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Best regards,
Dr. Ed Lowe
Dentist
Wow...never get a patient asking this question very often. Any transparent light cured resin cement will work. I like neutral and go from there. Never use opaque white. As a patient, I would leave it up to your dentist to pick and use try in gels to get the result you want before final cementation.
Best regards,
Dr. Ed Lowe
Dentist
If the veneers were done recently and the gums were retracted with cord, it may take a few weeks for the tissue to come down and for the papilla to cover the exposed side of the tooth. Also if you work your acrylic temporaries for a long time and they were all joined together, the gums may have been pushed up and once again time is needed for them to return back down again. Give it at least 2-3 weeks if you did not have gum surgery in conjunction with veneer placement.
If it is still there, return to your dentist for a follow up to decide how to proceed.
Best regards,
Dr. Ed Lowe
Dentist
Veneers done well will last 15 years plus. They appeared in the literature in the early 80's and so have not been around for 50 years yet. I have been placing them since 1988 and I have some that are still in place at 30 years. The only change is the esthetics but functionally they are still stuck. The patient's gumline and wear are the main changes.
Be prudent with your hygiene and enjoy them. They are a good investment if it improved your appearance and made you feel confident!
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Dr. Ed Lowe
Dentist
The night guard may have been made on the bottom teeth because of a deep bite or for a functional reason. You will be fine and the veneers are not likely to break if chewing and grinding movements are protected by the night guard.
Dentist
Hi there,
Once the bone thickness and height have been levelled and built up as much as possible, see a gum specialist or periodontist to augment the tissue with gum grafting before considering placing implants. The bone and gums must be in place first or esthetics will be compromised.
Best regards,
Dr. Ed Lowe
Dentist
Hi there,
As your implant crown is 15 years old, some things have changed. Your natural teeth have gotten darker due to age and staining. The porcelain glaze and stain on the surface of the crown may have either gotten porous or worn off, affecting the colour.
Try whitening to get your natural teeth as white as possible. They will likely not be as white as they were 15 years ago. Then consider replacing the crown to match the newly whitened teeth after they have had a chance to "rest and rehydrate" after whitening.
Veneers plus the crown replacement would solve your size discrepancy challenges you are currently having and get all the teeth to be the same size evening out your smile.
Best regards,
Dr. Ed Lowe
Dentist
Hi there,
Your implants and crowns are there for 2 reasons...esthetics and function. You have to be able to chew on the implant crowns. The implant crowns should lightly touch the teeth in the opposing upper jaw.
I would have your dentist check it. You should be able to bite and hold the thickness of a piece of paper on all your teeth with the bite slightly lighter on the implant crowns as there is no periodontal ligament around the implant to absorb shock.
In the photo, it appears that the bite is so open that you cannot grab a piece of cardboard.
Have your dentist balance your bite so you do not overload the function on your other teeth.
Best regards,
Dr. Ed Lowe
Dentist
Hi there,
I suggest you see a dentist and most of your symptoms will be reversed. At 19, it is unlikely you are losing teeth. Your loose lower teeth may be due to grinding forward and back.
Best regards,
Dr. Ed Lowe
Dentist
Hi there,
Crowns/Veneers with little to no tooth reduction or preparation in conjunction with some gum reshaping will give you a good looking smile. Have a dentist do a complete esthetic workup and evaluate the cause of the excessive gum tissue before any treatment. A wax prototype or digital imaging can give you a sense of what is possible.
Best regards,
Dr. Ed Lowe
Dentist
Dr Edward Lowe at 1200 Burrard St., Vancouver is an amazing cosmetic dentist! I had 35 year old crowns, very discoloured too small plus uneven gum lines. He designed with my input how to give me the best possible smile. It's taken over a month and we're still not done but I'm very happy with the new smile. In 3 weeks I'll see him for a final week after my gums have settled down. I think I want the lateral incisors a tad shorter yet. That'll look more natural for my face. Opinions? Updated on 16 Jun 2017:
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