Will porcelain veneers make my crooked teeth look straight?

Can porcelain veneers be used to make crooked teeth look straighter? My lower teeth are overlapping, and turned slightly, and I really do not want braces because of how much later I’d have them compared to other people.
- Larry in Kentucky

Larry,
Yes, that is a common reason for getting porcelain veneers - to make crooked teeth look straight. Sometimes they’re called “instant braces,” because you don’t have to wait two years for the teeth to get straight.

You do have another option though, and that is Invisalign invisible braces. With Invisalign, you don’t have to wear the uncomfortable and unsightly brackets. They truly are invisible, because it’s just a clear plastic aligner that you snap on to your teeth and it’s so thin that others can’t tell you’re wearing anything. The results aren’t instant, but they straighten your teeth about twice as fast as conventional braces.

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