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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / September 2005To Veneer, or not to veneer?
Greetings, esteemed professionals! I received two different opinions from different dentists, and wondered if any of you might have some insight... Earlier this year I lost a center portion of my two front teeth. The roots were not damaged but almost 50% of one tooth was chipped off, the other lost around 5%. I went to an independent practitioner who did a very good job at repairing the damage, but she told me I should get veneers or else I would have to get the fillings repaired every couple of years. Later I had a checkup with a dentist covered by my DMO, and he said veneers were usually for cosmetic purposes, and if I didn't accidently bite into carrots or other hard food with my front teeth the fillings should last around ten years. So which version is closer to the truth? Both are guessing ...... As with all medical and dental procedures ........ What is with the carrots thing by the way? Joel >Greetings, esteemed professionals! I received two different opinions >from different dentists, and wondered if any of you might have some [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >So which version is closer to the truth? >Both are guessing ...... > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Joel C'mon Joel, that's easy... "What's up doc ?" -BB -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > Later I had a checkup with a dentist covered by my DMO, Remember that the DMO office loses money every time they see you, so their incentive is to either never see you for treatment, or else to convince you to have procedures done which are not covered under the plan. Generally, bonded fillings which include the biting edge of front teeth, will have a life-span of 2-10 years. Some last a lot longer, but we always warn the patient, that (depending on their habits) they might need to have the filling "repaired" every 2-3 years. We, also, tell them that lots of these that we did over 20 years ago are still holding up. It is not predictable. Veneers are simply more predictable.  Signature/ Amatus / > Greetings, esteemed professionals! I received two different opinions > from different dentists, and wondered if any of you might have some [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > So which version is closer to the truth? >> Later I had a checkup with a dentist covered by my DMO, > >Remember that the DMO office loses money every time they see you, so their >incentive is to either never see you for treatment, or else to convince you >to have procedures done which are not covered under the plan. Yup. Either .... or ..... >Generally, bonded fillings which include the biting edge of front teeth, >will have a life-span of 2-10 years. Some last a lot longer, but we always >warn the patient, that (depending on their habits) they might need to have >the filling "repaired" every 2-3 years. We, also, tell them that lots of >these that we did over 20 years ago are still holding up. It is not >predictable. >Veneers are simply more predictable. Is this from a song? >Greetings, esteemed professionals! I received two different opinions >from different dentists, and wondered if any of you might have some [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >So which version is closer to the truth? The truth is that the current restorations will last as long as they last. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com >>So which version is closer to the truth? > >The truth is that the current restorations will last as long as they last. >-- > >W_B ....and probably not a day longer ........... |
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