Q.
Hello Dr. Caplan, I’m writing because i’m worried about my forthcoming NHS veneer fitting next week. On Thursday I had 3 teeth ‘prepped’ for the veneers. When I have read up on the Internet it says that the tooth preparation only involves taking a small amount from the tooth, equivalent to the thickness of the veneer, byt my dentist has shaved the teeth right down to little pegs. He has then temporarily built them up with composite until my treatment has complete. Is this not standard practice? I’m terrified about what the results are going to be. The composite has left my teeth all different shapes and sizes and is unsightly, although i know this is just temporary. The teeth being worked on are my front two, and the one to the right of them. This one was a healthy tooth but was not growing downwards, it was growing slightly outwards and at an angle towards my front tooth. The front two were damaged from enamel erosion and were very short, stained and ridged. He has not asked me how I would like them to look and I am very worried that he has shaved them down when the information I have read online seems to suggest this is not the process for veneers. Please help.