I recently got a veneer on a tooth that had become stained internally by an amalgam filling. First I had the amalgam replaced with white filling but the tooth was still grey so a veneer was the next resort.
Photos are before, during (when the temporary veneer fell off) and after. I don’t like the end result. I assumed I’d end up with a tooth the same shape and length as the original but of a colour that matches the rest of my teeth. But for some reason the veneer is shorter, weirdly square, sticks out and has a groove running vertically down it which casts a shadow and makes the tooth look darker. The veneer also still shows the grey of the underlying tooth in natural light. This wasn’t cheap for me at £700 plus the £250 to replace the amalgam filling first (pointlessly as it turned out).
I’ve been back and explained this to my dentist and I have another appointment where I’ll find out what the lab says they can do, and if I decide to get it redone the veneer will be drilled off and I might have to lose some more tooth surface. She says the groove is the lab trying to make the tooth look natural but my original tooth had no groove. She didn’t say why it’s so short.
I was shown the veneer before it was cemented on but I felt under pressure, was lying flat, it was under a bright light and I didn’t see the groove or greying or appreciate how short it looks. It makes the tooth next to it appear fang-like.
I feel that my dentist doesn’t really see the problem and she seems inconvenienced that the veneer will need to be drilled off and she will have to do impressions etc all over again. I’d love to hear other people’s opinions.