“Look great, feels not so great”
Porcelain veneers: NOT worth it
Cost: $15,000
Pain: Severe
Pain: Severe
Porcelain veneers satisfaction: Good
I just had 11 porcelain veneers and I love the look but I am concerned about the feel. I am having a lot of pain, especially with the upper ones when I bite and sleep. I have been put in a mouth guard but still have pain and now headaches. I hope this is only temporary, that is what I have been told. I am taking tylenol or something every 5-6 hours. The sensitivity is bad now. I have had these for 3 weeks and it is a little better, but far from gone. Will the pain ever go away?
PC
Jul 11, 2008Comments and replies (5)
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7 posts
6 Jun 2009
I don't have a solution for you. I'm having the same exact problem. I've been eating mashed potatoes and other soft stuff as much as possible but it isn't really helping. Plus the dentist didn't tell me before hand about this "eating" change, nor the pain at night.
7 posts
30 Jun 2009
Thank you very much for your post. At least I know I'm not the only one who has regrets about veneers, and who has this constant sensitivity and pain! I did not know about the teeth being whittled away so much either! I was told, "we have to sand the bottom so that it's smooth and the veneer sticks better. Otherwise if it's slightly jagged, it will come off." This made sense to me, but I thought it was a thin shave, not an all-around sawing-off of my teeth! Permanent! How do dentists get away with not telling us that we're going to have nubs for the rest of our life?!! There is no form to sign about all the permanent damage and side effects. And once you have them, you are stuck getting them replaced for the rest of your life! The dentist tells me this as I'm walking out the door, with the temporaries already in place! I, too, was under the impression that the veneers were permanent! Though no one told me that, I just assumed something so expensive would be permanent! They should not tell you as you're walking out the door AFTER the procedure!
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8 Sep 2009
I am having the same problems. I had no idea my natural teeth would be totally destroyed - I am SO UPSET. It has been 10 days since the permanents (the procedure was excruciating even with novacane)and I am in constant throbbing pain. Actually I have been in pain for a month since my teeth were ground down. I thought things would get better once the temps were exchanged for permanents but I was wrong. The sensitivity to everything (including air) is outrageous. I take painkillers all day long. I went to the dentist this morning and he told me he found the pain I described "hard to believe" and then told me the pain was my fault for not flossing enough (I told him I have been flossing but he said he found that "hard to believe" too)!! I had to leave his office before I started crying. He is family friend and I trusted him, I feel like a fool. I am convinced he ground my natural teeth down too much. Have any of you found any path to relief? Desensitizers? flouride treatments? ANYTHING? My veneers look great but I would do anything to have my old teeth back.