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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

This is exactly the problem. Fancy tools and offices are expensive, and somebody has to pay those bills. If you want something enlightening, go to different dentists and see if they recommend the same work. I had a dentist (with a new plane btw) cap two of my teeth in probably 2008, and tell me two more needed it. Not a single dentist since has told me that those teeth need caps. Shady business….

And I suspect those fancy new tools can be great, but like you said, I think a lot of folks recommend stuff that's not entirely necessary. Like I said, the place that I go (my wife loves) turned me off by always asking about teeth whitening and straightening. I was in my mid to late 40s when I went, and while not perfectly straight (never had braces) also aren't bad. It's not like folks think I'm British or something. And I'm not a smoker and I don't drink coffee. My teeth won't blind you, but they don't look like bananas either.