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Using whitening products on veneers is simply not effective. Porcelain veneers are stain resistant and therefore the shade of your veneers will not change. If your porcelain veneers are thin and the underlying tooth structure is yellow, you could be seeing the yellow show through. Another possibility is that you have a build upo of tarter on your veneers. I would suggest scheduling an appointment with your dentist to have your teeth cleaned and examined. You will be able to discuss your diet and hygiene with him/her and double check the shade of your teeth. I hope this helps. Feel free to click to save my name below, in case you have more questions in the future.
Porcelain veneers are made out of Porcelain. They dont change color, and they can't be bleached. Are you sure you have porcelain veneers and not composite veneers? Composite veneers are made out of plastic material and they do change color with time.
Typically, veneers themselves don't pick up stain since they are not porous. One question I have is was the yellow on the veneers initially? Sometimes that yellow stain is intentionally placed on the veneer to give a more natural look to the veneer. Depending on how that stain was applied, it could be polished away. If this is something new, there are polishing devices that we use that could remove this yellow discoloration. It's important to keep the veneers nicely polished to keep plaque away from them.
It is possible that the lab technician made the veneers look real and blended shades so they don't look fake. Sometimes it is layers of porcelain and not stain, so it may be impossible to polish off. Even if possible, it likely would remove the gloss and shine, maybe even texture, and the result will not be pleasant. It is likely that the only solution is to replace, but sometimes the replacement is not better than the original.
Schedule an appointment with a dentist for a consultation. An xray could be taken to give you the final prognosis of that tooth. If it is sound you can do a veneer. If not, you would be looking at doing an implant. Best of luck.
Porcelain veneers could possibly fix your underbite, but it would likely take at least 20 veneers to do this. I would recommend going in for a consultation. Be sure to review the before and after photos of the dentist you select, so that you'll have a great idea of how your teeth will look i...
You have two options:Option #1: Get veneers without a gum graft. Your teeth will appear a tad bit longer at the top, but if you do not have a very gummy smile, then it will not matter much. I think veneers alone may work great in you case. Option #2: You could get a gum graft, then venee...
You should easily be able to find many very excellent cosmetic dentists in the L.A. area that can give you a beautiful result with super white veneers. No need for you to travel, some of the finest cosmetic dentists are in the L.A. area. You might contact Dr. Kevin Sands, the dentist...
In your case, I would probably recommend braces. If you do not want braces, you may need to get you front tooth pulled, in order to line up your mid-line. Pulling perfectly healthy teeth in the front upper jaw is not the best thing for you in the long term, but it would fix your issue for ri...
You can absolutely have veneers done that look natural and that you love! Take some photos to your dentist of your old teeth, and let him/her know that you want them changed to look like your natural teeth. You can also see another dentist to have this done. My suggestion is to make sure yo...