A full smile makeover starts around $7,200 with a dentist on Elena. There’s no fixed recipe: a makeover combines at least two cosmetic treatments, usually built around porcelain veneers, to change the shape, color and alignment of the whole smile together rather than one tooth at a time.
Because most makeovers are veneer-based, the trip follows the veneers timeline: about 5 to 7 days for consultation, preparation and final placement. The dentists on Elena use the same ceramic systems used in the US, including Ivoclar’s e.max. Elena checks the dentist’s license and the clinic’s registration before you book; the four checks are on how Elena verifies doctors.
What’s included in a smile makeover?
A plan your dentist builds from a combination of treatments: usually porcelain veneers on the visible teeth, sometimes whitening on the teeth that aren’t getting veneers, sometimes minor reshaping. The $7,200 is a typical starting point for a full veneer-based makeover. Your dentist writes the quote once they’ve seen what your smile needs.
How the trip works
Most makeovers fit a single trip of 5 to 7 days, the same as a standalone veneer case. If your plan includes implants or more involved work, ask directly whether that turns it into two visits.
What’s happening to your teeth
The American Dental Association describes cosmetic dentistry as work that changes how teeth look, separate from work that changes how they function. Combining the two, matching your bite or treating decay first, is what separates a makeover plan from a single cosmetic add-on. Where veneers are part of the plan, the same rule applies: enamel comes off, so those teeth need a covering restoration from then on.
When one veneer is enough
If you have one chipped or discolored tooth, ask your dentist whether a single veneer or crown solves it for far less than a full makeover. A makeover is for people who want the whole smile addressed together.
The smile-design work published on Elena
The 25 cases published on Elena today are from GR Dents in Cali, each with the patient’s written consent obtained by the clinic, and most of them are full veneer-based designs. The smile makeover cost page for Cali covers the starting price there and what moves it.
