Hello, my name is Dr Tyler Hales and I specialize in smile makeovers and veneers. I normally tell my patients to wait at least 6 months before I will replace them depending on what it is they don't like. I like to have an open conversation about it. What specifically do you not like about your veneers?
Hello, porcelain veneers will be stronger and have better aesthetics than composite. Composite usually discolors and wears a lot faster. So if you were to do porcelain veneers you would get a better aesthetic result and longer outcome.
Replacing old crowns with new ones should not be very invasive and require lots of time off. Crown lengthening is a lot more invasive which I'm sure you experienced after that surgery. To reduce the swollen gums you want to make the crowns not so bulky with porcelain and have a more natural look and feel to them.
You can definitely mask the dark tooth underneath. When I am preping a dark tooth I like to prep it a little more to provide more porcelain to mask the dark color. Also I would put a white liner before taking impressions so that the tooth has a brighter appearance when we seat the new crown. I feel like the crowns could use a little more length. Ideally, I like my two front teeth to match the length of the canines which are the sharper teeth.
hello, I would say it would be hard to get an amazing result by leaving your two front teeth as natural teeth. They have a good shape but the gumline looks a little uneven and natural teeth are going to discolor differently than porcelain veneers. If you are going to invest into a fuller smile, I think its worth doing the front two as well to give you that perfect smile and then you can choose exactly what color, shape and size veneers you want without any limitations.
