You get dental veneers to hide minor dental flaws with your teeth, such as gaps, chips, breaks, discoloration, and irregularly shaped teeth, because you feel they don’t complement your smile. You start enjoying your new smile with the veneers and lose track of time until one fine day, and you start thinking they have become old and wonder what you must do with them.
The answer to your question is apparent. Veneers are durable surfaces with the material having five, 10, or 20 years of longevity. However, you must replace them eventually when you think they are too old or notice damage on them that impacts your smile. As veneers age, they change shape, develop cracks and breaks and cause the gaps to widen. If you are curious about when veneers need replacement, reading this article will help ease your curiosity. After realizing that your veneers need replacement, you can schedule your appointment with the dentist near you to replace the surfaces.
How Often Do Veneers Need Replacements?
The longevity of dental veneers varies between individuals and the material you choose for the surface. Dental veneers are slimy shells of porcelain, composite resin, and laminate bonded to the front surface of your teeth. The materials have different lifespans and depend on the care you provide to them to appear beautiful.
Porcelain veneers have a lifespan of 10 to 15 years. However, proper care can extend their longevity for over two decades to have them complement your smile. On the other hand, composite veneers last between seven years, but you can extend the longevity to approximately a decade with copper dental hygiene. Laminates also have a similar lifespan. However, all need replacements eventually when they display signs of wear, develop cracks or breakage, discolor, become loose, or fall out.
When you notice your veneers appearing dull, discolored, chipped, broken, or loose, you must meet your dentist to discuss whether it is time to replace the surfaces.
You might need replacements for veneers faster the expected if you don’t care for them as suggested by your dentist when getting them on your teeth. In addition, unconscious habits like teeth grinding and jaw clenching, opening packages with your teeth, biting ice, fingernails, or complex objects can also damage your veneers, needing replacements faster than usual. Therefore while there is no fixed time as to when you might need replacements for the surfaces, you must understand the shells need replacement eventually as they age or become damaged due to the habits described in this article.
Why Are My Veneers Turning Yellow?
If having porcelain veneers on your teeth, they are less likely to stain or become yellow over time. However, composite resin veneers are not as stain-resistant as porcelain veneers and can accumulate stains from extended exposure to pigmented foods and beverages besides smoking stains.
Dentists advise when providing veneers to care for your teeth appropriately by avoiding habits, foods, and beverages that might discolor or damage the surfaces. If you do not adhere to the dentist’s advice and notice discoloration, whitening them is practically impossible. They require replacements if you care for your smile and want it to appear beautiful. You must contact your dentist to restore your lost confidence in your smile.
What to Do When Veneers Get Old?
When your veneers become old, you merely have one option to cover your tooth damage.
Porcelain veneers on teeth need replacements with similar surfaces undergoing the same procedure you did when you got the shells on your teeth. It includes visiting your dentist a couple of times, enduring teeth grinding, temporary veneers, and getting the new veneers placed on your teeth after they arrive from the dental laboratory.
On the other hand, if you have composite resin veneers, the dentist can replace them in a straightforward procedure by removing the existing surfaces, etching your teeth, and placing the composite resin material on your teeth in one appointment.
Laminates are perhaps the least bothersome because you can consider replacing them or discuss alternatives with your dentist to hide your dental imperfections.
The veneer you have on your teeth and the care you provide to the surfaces determines what you can do with them when they get old. For example, you cannot leave your teeth unprotected if you have porcelain veneers. However, the other surfaces allow you to choose between veneers or alternative treatments like dental crowns to hide your teeth instead of veneers. However, regardless of the therapeutic option, you choose replacements become eventual after their intended lifespan.
If you think your dental veneers are aging and not appearing as beautiful as they did earlier StarWhite Dental can help you replace them or suggest alternatives for the surfaces. Contacting the practice to consult your options will help you restore confidence in your smile.
