veneers are not a sidehustle

Veneers are obviously not new, but I feel like in recent years they have become more common in Hollywood and on social media. However they can be pretty expensive, so naturally it was only a matter of time before a more accessible, less regulated option started making the round. Let's talk about veneer techs.

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[lucille]

I've just gotten my bachelor in dentistry and I'm still not qualified to do veneers yet, and these people think they can teach you how to do it in 2 days bro have some humility

[broadwaylover]

This perfectly encapsulates "If you think hiring a professional is expensive, try hiring an amateur." as people will just end up needing EVEN MORE work done to fix their teeth after getting them messed up by these "techs" 😱

[jadesmith]

Screw people who mocked her teeth. We need more teeth diversity in Hollywood! Teeth diversity exists in the real world, and that's a good thing. Don't feel bad for being attracted to or wanting "ideal" teeth, but teeth work is a physical, emotional, and financial toll. Please do your research and be careful out there.

[silent_sunshine]

As a non-native english speaker it took for me a good two minutes to realise what veneers meant, because I could only think about weeners and weener dogs

[kmlamb]

I learned about veneers the old fashion way- watching in horror on America's Next Top Model as Tyra convinced 20yo finalists to get veneers with no guarantee they'd have the future income to pay the upkeep.

[kato]

I try really hard not to judge people for voluntary cosmetic procedures, but something about veneers specifically just makes my skin crawl. literally filing down your teeth to grotesque nubs so you can cover them up with the appearance of fake teeth that you then have to pay to maintain for your entire life??? feels like a microcosm of everything that's wrong with our beauty-obsessed society

[aubs]

Rip to all the people who got a mouth full of crowns instead of veneers

[BeastlyRainbows]

I was a RDA for 8 years and specialized in Cosmetics and worked for a TRAINED cosmetic dentist. Correctly placed veneers should not usually involve a lot of drilling. Dr just needs a couple mms between the teeth and on the front surface to rough up the surface and provide space for the veneer to grab on to. Every veneer case I did NEVER looked like those “nubs.” That’s what a crown is. These “veneers” are crowns. If you already have small teeth and spaces between your teeth, congrats, you DO NOT need ANY drilling for veneers as long as everything else is healthy and the new teeth will fit the shape of your face. There’s SO much artistry with veneers, lighting, opacity, contours, stump shade, etc that ONLY a trained artistic cosmetic dentist can see and evaluate.

[themustardhero]

I didn't realize veneers were a cosmetic procedure. My uncle had some really jank teeth before he he got his (basically everything was jagged and broken due to wisdom tooth damage), so the veneers were the only option to save his face. The veneers were literally a last resort, and I think we should treat it like that!

[koolaidman_]

Tooth issues can also lead to heart issues, infections can go through the bone into the brain, your teeth need a specialist because theyre special and so important to take care of well

[re]

You are correct. We have *truly* lost the plot.

HEALTH should be a right.
SAFETY should be a right.
HYGINE should be a right.

It’s not that aesthetics “shouldn’t be a right” or that people don’t “deserve to look good”, it’s that we should focus on changing our society so that people aren’t socially punished for not having the latest “beautiful body”, instead of pushing harder and harder towards a society where everyone feels like they have to.

[alltoowell]

In England, when people go to Turkey to get veneers, the phrase we call it is Turkey Teeth.

[Grace-erep]

My mom has had to have all her teeth surgically removed because of medical issues causing them to become brittle and constantly cracking and getting infected. People treat her so badly now that she's anxious to go to get dentures. People act like she's not even there or worse they become condescending towards her. My mom used to have a prestigious nursing position where people drove for hours for her consultations and now people won't even listen to her talk about her own medical problems because they just assume they know her life, that she must be some homeless lady who ruined her life with drugs. It makes my blood boil how we treat people based on their teeth. Having imperfections is the natural state of virtually everything, especially people and generally it's "imperfections" that make people unique and beautiful. If everyone had perfect white teeth we'd look like the damn DentaStix doggie dentures ad. My highschool aged sisters want to use whitening kits because they feel like their teeth aren't white enough even though their dental hygiene is better than mine. Braces was torture for me to the point that I'm so afraid of the dentist that I haven't gone to get my wisdom teeth out even though they hurt because I have panic attacks whenever I try and it's been so long one of them already has a concerning dark spot.

[morganyu]

the nail tech point you raise is interesting because there's a massive boom in acrylate allergies happening the last few years. partly this is coming from at-home gel manicures but it's also partly coming from unlicensed, uneducated 'techs' setting up at-home salons with no real training or qualifications. these acrylate allergies are for life and they can act as 'gateway allergies' where you start off allergic to just one ingredient but become sensitised and allergic to others. some of these ingredients are funnily enough also used in dental procedures so it's setting you up with complications for life. the number of nail pics i see posted online with very clear allergy signs but the poster is completely unaware is crazy. what's even crazier is the number of people who are told they most likely have an allergy and they say they don't care, they'll continue with gel because it's 'easier' than regular lacquer. girlie your whole nails are gonna fall off if you don't cut it out.

[ImNotHere]

My teeth decayed and were falling out of my mouth as I ate by the age of 20. It happened rapidly. The pain of infection, abscesses, exposed dentin, the list goes on. A nightmare lived, truly. I've had partial dentures since the age of 23. I'm 32 now. I tried to hold on to my teeth for so long until they were all but gone, and I was pulling them out myself eventually. To see healthy, beautiful teeth be taken so for granted is tragic to me. People underestimate how debilitating the pain is when you have even one infection, let alone several. I hope everyone finds peace with their smile, because it's the one thing that when it's gone, it's GONE. No growing back and no going back.

[Monthlyjune]

I got a root canal ~ 3 years ago and while I was talking to the employee about a payment plan and upcoming appointments, he was telling me about how they were so busy because it was tax season and everyone was getting veneers. I didn't know what they were but he explained it to me and how with even meticulous upkeep it was 10k every 5-10 years. And how you couldn't get out of that. We were both shocked someone would do that to themselves. Try and save your teeth first everyone! Braces and whitening is just as expensive (if not less in the long run) and way healthier!!!

[tawnyew]

I had undiagnosed adhd and a really awful home life growing up. I struggled to create healthy routines and recently I finally feel I tackled the oral dental part of it. My hygienist during my cleaning told me she can tell I floss and I almost cried. I know we want to have a great smile but I agree the health is the important part

[DramaQueenBiz]

There is an old Canadian make-over show where a "jury" judged people before and after a make-over. Usually the person was obviously economically challenged and EVERY episode showed the person getting veneers as part of the make-over. I could not imagine those people in a few years when those veneers needed upkeep or replacing and that always stressed me out

[coolgirl]

the main difference between nails and your teeth is the fact that nails grow back. So if a tech does an unsatisfactory job on your nails, they'll grow out and return to its natural state over time. Teeth on the other hand, any alterations you do on them is permanent. So to think you can learn everything and be certified to work on something that is irreversible is wild. Even nail techs have to train for months, log in countless hours, and pass a state exam in order to be certified.

[Catwomen]

I had the same thing, I was missing my lateral incisors. If i had seen her as a teen it would've been really comforting. Such a shame she was bullied to change it.

My dentist basically decided for me that I was getting implants, so they made the space big and fit implants in which then got infected, failed and now have two bridges. I wish I left them alone, but I was 14 and my parents didn't know better.