Best product and procedure to fix unattractive teeth?

I had veneers 20 years ago and they are cracking apart. What is the best product and solution for this set of teeth?

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A: Replacement for veneers

Michael J. Thomas, DDS

When you have veneers that are that old then the only answer is to replace them. I'm sure all the cracks are from again alone and also there is probably decay behind them which leads to cracking due to the face they are not supported from behind. It will be costly but you'll love how the new ones look.

A: Mastication and old veneers

Bruce Vafa, DDS

The major reason of cracking the veneers after a long time, is changing in your mastication system, spacially grinding and/or loss of occlusal vertical dimension of the teeth. At this case, we should manage grinding of the teeth and restore the occlusion, especially at back molars and prevent trauma to front... more

A: Veneers to replace old veneers

Susan Goode Estep, DMD

When old veneers start to chip and fracture and stain, the best restorative treatment is a new set of veneers. Optimistically thinking, it's great news because our technology in aesthetic dentistry has improved vastly in the last 10-15 years. So your new smile will be even more gorgeous than the one you... more

A: Redo the veneers

Lance Timmerman, DMD

A very important step is to determine the reason for the cracks.  Do you have a bad bite?  Is it a material failure?  Any bad habits? Once this is established, new ones will need to be made.  There is no real good way to simply patch or repair veneers, so new ones will be needed.  The... more

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