Veneers

[timemachinedream]

i want veneers... but i dont... i just cant imagine being in my 70s or 80s with stark white fake teeth

 

[hautechild]

I have veneers on my two top front teeth because I have really bad fluorosis on my teeth, and on those two the enamel was so damaged it looked cracked.

I don't really like them though, I'm constantly paranoid I'm going to break them (because I did that on one tooth with my first set of veneers) and I'm dreading the cost when they need to be replaced. Originally I got them done for free on the NHS but now of course I will have to pay and they are so expensive.

It's better than my old teeth though I suppose.

 

[cultstatus]

I was wondering how long you can have veneers before they need to be replaced? how much maintainence is involved? Is it rare for them to come off? I remember watching Katie Price's show when she was in the car one of her veneers came off and she had to rush to the dentist, would this be painful?

 

[D A N A]

My teeth are fine but they need whitening, whenever I go to a doctor he/she said its dangerous to whiten my teeth because it would take of a layer or whatever off the tooth. Anyways I don't like the color of my teeth so would veneers be a better option?

 

[hautechild]

cultstatus - they only should come off if they weren't bonded properly, like mine. It's not painful but it is very stressful to have one come off. It's definitely not a frequency occurrence with properly done veneers.

D A N A - to have veneers you need to have the enamel filed down anyway, so I can't see how that would be better than whitening... but I'm not a dentist!

 

[xbryony]

Has anyone here in the UK had them done fairly recently?
I definitely want them on my front two teeth at least, theyre kind of worn (see through-ish) and chipped/jagged at the bottom with a slight gap in the middle, and I also have thang teeth (canines?) which don't really sit in line with the rest of my teeth so I don't know what could be done about them... and basically just want the rest whitened. I want a neat smile!
I'm just trying to get an idea of cost really, and pain
I had my first ever filling today, which came as a shock as I just went in for a check-up and he was like ohhh cavity *out come the injections/scary drill things*
I was a little petrified as I wasn't going in expecting to have this done - I have never, ever had any problems with my teeth, just since I was very young and my ugly awkward thangs started growing I've never had any confidence in my smile and even now still keep my mouth shut for photos! I don't want this to keep getting me down all my life so I guess the expense will be necessary, and worth it...
Sorry for the rant! Just want to see if anyones had any similar experience/treatments that I've referred to