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Visitor asks:
Hello,
First of all, all praise — your website is truly worthwhile.
I would like to ask for your opinion. I have written to you before and would now like to ask for an additional opinion.
I was at my dentist and she placed a small filling on my left central incisor where the lower edge of the tooth was slightly chipped. I asked her for her opinion about a dental veneer (because I already have a ceramic tooth on the right central incisor). She told me that the tooth — the left central incisor — has fillings on both sides and that no one would place a veneer on such a tooth. Is that true?
She then shaped this filling on the tooth somehow, and now after 14 days, despite being careful, the filling has already chipped a little. I can see that this option she made for me will not work, and the end of the tooth has also become thin. I would therefore like to know whether there is any possibility of reinforcing this tooth or some type of crown that would strengthen it and somehow bring it to the same thickness as the other central incisor, which is ceramic. I am also willing to pay extra, as long as it would be reasonably strong and aesthetic.
Please give me your opinion.
Kind regards
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam!
Making an all-ceramic veneer is a very demanding and also delicate prosthetic procedure. The reason for making veneers is primarily aesthetic rather than functional. If the dental crown is already extensively damaged, it is certainly better to make a conventional crown (which can also be all-ceramic and meet the highest aesthetic standards). A dental veneer is extremely thin and has no fracture resistance of its own. If it is not cemented onto a healthy and solid substrate, damage to the restoration will probably occur very quickly.
Have a nice day!
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