I want porcleain dental bonding on 4 of my teeth

Q. Dear Dr Rob Tennet First of all I would like to congratulate you on your impressive career history you have, this is the reason I selected you to ask my questions. I have a few questions and was wondering if you can help. I am thinking about getting 4 of my teeth worked on using dental bonding (ideally porcelain rather than composite bonding).
Q1) How much roughly should I be paying per tooth to have porcelain bonding done?

Q2) I hate having injections on my gums. If I have porcelain bonding done on 4 of my teeth, would I requre any injections on my gums?

Q3) Does having porcelain bonding really stain my teeth in the long run, if so is it really obvious? Thanks for you help Regards

A.

Q1 We charge £420 per tooth ( average in Birmingham £300-600) for felspatic (normal) porcelain veneers from a top quality technician.
We charge £600 ( av in Birmingham £6-800) per tooth for ultrathin veneers eg lumineer or similar system (depends on preference) Ultrathin veneers are not particularly more aesthetic the advanage is the reduced thickness means that you don’t have to shave the front of the tooth. A normal veneer is about 1mm thick which would make the teeth feel bulky without some tooth removal.

Q2 You dont always need an injection, if the tooth reduction is minor, normal veneers can be done without injections. Ultrathin veneers dont need tooth reduction thus rarely need injections.
The answer in your case would depend on a clinical assesment and things like past sensitivity.
Also have you tried topical anaesthetic and controlled delivery techniques. It helps a lot (needle phobia is a different case)

Q3  Porcelain is very stain resistant expect a lifespan 10-20yrs before replacing, chipping is the more common reason for replacing in my own experience. Like all restorations you need to take extra care of your mouth to maintain the condition. The appearance is particularly affected by maintaining healthy surrounding gums

If you would like a free assesment please feel free to contact me.

Regards

Dr Rob Tennet
St Johns Dental Practice
www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk
Tel: 0121 643 0610
18 Bennett’s Hill
Birmingham B2 5QJ

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