Can You Get Lumineers if You Are Missing Some Teeth?

Congratulations! 28 years for a set of veneers is EXCELLENT! Bonding has significantly improved over 3 decades of dentistry.  Bonding OVER your existing veneers is not very predictable, as you would have 2 different bonded layers... Not a great go-to solution. Removal of existing...

No, you cannot whiten porcelain veneers.  Lumineers are just one type of porcelain veneers. Almost always porcelain veneers are very color stable.  Sometimes there is a surface stain that can be polished off to give back the original porcelain color.  If the dentist used a...

First of all, your insurance may be irrelevant because most carriers do not include coverage for a cosmetic procedure.  Having said that, your teeth appear to be healthy, and it's possible that some minor reshaping of the teeth to allow them to freely move into better alignment may help...

The average veneers lasts 7-15 years depending on various factors such as technique used, laboratory used, patient habits (grinding, clenching, biting), patient hygiene and diet.

We have many patients come to us with this same issue - tetracycline staining that will not whiten with ZOOM or bleach.  In their situations, what I suggest is doing porcelain veneers.  We can take off minimal tooth structure during the preparations, and veneers provide a much...

I'm not sure if you have your procedure done yet, but if not, then please go see a Lumineer certified dentist.  If you were my patient, then I would highly recommend you for Lumineers with NO PREP (no grinding/shaving) of your teeth.  If you had your veneers done already,...