What is the Maximum Tooth Structure That Can Be Removed for Preparing for 8 Feldspathic Veneers?

Was your lip puffed out before the veneers were prepared? Can he make the temporaries thinner? 

If you lip was normal before then it is from the temporaries. Lots of patients complain about thickness of temporaries and permanent restorations. Sometimes it just takes a couple of weeks to get used to.

 

Feldspathic porcelain veneers can be the most beautiful veneers. This porcelain type is free-hand stacked in many separate layers and then fired/fused in an oven.  The resultant veneer can be customized with far greater detail than other dental porcelains.  Veneers made from this porcelain are more costly to have fabricated and require much more expertise by the laboratory.  This porcelain is very fragile on its own and requires a strong supporting structure to bond to for strength.  When bonded to enamel, this porcelain is just as strong as the more commonly used porcelains such as E Max or Empress. The key is that the dentist cannot drill too much enamel away. When done properly, feldspathic veneers can represent the very finest in strength and esthetics possible.  If too much tooth structure is missing, feldspathic veneers can break easily and are not a good choice.

Veneers are a rather conservative restoration that does not require alot of tooth removal. Reduction can range from person to person, however ,3mm-1.5 or 3mm is typical. If the lips feel puffy, it sounds like you need more redeuction on the buccal surface. Your doctor can safely remove .5mm from the buccal surface.