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Cosmetic dentistry question - ComeOVeneer!!!

45 replies

Budababe · 14/09/2007 13:49

Quick question - do veneers (such as yourself!) damage teeth?

Went to dentist today and will be having LOADS of work done and he also talked about "the perfect smile". Would love nice teeth! My Mum took tertrcycline when PG with me so teeth always been discoloured and not straight either. He offered braces, filing down to look straighter or veneers and possible removing some gum to even things up.

Views please?

Am very excited!!!

Off to do school run but will be back later!

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NadineBaggott · 14/09/2007 13:52

I've got question too (if its okay?) about inlays

I've got a ridge where my joins, in fact its a bit sensitive with hot and cold. The annoying thing is I told the dentist about it only last week and the time before that (different dentist). The last one is a replacement for my wonderful dentist who is on long term sick. His recommendation was to leave it another six months and then they would take an x-ray

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Budababe · 14/09/2007 13:53

OOps - what have I started!

Answer me first please! Leave Nadine to her pentapeptides!!!!

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NDPWantsANewCamera · 14/09/2007 13:54

yikes, sounds expensive budababe !

SuperMonkey · 14/09/2007 13:56

Yes veneers damage your teeth - they have to grind down the surface so that they are rough enough for the veneers to stick onto. I have veneers and if they ever come off they'll need replacing straight away.

bigknickersbigknockers · 14/09/2007 14:06

I have veneers too. My teeth were damaged when I was a child and the NHS dentist did a repair job that was good at the time but as I got older they looked discoloured.
My lovely dentist said he would do veneers if and when I wanted them and after a good few years of dilly dallying I had them done last November.
I was really happy with the appearence of my teeth but for quite a while they were really sensitive to cold air (it was winter)
I am so glad I had them done, like I said earlier my teeth were damaged so I had nothing to lose.

bigknickersbigknockers · 14/09/2007 14:07

Just to add I am on denplan and had to pay for the lab fees only which was £100

SuperMonkey · 14/09/2007 14:16

Sorry - I should add that I'm really pleased with mine and they look infinitely better than my real teeth did!

Cappuccino · 14/09/2007 14:19

ooh I have a question too

about flouride tablets that elderly South AFrican dentst has given my dd because she has cerebral palsy

he said lots of things about CP which made little sense so I do not trust him and don't know if I am being unreasonable in not wanting to give her them

nowt wrong with her teeth or brushing they get

can I hijack too?

buzzingaround · 14/09/2007 14:19

oooh - I need veneers but cost has put me off so far, although my teeth are so awful I really should do it. I thought with denplan you had to pay everything but it was spread over time. No?

SuperMonkey · 14/09/2007 14:23

I had mine done on the NHS - about £60 per tooth (I had 3 done). It was about 5 years ago now. No idea how I managed to get them done on the NHS, the dentist just told me I could.

orangehead · 14/09/2007 14:28

for veneers u do have to drill away healthy teeth and once u have venneers u will always have to have them. It depends how bothered u are by the look, filing down is less destructive and the cheapest way but wont help the discolouring unless u had them whitened as well which will probably cost a couple of hundred. im not sure removing some gum i would say is more destructive than veneers (i just d nurse and we dont do that where i work)and again the gum would not help the colour. braces can be very expensive and also not help the colour so would have to pay extra for whitening. Braces also would not give immediate effect like the other options

orangehead · 14/09/2007 14:32

u now cant get veneers on nhs under new regulations. also with veneers cant eat things like corn on cob coz if u bite directly on them they can flick off, but dont normally cause probs just have to be aware and be careful

orangehead · 14/09/2007 14:34

capp- alot of kids take fluoride tabs who have nothing wrong. usually given if the child has had a filling already to try and strenghen teeth to prevent more fillings

bigknickersbigknockers · 14/09/2007 14:36

When you are on denplan you pay so much per month depending what condition your teeth are in. I pay around £15 per month and that covers check ups, hygeinist every 3 months and all treatment. Anything that involves lab work you just pay lab fee's

orangehead · 14/09/2007 14:37

nadine- i would prob go back, depending on how sensitive it was. if it was newly fitted sometimes they can be sensitive while settle in but shouldnt have a gap

NadineBaggott · 14/09/2007 14:38

oh orangehead are you a dentist?

I've had at least 3 years if not longer

NadineBaggott · 14/09/2007 14:39

how would they put it right - would they have to prize the thing off and then reglue it

sandcastles · 14/09/2007 14:39

OMG it is like dental overload in here! OK, in CoV's absence..form an orderly Q...

Budababe - Veneers will mask the discolouration of the staining, as they are just thick enough. They will not damage the teeth, a tiny microscopic amount of tooth is removed. It is hardly noticable to the naked eye.

As a rule, they should last around 10 years. But I have known people to have them 15. As long as they are treated properly, they shouldn't just come off.

If you looking for a mend all approach, then veneers are your answer. You may still need to have some gum removed, but this can usuallly be done at the same time as the prep for the veneers.

Bleaching will not remove tetrcycline staining, as it is in the formation of the tooth.

ComeOVeneer · 14/09/2007 14:40

Just seen this but am about to do school run so will catch up later.

ComeOVeneer · 14/09/2007 14:41

Scrap that as Sandcastles is here to pick up the slack

sandcastles · 14/09/2007 14:41

NadineBaggott -bHot & cold sensativity usually means nerve involvement.

I would ask for an xray to be done to make sure there are no leaks between the tooth & inlay.

In 6 months you could be looking at more advanced problems, so for peace of mind - xray...I am surprised he didn't just do it while you were there!

sandcastles · 14/09/2007 14:44

Cappuccino - not really to up on fluoride tabs, but as long as her diet is good, brushing with a fluoride toothpaste I see not reason to suppliment.

Too much fluoride can come with it's own set of problems.

Happy for CoV to shout me down on this tho...

NadineBaggott · 14/09/2007 14:46

so am I sandcastles, but as I said he is a replacement for my usual wonderful dentist.

I didn't like him, he stoodd right behind you so you couldn't see him and when he was probing you couldn't see a hand or anything, it was like he didn't want to touch you.

Cappuccino · 14/09/2007 14:46

ah sandcastles lovely you I didn't want to give her them

we have had so much trouble getting an NHS dentist

and now we have got one he is BARKING

sandcastles · 14/09/2007 14:48

NadineBaggott - it may be as simple as rnning a bonding fluid over the original join to re seal it, as long as there is no decay present underneath. Could be they could remove some & refil with white filling material.

If youn have active decay they will remove what they need to, remove decay & refill.

It is just like removing a filing.

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