"Armchair" diagnosis and cosmetic dentistry treatment plan.

• History: For the most part this person is happy with the shape and alignment of their teeth, their main concern is with the variation in tooth color that is present. This person's initial contact with us inquired about the suitability of porcelain veneers as a solution to their situation.
  
  
• Cosmetic dentistry treatment plan #1: This case might be best treated utilizing an at-home teeth whitening process (as illustrated in our "after" picture). While the results of teeth whitening can be difficult to predict, it is a fairly simple and somewhat inexpensive procedure and certainly worth a try.
  
  
• Cosmetic dentistry treatment plan #2: Placing porcelain veneers certainly could be another way to treat this same case. And when compared to any teeth whitening process, the treatment that can most likely provide the most predictable cosmetic outcome.
       The downside to this approach is that no dental work will last forever. Once veneers have been placed those teeth that have them will always require some sort of veneer covering. While the outcome of the placement of porcelain veneers might be more ideal aesthetically, the time, cost, and maintenance requirements of this treatment approach may make the less cosmetically perfect solution (teeth whitening) the more attractive alternative.