Generally, smile makeovers can range from $1,500 to $5,000 depending on multiple factors.
Here's a summary of the range of costs:
- Teeth whitening - Approximately $1,200
- Veneers - from $1,500 to $2,500 each
There are a variety of procedures available now to improve one’s smile. Your doctor would have to find out the issues affecting your smile before he/she can reccomend a treatment(s) to improve your smile. Here's the cost of some treatment options that I've reccomended to my patients to improve their smiles.
1. Teeth whitening
I've had a patient who wanted to improve the colour of her teeth through ceramic veneers. She has tried many over the counter bleaching as well as SPA bleaching but it was not effective. She was still battling with brown internal stains under the surface layer of the front teeth.
However, I realised that she didn't need veneers to hide the stains. These stains could be removed by adminstering a controlled Power Whitening procedure. I also gave her take-home whitening kit held at a certain % of concentration.
This combination helped her to get rid of the brown stains. We didn't have to correct her smile with any ceramic veneers. The cost of the entire procedure was $1,284.
2. Porcelain Veneers
Also known as dental veneers or dental porcelain laminates, porcelain veneers are a thin, porcelain or composite shell that is fitted directly on your teeth.
What affects the veneer cost include expertise, experience, technology, material cost and number of procedures needed to reach your goals. Generally, veneers can range from $1,500 to $2,500 each depending of all the above factors.
From my experience, I have had patients who got veneers to remove heavy smoking stains, resolve swollen red puffy gums, change the based colour, shape, arrangement as well as the length of their teeth.
Speak to your dentist and have an honest open discussion about your condition before embarking on your smile makeover journey.