How strong is temporary veneers/crown?

Over the course of my 30 year dental career, and having placed thousands of temporaries followed by porcelain veneers, I have been amazed at how long temporaries can last. I have had patients who began cosmetic treatment, and due to life events or unexpected travel, returned to my office after months, even a year or more, with their temporaries intact. I recall a patient who went on a business trip for a number of months, and upon his return, complained that the temporaries didn't hold up after 6 months. In general, my goal is for the temporaries to have a short lifespan, only until the permanent option is implemented. Removing temporaries should not be a difficult task, to insure no damage to the underlying tooth structures.Best of luck,James Asaf, DDS

The strength of temporaries can vary depending on the process used. Temporaries aren't meant to hold up long term, so aren't as strong as your veneers will be.

Temporary are only temporary just like with a temporary crown.  They are glued on and  will stay on for a couple of weeks until you get your new veneers placed. I would just be careful and not eat an apple by using only your front teeth to bite into it!  That is putting stress only on the front teeth and your temporary veneers.Just be mindful they are temporary and not permanent!  You will do fine!  Congratulations and I hope your new veneers look great!

Since temporary veneers are not permanently fixed to your teeth, sometimes they may be damaged or loosened.  The strength of your veneers depends on what the adhesive (glue) that is used to temporarily put them on (Flowable composite resin, etc), the temp material itself (Protemp, Integrity, Radica, Acrylic, etc), and how they were temporarily bonded (shrink wrapped, spot bonded, etc).If the veneers are connected (splinted) together there is a stronger bond.  If you repeatedly press with your tongue, eventually you will loosen the veneers. However, normal contact with the tongue (during speaking, chewing, etc) should not loosen the veneers. Veneers are most often loosened while eating SOMETHING.  Generally, you can eat any food you wish (I recommend biting off to one side, instead of directly using your two front teeth.). I recommended to TEMPORARILY exclude some meals from your usual diet eating only soft food during the first days after the veneers placement. Among the most common things to avoid are:Toast, pretzels, and other hard, crusty breadsIce (even crushed ice is bad)Meat that is difficult to chewNuts, seeds, pitted foodsChocolate (Thick, hard chocolate squares)Sticky food (gums, candies, taffy)As with all information ask your local dentist before proceeding with treatment.Hope that helps. 

Temporary veneers are designed with several purposes.  One of them isto restore your teeth with a material that takes on the shape and look ofthe final restoration while you are waiting for the permanent one to be madeby a ceramist.  Additionally they are meant to support function and normalday to day activity.  A final note is that temporary veneers are also designed tocome off relatively easily by the dentist so he/she doesn't have to waste toomuch time removing them on the day your permanents are cemented.  With this in mind,I would probably avoid over stressing them and try to function on other areas ofyour mouth.   In other words I would not lose any sleep over it.

Veneers are the weakest type of temporary because they are so thin.  Different cements are used depending on how long they need to be in.The stronger the temporary cement the harder it is to remove later.When patients are in long term temporaries I utilize permanent cement.Ira L Shapira DDS, D,ABDSM, D,AAPM, FICCMOChair Alliance of TMD Organizations

if the 2 veneers are attached together, you will not have any problem, they have a temporary glue , but still will be a good solution , and in case those teeth come out, just put them in hot water for 10 seconds, and the temporary glue , will get soft again, and place them in, it will work.