You can find plenty about what veneers might achieve. This page goes the other way, setting out their limits for anyone who wants to hear the less glamorous side before deciding.
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A veneer is a thin restoration on the front of a tooth. That description also tells you what it is not: it cannot treat disease in the gums, build strength into every damaged tooth, or stand in for orthodontics when teeth need to move a significant distance.
If you are in Wolseley and prefer to start with the drawbacks, you can raise them directly during an assessment at Winnipeg North Dental, which is on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg. Knowing the limits does not necessarily rule veneers out. It simply gives you a truer basis for deciding.
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Decay and gum inflammation need attention in their own right, and a veneer does not address them.
Once enamel has been shaped, that tooth will keep needing a restoration from then on.
Chips, debonding and eventual replacement are possible, so upkeep is a long-term matter.
Seeing these side by side can keep hopes realistic. Everything in either list still depends on your own examination.
These are concerns that veneers do not resolve, or cannot be relied upon to resolve.
For suitable teeth, veneers are designed to change how the smile looks.
If your main concern lies on the first list, another treatment is likely to come first, and you may find you want something different afterward.
A careful process has room for the answer to be no. Here is where the limits tend to surface, and where you can test them with your own questions.
Request your visitYour gums, enamel, bite and overall oral health come first. Anything active, such as decay or inflammation, may have to be dealt with before cosmetic planning.
Together, you and the dentist compare your wish with what veneers can reasonably do, and whether whitening, bonding, orthodontics or something else fits better.
When veneers remain sensible, photos, scans and a shade guide shape the plan. A preview may let you test the idea while your teeth stay untouched.
If you decide to go on, enamel is shaped conservatively as required, and records are sent for fabrication. Try-in and approval come ahead of bonding.
A healthy doubt is a useful thing here. Think through what would need to be true for this to be worth it, and what would make you walk away from the idea altogether.
Consider long-term costs too. Replacement may come up some day, so ask about upkeep when you request an estimate, and check any coverage with your plan.
The reception counter by a blue bench, and a chair with its tray arm.
You will not offend anybody by doubting whether veneers are worthwhile. Ask what could go wrong, and how often it is worth checking on them once they are placed.
Request a straightforward account of the risks that apply to your teeth in particular.
Find out what happens if you leave things as they are, and whether anything needs doing regardless.
Allow yourself some days to mull over what you have heard, rather than deciding in the chair.
The lasting obligations
Part of any honest account is what you take on afterward. The restoration may look finished, but the care of the tooth beneath it is not.
Decay can still start at the margin, and gums can change. Normal brushing and cleaning between teeth are therefore not optional extras.
Biting hard items, or clenching and grinding, may damage a thin restoration. Discuss whether a night guard makes sense in your case.
How long veneers last is not something anyone can promise. Your bite, the preparation, the bonding, your hygiene and any trauma all play a part.
Call the clinic if a veneer chips, shifts or comes off, or if a tooth starts to hurt; the form is not meant for urgent matters.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)You would be seen, and any veneers placed, at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. Check the directions link when you are organizing your trip.
State in your request that you want the pros and cons. We respond with a confirmed time, and you can ring (204) 338-3003 for a quick word first.
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Helpful details about dental veneers in Wolseley.
Ask our teamPrepared enamel means a continuing need for a restoration. Veneers can also chip, come loose or eventually need replacing, and the natural tooth under each one can still have problems.
No, not by themselves. An unstable bite or heavy contact is more likely to need attention before veneers are considered, because those forces may damage thin restorations.
Someone with active decay, gum inflammation or significant grinding may need other care first, and veneers may not suit some teeth at all. An examination gives a personal answer.
A veneer does not strengthen every damaged tooth, and a broken tooth might call for a different restoration. Please call the clinic if it hurts or the damage is recent.
They will not. Natural teeth, gums and bonding margins change with time, and habits such as tobacco or coffee continue to influence how the smile looks overall.
You can request an assessment using the form, or by calling (204) 338-3003. At our McPhillips Street clinic, the dentist will examine your teeth and explain what does and does not seem suitable.
Concerns about position, strength or gum health often have their own solutions. These pages explain what each of those treatments is for.
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Wolseley residents can request a veneer assessment at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg. Expect a follow-up from us to set a time.
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