Since getting my veneers on my front teeth due to white calcium marks, I have been getting brown/dark-coloured stains on the area around the veneer. My hygienist cannot even fully remove them. Is there anything that can be done to reverse this staining? Could I remove calcium spots so I do not need the veneers any longer? The veneer stars 3/4 of the way down from the tooth. This is the second set of veneers I have had and the tooth seems to be thinner since having the veneer fitted.
September 19, 2013
Answer: Stains Around Edges of Composite Veneers
It appears from your photos that you have had direct composite veneers, and not porcelain veneers. What you are most likely seeing is the edge or margin where the composite filling material thins out. The staining around the margins of composite fillings and composite veneers is something that we see more than we would like.
If your dentist did not do any tooth preparation prior to placing the composite, then theoretically the composite veneer could be removed (drilled off), the tooth polished, and you can go back to the way they originally looked. If the dentist prepared the tooth (i.e.did some drilling on the tooth), then that probably wouldn't work for you.
I might suggest you get porcelain veneers that cover the entire tooth, and actually wrap around both the sides and top of the teeth. Thus you wouldn't have any areas that would show any stain, as porcelain is highly resistant to staining.
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September 19, 2013
Answer: Stains Around Edges of Composite Veneers
It appears from your photos that you have had direct composite veneers, and not porcelain veneers. What you are most likely seeing is the edge or margin where the composite filling material thins out. The staining around the margins of composite fillings and composite veneers is something that we see more than we would like.
If your dentist did not do any tooth preparation prior to placing the composite, then theoretically the composite veneer could be removed (drilled off), the tooth polished, and you can go back to the way they originally looked. If the dentist prepared the tooth (i.e.did some drilling on the tooth), then that probably wouldn't work for you.
I might suggest you get porcelain veneers that cover the entire tooth, and actually wrap around both the sides and top of the teeth. Thus you wouldn't have any areas that would show any stain, as porcelain is highly resistant to staining.
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