PORCELAIN VENEERS in San Francisco, CA

Dr. Moran is passionate and skilled in providing the best veneers and smile makeovers for her patients from San Francisco and around the Bay Area.

Getting a flawless smile is as easy as 1, 2, 3 with durable and strong porcelain veneers from MeDental, San Francisco.

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Your smile influences the lower third of your face. Throughout our lives, our teeth can go through teeth grinding, gum recession, cavities, discoloration, crowding, etc. As a result, we lose ideal function and esthetics on our teeth. Some people are also born with teeth that are not the ideal size, shape or position relative to their face and smile.

Veneers are thin shells of porcelain that Dr. Moran permanently bonds to minimally prepared teeth. Dr. Moran customizes the shape, shade, and size of the veneers to create something beautiful that improves your teeth, smile and overall face.

Every case is customized just for you and what you want for your new smile. From the intricate shaping of the teeth done by Dr. Moran, and the porcelain lab work by Frontier Dental Laboratories, Dr. Moran and her team spend hours ensuring that you have a set of veneers that mimic nature but still greatly improves your smile, appearance, chewing and bite function, and most importantly, your confidence and your life.

Who are good candidates for smile makeovers, veneers, and/or a full mouth rehabilitation?

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You just want to improve your smile

Veneers can improve a smile from good to great. Sometimes patients just want a better, more perfect smile. Veneers are the perfect option as we are able to customize shade, shape, and size of the veneers to exactly what the patient wants.

You want to increase the size of your teeth

Having small teeth relative your face, lips, and smile, can greatly decrease the impact of your smile. Slightly bigger teeth can make a smile more youthful, wider and more importantly, more proportional to the rest of the face. Veneers give us the freedom to change the shape of teeth and make it to the shape that the patient wants and that fits with their smile and face.

Your teeth are slightly misaligned, crooked, or you have small gaps in your teeth.

Sometimes patients don't want to go through Invisalign to fix minor imperfections in the position of their teeth. Veneers are the perfect option to enhance the look of the teeth and have a straighter smile within just three weeks.

NOTE: for severely crowded teeth or patients with a bad bite, it may be important to do Invisalign first prior to doing veneers.

Your teeth are broken from acidic erosion, decay, or dental neglect.

Due to diet, health issues, lack of dental care, or other external factors, patients can end up with broken, decayed or eroded teeth when they get older. No matter the situation, we always work with the patient and make a treatment plan to bring their teeth back to health and to give back their smile.

The photo above is a full set of crowns and veneers to restore a patient's teeth. The patient has gone through a life time of acid reflux, grinding, and dental neglect.At 60 years old, he invested in his new smile and teeth and feels 20 years younger!

You have discolored or stained teeth that whitening cannot fix

Years of teeth discoloration from diet or tetracycline stains are usually permanent and whitening will not bring you the shade you want for your teeth. Veneers are the best option as we can customize the shade to be lighter but also look natural and harmonious to your skin tone and the rest of your face.

Your teeth are worn down from grinding, a poor bite, or your chewing pattern

Years of grinding or excess wear on the front teeth can cause the front teeth to chip and flatten out. This can affect your chewing, your bite, your smile and even a more collapsed lower third of your face. Veneers and crowns can add length back to the teeth resulting in a better bite, building back your smile and increasing back the height of the lower third of your face.

You have black triangles (gaps) in your teeth from gum recession

Black triangles are holes in between your teeth that used to be filled with gums that have now receded. This can cause food traps and can lead to patients being insecure with the gaps in their teeth and smile. With veneers we can shape the teeth a certain way to close the black triangles but still allow for a natural and beautiful smile.

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You want to replace an old set of veneers

Veneers can last a long time. However, sometimes patients may want an upgrade, a new look, or some veneers may start to chip or stain at the margin where gum recession happens. Whatever the reason, we will remove the old veneers and place new and improved veneers catered to what the patient wants.

If you are unsure which case applies to you, the best thing to do is schedule your first appointment with Dr. Moran in San Francisco so she can see how she can improve your smile!

Before and after's of Dr. Moran's work

FAQ FOR VENEERS AND SMILE MAKEOVERS

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It depends on the patient's needs, their teeth health, and the overall smile they want. The more veneers done, the more control we have in changing the overlook esthetics and the overall bite.
It also depends on the budget of the patient. Doing two or four veneers can still greatly improve a patient's smile.
It is never recommended to do 6 veneers as this means stopping at the canines. This makes the smile very unnatural and can make the veneers very conspicuous.
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The whole process take up to just one month.

The first appointment consists of the consultation, determining the wants and needs of the patient, comprehensive digital photography of the full face and teeth of the patient and doing a digital scan. These are sent to the lab to fabricate a wax up.

The second appointment will be to prep the teeth and make the temporary veneers. The temporaries are made based on the wax up. The patient will have a few days to test run the temporaries and will be seen a few days after to make any final adjustments

The cementation date takes place 2-3 weeks after the prep appointment. This includes cementing the final veneers
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The temporary veneers gives an idea to the patient as to how the final veneers will look like.
The temporaries veneers are made from the wax up from the lab. We send in detailed photos and descriptions as to what the patient wants and what the teeth should look like when giving the instructions to the lab for the wax up. When the temporary veneers are on the patient, the patient has a few days to "test drive" the temporaries and see if they like the esthetics, the shape, and the feel of it. We then do a digital scan of the final temporary veneers and send it to the lab so the lab knows how to proceed with the final veneers. The shade of the final veneers is also chosen together with the patient and is ensured to be customized to patient overall facial esthetics.
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During the preparation and cementation appointment you will have to be given local anesthesia. The injections are the only part that may hurt throughout this whole process. With the local anesthetic, you won't feel anything throughout the treatment. We also offer nitrous oxide (laughing gas) for patients who want extra comfort to alleviate their anxiety.
Post op sensitivity and slight gum soreness is expected, but all this can be alleviated with Ibuprofen and will decrease with time. Post op sensitivity can last up to 3 months.
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PORCELAIN VENEERS in San Francisco, CA

Who are good candidates for smile makeovers, veneers, and/or a full mouth rehabilitation?

You just want to improve your smile

You want to increase the size of your teeth

Your teeth are slightly misaligned, crooked, or you have small gaps in your teeth.

Your teeth are broken from acidic erosion, decay, or dental neglect.

You have discolored or stained teeth that whitening cannot fix

Your teeth are worn down from grinding, a poor bite, or your chewing pattern

You have black triangles (gaps) in your teeth from gum recession

You want to replace an old set of veneers

If you are unsure which case applies to you, the best thing to do is schedule your first appointment with Dr. Moran in San Francisco so she can see how she can improve your smile!

Before and after's of Dr. Moran's work

FAQ FOR VENEERS AND SMILE MAKEOVERS

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Do you offer payment plans for Veneers?

How much do Veneers cost?

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