correct your appearance: The very best way would be to do what is called crown lengthening to raise the gum tissue by a few millimeters. This is very painless if done with a laser or electrosurge. This is usually done by a periodontist or a cosmetic dentist, make sure you get recommendations there are a lot of bad ones like any profession. The second way to fix your smile is by doing a lip drop procedure. This is a simple tissue removal under your upper lip. this lowers your lip when you smile so it no longer shows your excess gum tissue above your teeth. My preference is the crown lengthening because It will make your teeth look better by removing excess tissue, it will be less painful and usually almost pain free. Your teeth are fine, no veneers needed.
Reply:It appears you just have a small upper lip is all..........If it really bothers you try some of that lipstick that plumps up your lips but just use it on the top one..........Personally I wouldn't recommend going as far as to alter your gums.........and I believe even with veneers you'd still show the same amount of gum line (which isn't anything to be ashamed of) anyway.....you would just have bigger teeth is all.


Just be glad your teeth are straight........I hope this helps.





Oh yeah, once you get veneers you can't just take them off because your real teeth get filed in a very freaky way.......no matter if your teeth are straight or not.........and you have to pay thousands to replace down the road. Good luck.
Reply:I have veneers, but I didn't get them because I didn't like my gums, I gotthem as they were one of my few options after suffering from fluorisis which left my teeth incredibly week.


They look amazing, they look natural aswell. But they're pricey.


I've had 6, that was about £4000.


I think that You don't need veneers and there isn't even that much gum. As the person before my said, maybe get some plumping gloss or lipstick, you have a great set of teeth.
Reply:its ok 2 worry but yr teeth look fine 2 me it might be couse yr not ussed 2 it yet