Is it necessary to have veneer for protruding right incisor?
Q. My upper left incisor is slightly discoloured and worn. The right incisor is slightly protruding. My current dental prectioner is Luton has shaped the tooth and prepped it for a veneer (yesterday). There is sensitivity in the tooth. I’m not enthusiastic about veneers, as he has already veneered the canine tooth to the left of the incisor he has prepped. The cost of venner is £400. He would like to veener the protruding right adjacent incisor, however I have refused to veneer a healthy tooth. So he has suggested contouring. Shouldn’t I just have had the left incisor contoured and not veneered?
A. It sounds as though you would be well advised to have your teeth repositioned with a simple brace ( these can be invisible and may only take 8 to 12 weeks to move your teeth!). I do a large number of veneers but usually only when the teeth are in a good position and the patient needs their teeth to be made prettier.
Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD
Aviva Cosmetic Dentistry
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