I had 10 porcelain veneers put on as I wanted a "perfect" smile. In between my veneers it's very yellow and I can see where they are stuck on. Why has this happened? My dentist says he will redo all of them in 2 weeks but I'm worried they will be botched again and will be unfixable after. I also have a gap between my two front teeth which I never had before and I can feel air and saliva pushing through gaps in my teeth when I talk which was never an issue before.
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There appears like great progress on the orthodontics! I would say congratulations on picking a good orthodontist, believe me it is difficult to work with an excellent one.Option: Leave the centrals alone. Increase the size of the lateral incisors instead, with crown lengthening and/or veneers...
This is not true.when you perform veneers, you shave down the teeth, and you go all the way to the dentin, which is yellow, and it cannot be whitened, so if they told you that, its not true, the veneers,are fine laminates, of porcelain, and they will be translucent, and if the tooth is yellow...
The temporary veneers are necessary to protect the area that your dentist has prepared for your permanent veneers and to help keep you from feeling sensitivity. Try to be cautious with what you eat until your dentist returns. If they degrade significantly contact their office to find out if...