How To Deal With Damaged Or Debonded Dental Veneers

Dental veneers are cosmetic dental products that help patients conceal imperfect teeth. This includes teeth issues such as chips, cracks, gaps, and discoloration. These tooth shells are usually made of ceramics or porcelain due to the material’s ability to appear like a natural tooth.

What patients also like about the procedure is that it’s simple and could be done in a single visit. The dental bonding material used to cement the shells in place are strong and reliable. However, it’s still possible to encounter dental mishaps while a patient has porcelain dental veneers.

While teeth laminates are proven durable, there are factors that lead to their damage just like with the real ones. When you experience breakage or debonding of your porcelain veneers, here’s what you should do.

Examine the material

If your tooth shell has issues, it’s either chipped or it fell off entirely from the tooth. When dental veneers chip, crack or break, find the fallen pieces and examine them. Also, check the teeth where they came off and notice sharp edges from the fracture. Be cautious as those may harm your gums and lips if not treated immediately. If it poses an immediate risk, you could try to pick off the remaining fragments. Do not force it if it doesn’t come off easily. Instead, put gauze on it to protect your soft tissues then call your emergency dentist for the following steps.

When you see the entire porcelain dental veneers off from the teeth, they have debonded. The bonding materials might have expired or were really weak in the first place.

Secure the dental veneers

When you have identified the issue and found the missing pieces, here’s what to do next. Secure that whole piece of the tooth shell, wrap it in a tissue, and contain it in a small container. Ensure that you do not cause more damage to it so you could bring it to your dentist the next day for reattachment.

Consider the cause

It’s unusual for dental veneers to break on their own, so, you have to discover what caused the damage. You might have accidentally bitten down on something hard while eating. Sometimes, nail-biting could also be a factor to break your tooth laminates. These minor accidents don’t really need an urgent solution, however, you need to be cautious next time.

On the other hand, you might be unaware of why your tooth shells suddenly break. You should consider knowing if you’ve been grinding your teeth unconsciously. Teeth grinding or bruxism is a condition where you gnash your teeth while sleeping. Without addressing this issue, you’ll continue to break all of your porcelain dental veneers.

Call your dentist

After securing the details of your dental issue, call your dentist. It should have been wiser to call him immediately, however, questions will also take place. You better prepare the tiny details so your dentist may give you clear instructions on what to do.

Nevertheless, you’ll definitely be seeing your dentist after the incident. Broken veneers may have replacements while the whole ones will just be reattached. Bruxism may be helped with mouthguards so you might consult your dentist regarding this possible solution.

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Note: This information is for general education purposes only. It is not to be used as a substitute for medical advice from your eye doctor or refractive surgeon.

How To Deal With Damaged Or Debonded Dental Veneers