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Lumineers or Traditional Veneers for Lengthening Teeth and Adding a 'Gull-wing' Effect?
asked 10 months ago by mrf4766 in NC
Latest answer by Donald L. Wilcox, DDS
Question viewed 271 times
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I have very short, small teeth and would like to make them longer and more prominent, ideally with a gull-wing effect. Is this possible with Lumineers or are traditional veneers my best bet?
4 answers to Lumineers or Traditional Veneers for Lengthening Teeth and Adding a 'Gull-wing' Effect?
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Lumineers vs. Traditional Veneers for Adding Length
Lumineers can be done to add length to teeth but there are several other issues to consider. Are the teeth positioned such that the added material will not make them look bulky? Are they of a color that an ultrathin material can create the final color you would desire? Are your teeth short because of extensive wear and can your teeth be lengthened with a thin material without it breaking. Will your bite allow lengthening and will you need a nightguard after?
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Lumineers vs. regular veneers
Avoid Lumineers. They make the teeth bulky, can't mask out dark teeth, trap food, stain in between the teeth, inflame the gums, break and are weak. Do Empress regular veneers.
Mitchell A. Josephs, DDS
Palm Beach Cosmetic Dentist
Palm Beach Cosmetic Dentist
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Lengthening teeth can be difficult
In order to add size to teeth there needs to be room. For example if there are spaces between the teeth (room) the the teeth can be made wider to close the spaces. In order to lengthen teeth, there must be "space" in the bite to allow this to happen. If the "space" doesn't exist, it must be created. This may be possible with Lumineers, but when making major changes to the size and shape of the teeth I feel that prepping the teeth is probably...
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Martin Frankel, DDS
Toronto Cosmetic Dentist
Toronto Cosmetic Dentist
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Which is preferred? lumineers VS traditional veneers
I don't like Lumineers in general for my patients, because there are probably only 2-3% of all patients who walk in to my office can be candidates, and even then I dislike the appearance of the. The company has not massive amount of advertizing when in fact a great cosmetic lab using Empress, or Emax veneers get much better esthetic result .Lumineers can cause gum inflammation by creating a ledge for bacteria to trap . Lumineers hardly ever block out the color of the tooth underneath...
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