From Worn Down to Radiant: Chloe’s Smile Makeover with Vero Dental

Chloe is a stay-at-home mom with three kids and a heart full of love. Like many moms, she’s spent years putting everyone else first—until a routine dental visit revealed just how much her own needs had taken a back seat. What started as a standard cleaning became the beginning of a smile transformation that changed how she sees herself, both in the mirror and in photos.

“I went in for a cleaning, just a normal appointment,” Chloe remembers. “The hygienist took a picture of the back of my two front teeth and told me, ‘You’ve been grinding your teeth. It looks like they’re about to break.’”

The warning was jarring—but not entirely surprising.

“I had been grinding for years,” she says. “I just didn’t realize how bad it had gotten. You could actually see through the front of my teeth.”

Seeking More Than Just a Fix

Chloe’s dentist recommended veneers and offered to do the procedure in-office. But she knew something as personal—and as visible—as her smile wasn’t something she could leave to chance.

“I didn’t want to just go to anybody,” she explains. “I’ve always been afraid of getting veneers because sometimes they just look so unnatural. I didn’t want a smile that looked fake or obvious. I wanted it to look like the teeth I used to have.”

That desire led her to reach out to Dr. Brennan Stringam at Vero Dental.

“I knew I could trust him. And once I saw the work they had done—pictures of real patients—I felt confident that this was the right place.”

A Personalized Experience, Every Step of the Way

From the very first consult, Chloe felt seen—not just as a patient, but as a person with a vision for her own smile.

“What really stood out to me was how much they involved me in the process,” she says. “It wasn’t about what they personally thought would look good. It was about what I wanted.”

That level of customization went far beyond her expectations. Dr. Stringam sent her behind-the-scenes updates while her veneers were in the lab, showing her photos of the work in progress and asking for feedback.

“He would text me pictures and say, ‘This is what they’re doing right now. How does this look to you?’ I just thought that was really cool—to be part of it like that.”

Color, shape, proportion—every detail was thoughtfully considered.

“I really wanted them to look natural,” she says. “And they made sure of that. Every single step, they asked for my input.”

Rediscovering Confidence

For Chloe, the transformation wasn’t just cosmetic—it was emotional. She describes the moment she first saw her completed smile as deeply affirming.

“I was so happy. I don’t know how to explain it... it just felt like these were the teeth I was supposed to have—maybe the ones I had 20 years ago.”

With her new smile, something else changed too: her confidence.

“I look back on pictures before I got my teeth done, and I realized I had stopped smiling in them. I didn’t even notice at the time. But I think subconsciously, I was trying to hide my teeth.”

That subtle shift in behavior speaks volumes. Over time, Chloe’s smile had gone from something natural and joyful to something she guarded without realizing.

“I get kind of sad when I look at those old pictures,” she says. “Because I can see it. I wasn’t smiling.”

But now?

“Now, I want to smile. I want to show my teeth. And for me, that’s huge.”

Even simple things like eating feel different.

“I feel more secure. I don’t worry that my teeth are going to break when I bite into something. That alone is such a relief.”

A Smile That Feels Like Hers Again

There’s a quiet kind of empowerment in Chloe’s story—a reminder that self-care isn’t selfish, and that reclaiming your smile can be about more than aesthetics. It’s about feeling like yourself again.

“My new smile just feels like me,” she says. “Not a version of me that’s trying to cover up or hide, but one that’s happy to be seen.”

Through every appointment, every design decision, and every step toward her final results, Chloe felt like more than a patient at Vero Dental. She felt like a partner.

“I knew they wanted me to have the smile I wanted,” she says. “And they absolutely delivered.”

Now, with her smile restored and her confidence renewed, Chloe’s joy is evident in every photo and every laugh. No more hiding. No more close-lipped smiles. Just genuine happiness, finally shining through.

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