Replacing Veneers after 15 Years
There are a number of important questions to ask when considering cosmetic dentistry, including porcelain veneers: How many veneers do I need? What can (and can't) you change about my smile with veneers? When are veneers better than braces? How much do veneers cost? How long do veneers last and what happens when they need replacing? Recently, we saw a patient for whom I did 8 porcelain veneers in 2001, and his case illustrates all of these questions, so without further ado, let me introduce Steve's teeth. (He's a rather private person and prefers not having his portrait used, and this is something that we always respect.) Please forgive the varying levels of photography you see through this article; the first photos were originally slide film that were scanned from negatives, then they move through a series of progressively better cameras and a progressively improving photographer (me). :-) I've tried to even them out with Photoshop, but rest assured, absolutely nothing else has been done to the photos. 8 Porcelain Veneers in 2001 Steve originally came to us because he was getting ready to attend a big high school reunion, if I recall correctly. It was on kind of short notice, too, as in he was catching a flight the next day. Yikes! But we arranged to see him later that day and started him on 8 veneers to lengthen his worn-down teeth. He looked pretty good with the temporary veneers for the reunion, and we saw him a few weeks later to bond in the real porcelain veneers. So back in 2001, the first set of 8 veneers took Steve's smile from here: Fast Forward to August 2015 & 2 Cracked Veneers Given that Steve [...]
