At a Glance
- Service: Porcelain and resin veneers completed in two visits
- Serving: Woodwind Station and the Bascomb-Carmel Road area of Woodstock, 30189
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- New patients: Yes, currently accepting
- Key differentiator: Same dentist plans, prepares, and bonds every veneer, no hand-offs
Exactly What Happens, Visit by Visit
Most veneer pages talk about confidence. This one walks you through the procedure itself, because patients from Woodwind Station tend to ask process questions first: what gets drilled, what goes to a lab, what can go wrong, and how long each step takes. Fair questions. Here are the plain answers, in order.
The full treatment spans two appointments about two weeks apart, with a dental laboratory doing precision work in between. Nothing is rushed and nothing is bonded until you and Dr. Parnes both approve the result you can see with your own eyes.
Visit One: Preparation, Impressions, Temporaries
Three things happen at the first appointment. First, Dr. Parnes prepares each tooth by removing a thin layer of enamel from the front surface, about the thickness of the veneer that will replace it. This step is why veneers are a considered decision: the enamel does not grow back. Local anesthetic keeps the preparation comfortable.
Second, he captures a detailed impression of the prepared teeth. That impression travels to a dental laboratory, where a technician fabricates your veneers in the shade you selected together. Third, depending on how much enamel was removed, he places temporary veneers to protect the teeth while the lab works. Temporaries look presentable, though you will treat them gently with sticky and hard foods.
The Lab Stage, and Why It Takes Two Weeks
Your permanent veneers are not milled in a back room in an afternoon. A laboratory technician layers and fires the porcelain, builds in the subtle translucency that makes the result read as enamel, and finishes each shell to the model of your prepared teeth. The wait is the price of work that will sit in the most visible part of your face for the next decade or more.
Visit Two: Try In, Adjust, Bond
Dr. Parnes removes the temporaries, seats each new veneer, and evaluates fit, contact, and color against your neighboring teeth. This is the decision point. Porcelain should not be reshaped after cementation, so every adjustment happens now, while changes are still easy. When you are both satisfied, he etches, bonds, and cements each veneer, then checks your bite and polishes the margins.
You walk out with the finished result the same day. No healing period, no follow up surgery, no downtime beyond a little cold sensitivity.
The First Two Weeks After Bonding
Mild sensitivity to cold typically fades within a few days. Your gums may feel slightly tender at the margins for a week as they settle against the new contours. Eat normally, brush and floss normally, and call the office if your bite feels high anywhere, because a small polish fixes that in minutes.
Long term, the rules are boring on purpose: no opening packages with your teeth, no chewing ice, a night guard if you grind, and regular cleanings so the gumline around each veneer stays healthy.
Who This Process Serves Best
Veneers reward patients with healthy gums, sufficient enamel, and cosmetic goals: staining that resists whitening, chips, worn edges, small gaps, or mildly irregular teeth. Woodwind Station is a neighborhood of practical, established homeowners, mostly in houses built in the early 1980s on generous lots, and the practical mindset applies here too. If bonding or whitening would solve your complaint for less, Dr. Parnes will tell you before any enamel is touched. Active decay, gum disease, and unmanaged grinding disqualify a case until they are treated.
Process Questions Patients Ask Mid Appointment
Does the preparation hurt? No. Local anesthetic covers the enamel reduction, and most patients describe the visit as long rather than uncomfortable. Can I see the shade before it is final? Yes, twice: you select it together before the lab stage, and you approve the finished veneer in a mirror before bonding. What if I hate the temporaries? Temporaries are functional stand ins, not the final product, so judge nothing by them. What if the permanent veneer does not fit? Then it does not get bonded. It returns to the laboratory for correction, which is rare but exactly why the try in step exists.
Can a bonded veneer be removed later? Not without replacing it, because the enamel underneath was reshaped. That permanence is why this practice screens candidacy strictly and why every adjustment happens before cementation.
Materials on the Bench: Porcelain Versus Resin
Porcelain veneers are laboratory fired ceramic shells: the most lifelike, the most stain resistant, and the longest lasting, commonly ten to fifteen years. Resin uses composite material at a lower fee, with a shorter lifespan and faster staining, which makes it a reasonable choice for a single tooth or a tighter budget. The mechanics of preparation and bonding are similar either way. What changes is longevity, optics, and price, and Dr. Parnes lays out all three before you choose.
