Can my dental bridge on my front teeth be replaced by veneers and how much do dental veneers cost ?

Q. I have dental bridge on my top front teeth can I have them removed and replace with venners how much would a set of veeners roughly cost ? L

A. HI L,

Your question is something I get asked quite often. A bridge is used to replace missing teeth. So essentially you having a bridge means that you have at least 1 tooth missing from your smile. The crowns from which your bridges are retained from are joined together and incorporate the missing tooth area to provide a functional tooth.

A veneer is used not to replace missing teeth but to change the colouration of a tooth and/or its shape. It will not be possible to replace a missing tooth using veneers.

Also since you have a bridge, it is most probable that the teeth retaining your bridge have been crowned. The process of crowning the teeth has essentially prepared the teeth beyond the type of preparation required for a veneer. This will mean that you will only be able to replace your crowns holding your bridge with another set of crowns.

This isn’t necessarily a problem because the reason for replacing your crowns to veneers if often for cosmetics. You can get a cosmetic bridge to do the same thing you wish the veneers to do. Whilst there is a variation in prices for veneers and bridges, going for a quality bridge and something of a good cosmetic result you will be looking to pay between £400 – £575 per unit.

I hope I have clarified the situation for you and helped you, but if you wish to ask any further questions then please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards

Dr Safeer Butt S3 Dental – Synergistic Smile Studios Clinics in Kent, Surrey & Sussex Web: www.s3dental.co.uk Tel: 020 8398 6322 View My Profile Dr Butt
April 29th, 2008 at 08:47 PM
lee Says :

how do you keep veneers white?

January 16th, 2013 at 08:47 PM
John Tag Says :

I have a bridge upper about 10 teeth all together from 1 eye tooth all way around to other eye tooth. I had 1 tooth in the front break off. I have been told I would need the entire bridge replaced, Is this true? I was looking to see if there was any cheaper fix to the issue as 10K is out of my budget and I have no dental inc. The broken tooth has exposed a grey bar in area where tooth broke off.

May 27th, 2013 at 08:47 PM
kcw Says :

I have 4 porcelain veneers in the front of my upper smile and I need to have two additional veneers added on either side of the veneer that is already in my mouth. I wanted to know if a bridge be attached to veneers and if it is more sensible to get veneers or a bridge where teeth are missing?

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