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Cosmetic Dental Experience
by Mairyam 'Monte' Carlo
In the last ten years, whenever I made my New Year's resolutions I would top the list with, "Get something done about my teeth." I hated my teeth.
I must have been fifteen or sixteen when the two up front and center started growing apart. Where once I had seen a beautiful set of pearly whites, now all I could see every time I smiled at a mirror was a hideous gap. I hated "The Gap".
I couldn't break into a grin without feeling self-conscious. Eventually, I taught myself to smile with my mouth closed. I laughed with my hands over my mouth. I loathed taking pictures. I chastised myself for getting caught on film, lips parted, teeth gaping.
I wanted a beautiful smile and I wanted it NOW! Wearing braces for years was not an option. Besides, while braces would eventually straighten my teeth, they wouldn't do much for my coffee-stained smile. There had to be an alternative.
I did extensive research and discovered that there is a place right here--the Atlanta Center for Cosmetic Dentistry--that is one of the premier aesthetic dental offices in the country. I scheduled an appointment that same day.
After some preliminary exams, Dr. King let me know that with porcelain veneers I could have a sexy new smile in only two visits. I broke into a huge grin in spite of myself.
Surprisingly enough, my treatment was a breeze. I sat in a fabulous massage chair, a little dizzy off the laughing gas, and watched a movie with a pair of virtual reality goggles. I couldn't believe how incredibly comfortable the whole experience was. I felt absolutely no pain or anxiety. "Shopping for a pair of jeans is more traumatic than this," I thought to myself. Why had I waited so long?
These days I don't chastise myself for smiling anymore. I show off my perfect smile every chance I get. I can honestly say I've never been happier with the way I look. My confidence levels have shot through the roof. And I LOVE when someone whips out a camera. The more pictures I have of the brand new me, the better. The Atlanta Center for Cosmetic Dentistry has changed my life.
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