After Veneers, Haven't Brushed Real Teeth. Should I Worry? (mouthwash, dentist, side)
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So I had veneers put in about 3 months ago. After that I have been brushing the veneers and not my real teeth which sit under the veneers.
Being that I have been drinking coffee, soda, beer, etc for the past 3 months don't the liquids seep onto the surface of my real teeth which are covered by the veneers. So if this is so and I have not brushed the "real teeth" for a while is this not very bad?
How would you brush the "real teeth"? Wouldn't you have to remove the veneers to do that? Are you brushing the back of your veneered teeth and in between them? Do you floss between the veneered teeth?
Adding: maybe you are talking about something other than veneers? I have a few veneers (I don't like them) and they are not removable for me to be able to brush the tooth underneath.
How would you brush the "real teeth"? Wouldn't you have to remove the veneers to do that? Are you brushing the back of your veneered teeth and in between them? Do you floss between the veneered teeth?
Adding: maybe you are talking about something other than veneers? I have a few veneers (I don't like them) and they are not removable for me to be able to brush the tooth underneath.
Even though veneers are not removable when you drink beer or other beverages does the liquid not sip into the surface of the veneers, or are the veneers sealed super air tight?
From what little I've read about veneers (a sibling got some) the veneer doesn't cover the entire tooth, so some parts of the natural enamel will still be exposed to food, saliva, and consequently, plaque bacteria. The problem isn't that things penetrate the veneer material itself (unless it is an old veneer that's wearing out...veneers don't last forever), just that the entire tooth isn't completely sealed over. You still need to brush and floss all sides of veneered teeth just as carefully as you would if they were natural. If not more carefully. In fact, as part of the veneer preparation, some of the natural tooth surface may have been ground down. That could actually leave the tooth more vulnerable to decay.
Didn't the dentist who applied your veneers explain any of this to you? If you aren't brushing or flossing your veneered teeth OP you're headed for trouble!
How you would ever manage to brush the natural tooth underneath its coating of veneer I can't even imagine.
Last edited by Parnassia; 12-12-2023 at 02:52 PM..
Even though veneers are not removable when you drink beer or other beverages does the liquid not sip into the surface of the veneers, or are the veneers sealed super air tight?
My veneers are sealed super air tight, but they don't cover the back of the tooth so I really spend a lot of time at night on my dental hygiene. I use a flosser to get underneath 2 permanent bridges I have, I floss every tooth, I brush with an electric toothbrush, I use a water pic and then I rinse with a mixture of hydrogen peroxide/mouthwash. I feel my teeth and veneers get cleaned with this process. I did have 2 veneers fall off after about 12 years, I think it was due to a new permanent bridge I got that changed my bite. I replaced one veneer with a crown and one veneer was glued back on, I never feel confident that this second one will stay on and this happened a few years ago. If this one falls off again, I will replace it with a crown.
why would you get veneers instead of fixing your Natural teeth? Isn't that just a band aid to cover up bad looking or stained teeth? I always wondered that.
why would you get veneers instead of fixing your Natural teeth? Isn't that just a band aid to cover up bad looking or stained teeth? I always wondered that.
Well, yes, a veneer is a cosmetic cover up. No one claimed otherwise. What makes a tooth "bad looking" may be more than color. It could be unusually small, chipped, discolored because of something structural (not just a surface stain), result of some previous medical treatment or long term medication, etc. The shape and size may be an issue. Can't do much to "fix" that other than replace the tooth itself or cover it up...in other words, apply a veneer!
Last edited by Parnassia; 12-13-2023 at 02:02 PM..
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Well, yes, a veneer is a cosmetic cover up. No one claimed otherwise. What makes a tooth "bad looking" may be more than color. It could be unusually small, chipped, discolored because of something structural (not just a surface stain), result of some previous medical treatment or long term medication, etc. The shape and size may be an issue. Can't do much to "fix" that other than replace the tooth itself or cover it up...in other words, apply a veneer! 
