A Movie Star Smile
Porcelain veneers are small, natural looking tooth coverings that are made to look like your natural tooth. They can be an easy solution for a variety of common dental problems, including teeth that have become damaged or cracked, or have been stained from a variety of foods or certain medications. A dental veneer is applied directly to the surface of your tooth, giving you a natural looking and stunning new smile. Dr. Acton has the expertise to determine if porcelain veneers for teeth are the right choice for you if you are in the Cary – Raleigh, NC area, and give you a gorgeous, healthy new smile.
Our dental veneer patients throughout the Cary and Raleigh, NC area love the difference their porcelain veneers have made in their lives. Call our office today to set up a dental veneer consultation with Dr. Acton and find out how porcelain veneers can give you an amazing, natural smile!
Porcelain Veneers are Commonly Recommended For
- A Chipped Tooth | As you well know, accidents happen. If you’ve accidentally chipped a tooth while eating or by some other means, porcelain veneers for teeth are the ideal solution to give you back your beautiful, confident smile.
- A Cracked Tooth | Over the years teeth can become weak, eventually resulting in a crack. Dr. Acton can apply a dental veneer to your damaged tooth to provide strength and restore beauty … while improving your overall dental health.
- Gaps in Teeth | If you have extra spacing between your teeth from either shifting or the loss of a tooth, porcelain veneers for teeth can quickly close up those unsightly gaps.
- Teeth that are Crooked | You may not have been born with the perfect smile, but veneers for teeth can change that in almost an instant. Porcelain veneers can be an excellent alternative to traditional braces, which can be painful and take up to two years before the treatment is complete.
- Teeth that are Misshapen | A beautiful, even, and symmetrical smile can easily be achieved with porcelain veneers. At Cary Family Dental, we can give you an incredible smile using this beautiful and natural looking alternative.
Porcelain Veneers FAQ
What material is in a veneer?
Veneers are made of very thin tooth-colored porcelain.
What are the benefits of having a veneer?
- Veneers can change the size, shape and color of teeth.
- Veneers are porcelain and will not stain.
- Veneers remove minimal tooth structure and are the most conservative porcelain restoration.
What are the risks of having a veneer?
The risks to the veneer are:
- Preparation for a veneer permanently alters the tooth underneath the veneer.
- If the cement seal at the edge of the veneer is lost, decay may form at the juncture of the veneer and tooth.
- Preparing for and placing a veneer can irritate the tooth and cause post-operative sensitivity which may last for up to 3 Months.
The risks to the tooth are:
- Porcelain may chip over time.
- If the tooth needs a root canal after the veneer is permanently cemented, the procedure may fracture the veneer and the veneer may need to be replaced.
- Bite problems may lead to the veneer chipping or breaking.
What are the alternatives to veneers?
Alternatives to placing a veneer are to either leave the tooth as is or to place a composite restoration. Composite restorations remove decay but are limited because they will stain more and do not change the size and color of teeth as well as veneers.
Are there any post treatment limitations once I have a veneer?
- Porcelain on a veneer may have a good color match with adjacent natural teeth when the veneer is placed but less of a match as your natural teeth age.
- A veneer may chip or break if used for abnormal activities (e.g. biting finger nails, opening bottles).
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Get A Beautiful Smile With Veneers
Do you think your smile needs a makeover? Cosmetic dentist Dr. Allan Acton offers a variety of solutions to give you a brilliant, beautiful smile, including prepless veneers. An easy and convenient dental solution for many, prepless veneers can be exactly what you need to freshen up your smile by giving it a beautiful new look. Unlike traditional porcelain veneers, prepless veneers such as DURAthin don’t require shaping, or prepping your teeth.
What does this mean to you? At Cary Family Dental, located in Cary close to Raleigh, NC, we can help you achieve an incredibly natural looking smile with less tooth preparation and at the same cost as porcelain veneers.
