I have pretty straight teeth and have never needed braces. But recently I've become bothered with my unaligned top teeth. My lateral incisors are shorter than the central ones. Would I qualify for veneers? Should I get just those done or would it look odd? What is the price range for 2?
September 15, 2017
Answer: Lateral incisor length Typically, when we are young, our later incisors are naturally shorter than our central incisors. This can slowly change with age and tooth wear. Ask your dentist on your next check up. Obviously, if you want a change, veneers could be placed and price varies greatly, maybe @$1000-2000 each.
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September 15, 2017
Answer: Lateral incisor length Typically, when we are young, our later incisors are naturally shorter than our central incisors. This can slowly change with age and tooth wear. Ask your dentist on your next check up. Obviously, if you want a change, veneers could be placed and price varies greatly, maybe @$1000-2000 each.
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Answer: Veneers 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 short? Then if you lengthen the short cuspid, will the premolar appear short? Do you understand my concern? Additionally teeth are the length that they are because that is the length that nature wants them to be. Lengthening teeth with veneers without first analyzing the 'occlusion' can lead to fractured veneers. It would be best to find a cosmetic dentist with a strong background in occlusion so that he can analyze both the aesthetics AND the function.
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Answer: Veneers 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 short? Then if you lengthen the short cuspid, will the premolar appear short? Do you understand my concern? Additionally teeth are the length that they are because that is the length that nature wants them to be. Lengthening teeth with veneers without first analyzing the 'occlusion' can lead to fractured veneers. It would be best to find a cosmetic dentist with a strong background in occlusion so that he can analyze both the aesthetics AND the function.
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