My dentist suggested dental veneers for my two front teeth. Do I have to get all 4 upper front teeth veneered? (photo)

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I am opting for porcelain veneer for the 2 upper front teeth. Should I also veneer the 4 upper front teeth (incisors) too.

Sarah Thompson, DMD · Answer

Veneering the two central incisors is a great idea, if you have an experienced cosmetic dentist that can match your teeth with no problem.  Getting 4 veneers should be considered if your dentist indicates that it would be very difficult for him/her to match the two central incisors to the rest of your teeth.  In my opinion, matching two veneers to your other natural teeth, takes the same level of expertise to match 4 veneers to your natural teeth, so I would opt for 2 veneers only.  Good luck and I hope this helps. Follow me if you have more questions.Sarah Thompson, DMD

Norman Huefner, DDS · Answer

Certainly you can only two, and that is absolutely your choice.  However, it would look much nicer to have your dentist make you four porcelain veneers for your four front teeth.  Then all four teeth should match perfectly in color.  Also, the shape and proportion would make them look the best and most natural too.One thing we oftentimes see in cosmetic dentistry is "next worst thing syndrome", whereby the patient only notices the worst things (in your case the front two teeth), but after that is solved (in your case with porcelain veneers), then the "next worst thing" then becomes the "worst thing".  It would be much easier for you and give a better result if the four were all done at the same time, rather than two now, and then two later (if you later choose to do that).

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