“I am ecstatic with the outcome of my veneers. Feeling good about my teeth was important to me and it wouldn’t have happened without the great folks here”
Benefits of Prepless Veneers
- Prepless veneers are beautiful and natural looking.
- A tooth veneer like DURAthin requires little or no shaping/prepping of your natural tooth
- Prepless dental veneers are a more conservative tooth veneer procedure. They require little or no work done to your teeth prior to application and very little change to your natural tooth’s structure.
Why Choose Prepless Veneers
Natural Looking | Prepless dental veneers can be an excellent choice if you generally have good tooth alignment and coloring. Because a tooth veneer like DURAthin can be thinner than other porcelain veneers, they can be ideal for someone who isn’t interested in a drastic change.
Convenient | If Dr. Acton, your dentist in Cary NC, recommends prepless veneers, there is less shaping done to your teeth, greatly decreasing the need for preparation and the overall time for the procedure.
Conservative | You don’t need to worry about permanent damage to your underlying teeth when receiving DURAthin veneers. During a prepless veneer procedure, little to no “preparation” (tooth shaping and material removal) is needed to prepare the tooth for placement.
Beauty | As with traditional veneers, prepless veneers can give your smile a stunning makeover and give you a gorgeous new smile without extensive shaping.
Schedule a Dental Veneers Consultation
Contact us at Cary Family Dental today to find out more about how DURAthin prepless veneers can beautify your smile! We would love to work with you to give you a beautiful smile. If you are in the Raleigh, NC area, give us a call!
What Our Patients Are Saying!

The results are amazing, and my front teeth look better than I ever imagined! He’s so caring, and I genuinely feel well taken care of every time I’m there. I’m so glad we found him when we moved to Cary. If you want a dentist with exceptional skill and care, Dr. Wooten is the absolute best!
The clinic itself is spotless, and the entire staff is friendly and professional. I actually had my tooth removed three days ago, but I started having some pain this morning. I called the clinic at 8:00 AM, and they were kind enough to take me in at 8:30 AM. I was seen again by Dr. Madden, who quickly evaluated my problem, cleaned the infected area and prescribed antibiotics. Everything went so smoothly, and I truly appreciate how caring and responsive they were.
Overall, an excellent experience — clean office, friendly staff, and outstanding care. Highly recommend!
If you're looking for the perfect dentist, then look no further. Kindness and care is at the forefront of everything they do and it really shows.
The atmosphere was superb and very friendly walking in.
Ana the dental hygienist and Blanca were EXTREMELY informative throughout every step. Ana was so accommodating through everything and was really involved with what you wanted from the visit and moving forward with oral care!
Each step of the way she would go over everything and explain everything from the up most thoroughness. She was super kind and made the atmosphere very uplifting.
The doc/dentist that came in was super respectful and friendly. He also was very informative and showed a lot of trust in his dental hygienist which I believe she is very knowledgeable in the field!
Over all great first time, they got me set up with a care plan that will hopefully help me get back on track!!
Thank you and would recommend to everyone!!
Great place. They were super gentle and fast. Ana is a star hygienist. Best dentist i have been to in a very long time
Beware! They are known to DECEIVE people into thinking they accept dental insurance. Paid way too much for my dental cleaning and they led me to believe I wouldn’t have to pay anything since cleanings are fully covered by my insurance.
Dr. W is amazing as well. He is genuine, thorough, and a good human.
The staff are friendly, timely, and on point. The office is modern, clean, and in a great location.
This practice blew me away so much that I have already referred them to clients and friends.
So happy that I found them. I would give them 10 stars if I could.
