Can there be a retainer attached with a mouth guard?

Q. Go slight Dr. kailesh Solanki, I am going to have Porcelain Veneer’s, not Composite put on. I have several question: I am going to have 2 front veneers applied. At this time I have temporary Veneers. I would like to know why are my temporary 2 front teeth getting black by the gum line traveling inside of the veneers? It really looks like mildew (Grosse)! No there was no dry blood. I am very faithfully at rinsing with salt water daily. This is the 3rd time this has happened to me. (3rd time is a charm) from what I hear? Ha Ha!! The first time it happened my dentist repaired them. I ask her to redo them. She said the veneers look to good to redo? The 3rd time I demanded her to redo them. All this happened with 2 weeks. (2). Doctor are my permit veneers going to have the same shape and length of my temporary ones? I do not really like the shape of the teeth now but can live with them for couple of weeks. I really expect my veneers to be even from the gum line along with a perfect pair of shape teeth? (3rd). At this time I wear retainers. I can only wear my bottom ones not my top? Will my top teeth move? I grind my teeth at night. Is there such a thing as retainers attached with a mouth guard so I can not bite down on my teeth /Veneers? If there is can you please give me the name of the retainers /mouth guard along with the Web site to see some examples (Pictures) please? If all possible please respond at your earliest.. Thank You For Your Help.

A. Hi,  many thanks for your email, the first thing to say is that when temporaries are placed on your teeth they can go slightly black under the temporaries, its not mildew its actually a reaction of the temporary cement. secondly if your unhappy with your temporaries this should be discussed with your dentist as this is usually the size of shape which the technician will work to when making the porcelain veneers. the temporary veneers will be joined together this will act as a retainer for your upper teeth, once the permanant veneers have been placed my advice would be to have a thick retainer made for your upper jaw which will also act as a mouthguard to help protect your teeth if you do grind.

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