What Treatment Costs and How Payment Works Here
Every veneer case is priced per tooth after an exam, in writing. Insurance almost always classifies veneers as cosmetic and declines them, but PPO plans commonly cover the exam, X-rays, and any restorative work your mouth needs first, and this office is in-network with most major plans. Monthly payment options are available. If you have no coverage, the $125 new patient exam and X-ray special is the low risk entry point: one visit, and you leave holding the actual number for your actual mouth instead of an internet estimate.
The Timeline on a Calendar, Day Zero to Day Twenty
Here is the whole process laid against real dates. Day zero: consultation, exam, and X-rays, where candidacy is confirmed and your written quote is produced. Day seven, give or take scheduling: the preparation visit, roughly ninety minutes to two hours depending on how many teeth are involved, ending with temporaries in place. Days eight through twenty: the laboratory window, during which you live normally on the temporaries and the technician fabricates your porcelain. Around day twenty one: the bonding visit, usually an hour or so, ending with your finished smile and a bite check.
Two details make the calendar reliable. The front desk schedules the bonding visit when the lab confirms your case is ready, so you are never sitting in the chair waiting on a courier. And any adjustment happens inside that second visit, before cementation, so the timeline does not sprout surprise appointments at the end. Total elapsed time from first call to final result typically runs three to four weeks, which patients planning around family events appreciate knowing up front.
Getting Here From Woodwind Station
The office is a near straight shot. From the neighborhood, take Bascomb-Carmel Road out to Hwy 92 and turn west, away from I-575 exit 7. Stay on Hwy 92 past the Cherokee and Cobb line into Acworth, and the office plaza at 6199 GA-92, Suite 132 comes up on the corridor with parking outside the door. Most patients report the drive at around ten to fifteen minutes.
Your Dentist
Dr. Alan Parnes earned his DDS from Howard Dental School in 1982 and has spent every year since in the same practice on Hwy 92. He still takes continuing education courses each year, which is how a four decade veteran keeps current with adhesive and ceramic advances, and it is also why his process explanations are so concrete. Ask him any question about your preparation or your lab work. You will get a specific answer, not a brochure.
Our Dental Services Include:
Dental Implants Provider
Acworth Family & Preventive Dentistry
Acworth Cosmetic Dentist
Veneers FAQs for Woodwind Station
Is the office actually closer than the practices in downtown Woodstock?
A: For most of Woodwind Station, yes, or comparable without the Main Street congestion. Hwy 92 runs directly from the Bascomb-Carmel area to our door with no downtown parking hunt. Patients who commute toward I-75 also find morning appointments easy to fold into the drive.
My house was built in 1981 and so was my smile. Is there an age limit for veneers?
A: No upper age limit exists. The requirements are healthy gums and enough sound enamel for bonding, which we confirm with an exam and X-rays. Many of our cosmetic patients are longtime homeowners in their fifties, sixties, and beyond.
Do you use a local dental laboratory, and can I ask about it?
A: Ask away. Dr. Parnes works with a trusted dental laboratory for veneer fabrication and will happily explain the materials, the shade process, and the timeline for your specific case at your consultation. Transparency about the lab stage is part of the process here.
What if I grind my teeth at night? My spouse says I do.
A: Tell us at the consultation, because grinding is the top cause of veneer damage. Dr. Parnes will evaluate your wear patterns and, if needed, fit you with a night guard to protect both the veneers and your natural teeth. Grinding managed with a guard does not rule out treatment.
Does Cherokee County unincorporated address anything about my insurance network?
A: Your address does not change your network, your employer plan does. We are in-network with most major PPO dental plans common across Cherokee County employers. Cosmetic veneers are usually excluded from coverage, but exams, X-rays, and related restorative needs often are covered, and we verify everything up front.
New Patient Specials
New Patient Exams
$125
No insurance? We offer a $125 Comprehensive New Patient Exam and X-Rays.
New patients only. Cannot be combined with insurance.
New Patient Exam & Healthy Mouth Cleaning
$199
No insurance? We offer a $199 Comprehensive New Patient Exam, X-Rays, and a Healthy Mouth Cleaning.
New patients only. Cannot be combined with insurance. Includes a Healthy Mouth Cleaning in the absence of periodontal disease.
Our Acworth Dental Practice Location
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed