Can You Get Veneers with Missing Teeth?
If you are missing teeth, you are likely wanting to replace the missing teeth for both aesthetic and functional purposes. Replacing missing teeth not only restores your smile, but also helps you maintain your oral health. When confronted with missing teeth, your dentist will have many possible solutions for you. One of the most common questions we get asked is if you are able to get veneers with missing teeth. The answer is both yes and no. You certainly can get veneers on your existing teeth if you are missing teeth, but veneers will not replace missing teeth.
What are dental veneers?
The primary goal of veneers is the aesthetic completion of the appearance of teeth. You can basically imagine the veneer as a kind of mantle that will not replace your own tooth, but will only cover its visible surface, thus aesthetically adjusting it. The advantage of dental veneers is that they are unrecognizable to the naked eye. At the same time, it is a non-invasive treatment that is as gentle on your own teeth as possible. This allows you to create the perfect smile you have always wanted.
What types of dental veneers are there?
Veneers can be made of either ceramic or composite material.
Ceramic veneers
Ceramic veneers are very thin ceramic slices that are tailor-made by the dental technician (they can also be made in the office using Cerec® technology.) The key is the most accurate fingerprinting, which creates a ceramic veneer, which is then attach a special material to your own tooth. The price of ceramic veneers is slightly higher than the price of composite veneers, but at the same time they are more durable, more durable and also look much more natural.
Composite veneers
Composite veneers are made directly in the patient's mouth, in a single session. Therefore, there is no need to wait for the production of a dental veneer according to the taken impression, as is the case with ceramic veneers.
Who are dental veneers suitable for?
In general, they can be used in most cases where it is an aesthetic correction of the front teeth. The following solutions are a suitable solution:
- Unaesthetic shape of teeth (for example, one of the teeth is shorter, rotated, split or broken).
- Smaller gaps between teeth
- Repair of enamel damage
- Dissatisfaction with tooth color (for example, after ineffective or incorrect whitening)
- Overlapping of unaesthetic fillings
Who are dental veneers not suitable for?
Of course, there are also groups of people for whom dental veneers are not suitable, or their placement must be postponed until these problems are resolved. These are mainly:
- Patients with missing teeth. Veneers are not meant to replace missing teeth, but rather, to add to the aesthetics of existing teeth.
Incorrect position of teeth. Dental veneers are suitable for small to medium-sized aesthetic modifications of teeth - in case of more serious damage, it is necessary to choose another solution. - For patients suffering from bruxism - that is, gnashing of teeth. In this case, it is possible to install veneers, but the patient must admit that gnashing weakens the teeth of the veneer and can damage them very quickly. Their use must therefore be considered.