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How Many Times Can You Replace Porcelain Veneers?
asked 11 months ago by TGBak in Folsom, CA
Latest answer by Scott Young, DDS
Question viewed 894 times
Tags: alternative, options, replacement
I had porcelain veneers placed on my upper 6 teeth in the early 90's. I had them replaced last year as some were chipped and I wanted whiter teeth. The replacements didn't have the proper backing and you could see my teeth through them. My dentist removed them and put another set on. Now my veneers keep popping off. A different dentist said he doesn't recommend placing veneers a 2nd time because there isn't enough enamel left for them to stick to. He recommends crowns. What do you suggest?
13 answers to How Many Times Can You Replace Porcelain Veneers?
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Veneer replacement
It really depends. Most veneers last 20 years or more. If they are prepared and delivered correctly. They need to be taking care of. If you following your regular cleanings and routine exams you should get a very long life out of them. As a patient you must be careful and remember they are porcelain. If you put veneers on at 20 years of age, I would say you should have to replace them once. When you prep tooth structure for a veneers it is very conservative, so you...
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Replacing Veneers
It sounds like the veneers are "popping" off due to issues with the bonding process or potential occlusion (bite) problems. Veneers should be able to be replaced without an issue unless there is not an adequate amount of enamel left to bond to. For these cases you will be bonding to dentin and it would be wise to transition to all porcelain crowns. These crowns can look just as good as veneers as they are made of the same material. If your bite is...
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How Many Times Can You Replace Porcelain Veneers
Porcelain Veneers can be replaced multiple times provided there is enough healthy tooth structure under the existing veneers. If the cosmetic dentist you are seeing did not place the original veneers, it is impossible to gauge what your underlying tooth looks like until the old veneers are removed completely. Over the years, we have successfully replaced many veneers that had just been replaced by another dentist or even several dentists (i.e.,...
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Lorin F. Berland, DDS
Dallas Cosmetic Dentist
Dallas Cosmetic Dentist
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Your Original Veneer Experience is Typical
Your original veneer experience is what you should expect. The most common cause of veneer failure is chipping or breaking. Having the restorations coming off should be very rare with proper preparation of the tooth, proper bite adjustment, and excellent adhesive techniques. To me it is more semantics between veneer or crown. I use the same porcelain material for both and conserve as much tooth structure as possible without compromising the final result.
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Replacement of Porcelain Veneers Multiple Times
You have a genuine concern and have had some very frank and thoughtful answers by some capable cosmetic dentists. The fact remains, if you want the veneers replaced again, they CAN be carefully removed and new veneers can be fabricated and bonded to dentin in a manner that WILL last. Best of luck.
Mickey Bernstein, DDS
Memphis Cosmetic Dentist
Memphis Cosmetic Dentist
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Veneers, re-doing veneers, crowns
You can re-do veneers as many times as you want or need, however it is the judgement of the dentist to determine if you have enough tooth structre left to beable to support a veneer. If not, you would need to do all porcelain, metal free full coverage crowns for proper longevity and aesthetics.
Mitchell A. Josephs, DDS
Palm Beach Cosmetic Dentist
Palm Beach Cosmetic Dentist
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Veneers should not fall off
For cosmetic dentistry to be successful a number of things must be taken into account. These include:
1) An understanding of where we want the tooth position, size, and shape to be before the case even begins.
2) Restorations placed in harmony with the muscles of the face, other teeth, lips, and joints.
3) An understanding of the benefits and limits of the materials used.
The definition of the word "veneer" has now blurred as we place "3/4 veneers", 3/4...
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Peter Auster, DMD
Westchester Cosmetic Dentist
Westchester Cosmetic Dentist
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Veneer replacement
Veneers pop off for many reason. One reason may be about bad bite. The fact you said your old veneers chipped off and you had to replace them , makes me wonder whether your teeth have been shortened due to time, aging, or grinding and ultmtaley changed your bite where you are not a candidate for veneers, or full crwons for that matter.
Now suppose you do not have bite issue, if in the process of the placement of your original veneers there were not too...
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Check the bite and the technique
The strongest and longest bonds are to dental enamel. That means that when a veneer is bonded to the tooth enamel it can last a very long time. Some preparations take away more enamel and in this case the veneer is bonded to dentin, or dentin and enamel. As a rule the more dentin that we bond to the less likely the bond is to last a very long time.
However, it is possible to bond to dentin, and I have veneer cases that have been done on dentin predominantly, and...
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Martin Frankel, DDS
Toronto Cosmetic Dentist
Toronto Cosmetic Dentist
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How Many Times can you Replace Porcelain Veneers?
The answer is you can always replace veneers if you need to.
The goal of course, is to have your veneers last a long time. Twenty years for the first set is above average success. A minor chip occasionally can be normal, however if you have been having a lot of chipping, then the answer to how long veneers last (for you) may have to do more with your bite and less with the veneers themselves.
Your veneers shouldn't be popping off. In my experience, I have not found a...
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Veneers can be placed multiple times.
The veneers can be placed multiple times. Until there is not enough tooth to bond them to, in which case crowns would be a better alternative.
The answer varies with each individual. But one reason veneers pop off is that there is not enough tooth structure. It sounds like this might be the problem in your case. So crowns would be your best choice. All ceramic ones (zirconia, or alumina coping with porcelain) would be the most esthetic.
Best!
Dr. Alper
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Removing porcelain veneers can be tricky
Every time veneers are removed, a little bit of tooth structure comes with it. A skilled dentist can minimize the amount removed, but if the first set was placed aggressively (more enamel and dentin than needed), then there is less to work with.
If a skilled cosmetic dentist is saying it is time for crowns, then perhaps they are right.
Conservative veneer placement means that they can be replaced many times. Aggressive placement means fewer before crowns are needed...
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Replacing porcelain veneers multiple times.
A Porcelain Veneer is bonded(glued) to the tooth and can be removed by grinding it away. Because of the color match between the porcelain and the tooth, the removal of the veneers has to be done very carefully to avoid or at least minimize trauma to the tooth. If removed with haste then there is removal of more tooth structure with every attempt to remove the veneers.
Today there are other ways of removing veneers including the use of a laser that melts the glue and the...
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Dan Hagi, DDS
Toronto Cosmetic Dentist
Toronto Cosmetic Dentist
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