Yesterday and I have no pain dentures feel great I lost most of my teeth after Bariatric surgery broken chipped rotten teeth I was in paint for 3 years till I found Cary Family Dental I tried aspen affordable dentures and many others always got the run around Cary family dental did everything in there office one stop shop thanks again to
Cary Family dental
Yesterday and I have no pain dentures feel great I lost most of my teeth after Bariatric surgery broken chipped rotten teeth I was in paint for 3 years till I found Cary Family Dental I tried aspen affordable dentures and many others always got the run around Cary family dental did everything in there office one stop shop thanks again to
Cary Family dental
I’m absolutely appalled by the treatment my two children, ages 16 and 14, received at Cary Family Dentistry. My husband and I have been long-time patients, so we trusted them for our children's first non-pediatric dental appointments. Unfortunately, this experience has made us lose all trust in this practice.
Due to my children’s busy school and sports schedules, we scheduled their appointments on a day when my husband and I were in the office, but they were out of school. The office is just minutes from our home, and my 16-year-old son drove them both to their appointments. From the moment they arrived, the staff acted shocked that my daughter was 14 years old and proceeded to treat her with extreme disrespect.
The real issue came when the staff began loudly discussing, right outside my daughter’s room, how “irresponsible” it was for us not to attend her appointment. They made unnecessary and hurtful comments about her teeth, wrongly assuming she had just recently had a cleaning, saying things like “why is she even here?” and that the hygienist didn’t want to “waste her time.” These remarks were not only inaccurate but incredibly inappropriate. They repeatedly questioned why she was there at all, adding to the distress.
My daughter, who was already anxious about her first adult dental visit, called me in tears after the appointment, heartbroken by the way they had spoken about her and our family. The level of unprofessionalism is absolutely shocking, and no patient—especially a minor—should ever be made to feel so belittled and embarrassed.
This is NOT a family-friendly practice, and I am devastated that my children’s first experience with an adult dentist was such a nightmare. We will be finding a new dentist who actually cares about and respects their patients. If you value professionalism, kindness, and a welcoming environment, I highly recommend looking elsewhere.
The team is not only incredibly pleasant but also highly knowledgeable. They took the time to explain every step of the process, which helped alleviate my nerves and made me feel confident in my decision to choose them as my new dentist. Their professionalism and genuine care for their patients truly shine through. I appreciated how the staff took the time to listen to my concerns and answer all of my questions thoroughly.
Overall, my experience at Cary Family Dental exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend Cary Family Dental to anyone looking for a compassionate and skilled dental team.
Kelly is a wonderful dental hygienist too!!! Dr. Wooten is fantastic too!!! They’re all fantastic!!!
So customer buys at extra cost a warranty dentist gets paid no impact to them. I can see there business model evolving. No accountability.
I can do better and I did.
This is the response to the owners response.
The response was canned and as expected. If you dedicated to excellence I would say you are in need of a quality control audit bigly. Save your $10 words and canned fairytale response as the actions do not meet the Truth.
Leigh 🙂
Came out the dentist, cheeeesing 😁!!!
100% Highly recommend!!!
My most recent experience with hygienist Liz confirmed all my previous experiences. This is a great place and I highly recommend it.
I have requested getting numbed for my dental cleanings for a number of years because my teeth are so sensitive. However, Fanta is so gentle and thorough in cleaning my teeth that I no longer request anesthesia.
I also had a veneer fracture and was dreading getting it replaced. Dr. Kristin Madden made me feel comfortable as soon as she came into the room with her gentle touch, kindness and infinite patience. The new veneer was even more beautiful than my old one. Dr. Madden meticulously matched my tooth color and covered more of the tetracycline staining of my tooth so that my smile is as amazing as Dr. Madden. I trust her to do anything in my my mouth.
I would highly recommend Cary Family Dental to anyone looking for a practice who is attentive, provides great service, with exceptional customer service from calling to schedule an appointment, follow-up, to leaving their office.
I had missed my last dental appointment at my old practice because they had very limited hygienists, so I was behind on my current cleaning. I feel so much better since my cleaning today, and very happy that I chose Cary Family Dental my dental care 🦷 🤩🤩🤩
Karen is my hygienist and she makes my visits very welcoming. Everyone here is very pleasant.
Keep smiling.

