Five years ago I had three broken teeth replaced with porcelain veneers. These were for my top two middle teeth (one required root canal), and one lateral incisor. I would like to now start kickboxing training (I trained extensively before this happened - the injury to my teeth was unrelated). Taking this into account how durable are these veneers compared to normal teeth, and how good are gum shields in protecting these teeth, considering the impact involved? Thank you.
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Persistent inflammation around a cemented restoration that is not metallic is unlikely to be an allergy. It's more likely that the veneer is too thick where it meets the tooth or is too deep under the gum. It may be necessary to replace the veneer in addition to shortening the...
The questions you put forth are very common questions that any dentist even the non cosmetic ones will answer had you gone to them to discuss your teeth . So, I am assuming you have not gone to see the dentist about your decision.
Once the teeth and the bite has been examined,...
Veneers have changed color for several reasons . Here are a few:
Cement color is not stable
Leakage when bonding
Nerve necrosis
Previous root canal
You need to check on them as soon as you can.
