I have veneers but from thumb sucking they have bucked out. What can be done to correct this problem?

Hello Dorothy,I would recommend consulting an orthodontist to have possibly some behind the teeth braces placed to bring your teeth back into alignment.  If your veneers are truly veneers and not crowns, then I would highly recommend looking into this.  It is also important to look into methods to unlearn the behavioral response of thumb sucking in certain situations.  Redoing your veneers is another possible solution that would likely be successful, but until you unlearn the thumb sucking, the problem will persist.   Good luck and I hope this helps. Follow me if you have more questions.Sarah Thompson, DMDSt. Louis, MO area (O'Fallon, IL)

Hello, If you are generally happy with the appearance of your veneers and shifting from thumb sucking is the only problem you can consider having this corrected with Invisalign. This will gradually move the teeth back into place with no brackets or wires. This may also give you an opporutinity to unlearn the thumb-sucking habit. After your treatment you would get a retainer to help keep them in place. Either a removable retainer or a fixed retainer that stays in your mouth would work. The fixed retainer can only be bonded in if these restorations are veneers and there is actual enamal left on the backs of your teeth.Good luck!

If it is ONLY the position of the teeth that are bothersome, then simply moving them back may do the trick.  A removable option, while slower than a bonded bracket/wire combo, is a conservative method.  When done, retention will be mandatory to keep them in place.  Ideally, the cause (thumb sucking) should be eliminated as well.