Most people who want a new smile hesitate for the same reason: they cannot picture the result on their own face. Photos of other patients help, but they are other people. A smile trial answers the question directly — at Spring Hope Family Dentistry, we design your future smile, 3D-print it right here in our Spring Hope, NC office, and you wear it for a few days before committing to anything.
What A Smile Trial Is
A smile trial is a thin, tooth-colored preview of your new smile, printed on our in-house SprintRay 3D printer from a digital scan of your teeth. It fits over your natural teeth — no drilling, no shots, and nothing permanent. You wear it out of the office and live with it: smile in your own mirror, eat dinner with your family, take pictures, hear what the people closest to you say.
That last part matters more than people expect. A smile makeover with veneers or crowns is a real investment, and the difference between hoping you will like it and knowing you will is worth a lot.
How It Works
1. We scan your teeth. A quick digital scan with our intraoral scanner — no goopy impressions.
2. We design and print your trial smile. We shape the length, shade, and proportions we would build with veneers or crowns, then print it on the SprintRay in our office.
3. You wear it for a few days. Take your new smile home. Test it in real life, not just in a dental chair. When you come back, you tell us what you loved and what you would tweak — and the final plan is built around that.
See A Smile Trial On A Real Patient
This is one of our Spring Hope patients — her natural smile on the left, and the 3D-printed trial she wore home on the right. Nothing was drilled or changed on her teeth to do this.
Drag the slider to compare. Actual patient of Spring Hope Family Dentistry wearing her 3D-printed smile trial — a preview, not a final result. Individual results may vary.
What It Costs
A smile trial is $300, and every dollar is credited toward your treatment if you move forward with veneers or crowns. In other words: if you proceed, the trial effectively costs you nothing. If you decide a makeover is not for you right now, you spent $300 to find that out before committing thousands — and there is zero pressure from us either way.
Who It Is For
The smile trial is built for anyone considering veneers, crowns, or a full smile makeover — teeth that are worn down, chipped, stained past what whitening can fix, uneven, or just not the smile you want in photos. It is the step between “I have been thinking about this for years” and a confident yes.
If your main concern is crooked or crowded teeth rather than shape and color, clear aligners are usually the more conservative fix, and we will tell you so at your consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the smile trial damage my teeth?
No. The trial is a thin shell that fits over your natural teeth. There is no drilling, no shots, and no permanent change of any kind.
How long do I wear it?
A few days — long enough to live with it, see it in your own lighting, and get honest reactions from the people around you.
Is the $300 refundable?
It works as a credit: the full $300 comes off the cost of your veneers or crowns if you proceed with treatment.
What happens after the trial?
You tell us what you loved and what you would change. We adjust the design, then build your final plan with exact pricing — the same way we publish exact prices for implants and our other services.
Try Your New Smile First
You do not have to imagine it — you can wear it. Call or text us at (252) 478-3422 or send us a message, or tap Reserve Appointment at the top of the page, and ask for a smile trial consultation. We serve Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Nashville, Wilson, and the surrounding Nash County communities.