I had a veneer placed on a front incisor in 2010. A month after it was placed, my gumline turned red/gray/purple. I hated it but was too afraid to get it fixed. Three weeks ago, I finally got up the courage. A new dentist said that my original dentist hadn't prepared the tooth properly. He took many photos and the lab technician seemed great and he put on a new veneer. At first it looked wonderful, but only a few days later the gum turned purple/gray/red again! What's happening? What do I do?
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Hi:In terms of the material they are both the same. However, composite veneer covers the entire surface of the tooth but bonding normally covers part of the tooth. Since you want to add length to your teeth, composite veneer is the way to go, however, since composite is not a strong material a...
From the photograph that you posted your question is more complicated than one would suspect because all your teeth on one side appear shorter than the other side. If you place veneers on the lateral incisors only to make them as long as the central incisors, then will the cuspids appear...
Internal beaching, ideally done by an endodontist is the best starting point as they will often be able to start the level of bleaching higher up the canal (further under the gum line) than a general or cosmetic dentist will be able to do. The whole treatment process will also be shorter if the ...
