can a veneer be attached to a white filling

Q. Can dental veneer adhere to a tooth surface covered with filling as well as a natural tooth surface? Is any other solution recommendable than a complete crown? Kindest Regards,

A. A veneer can be bonded to a white filling by sand blasting the fillings surface to produce a microscopically roughend surface.  However I would only recommend this if the filling was only small and the final veneer complete4ly covered it.  For very heavily filled teeth a crown is often the best solution .

Dr Julian Caplan
Aviva Cosmetic Dentistry
Director on the board of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
www.avivacosmeticdentistry.co.uk
101 St. Peters Street
St. Albans Hertfordshire
AL1 3EN

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