Aftercare of Veneers

Grinding and clenching of teeth can occur consciously or unconsciously, that can exert incredible amounts of pressure on your teeth and veneers. This force and pressure affect your natural teeth, any restorations that you have and also your muscles and joints. It can cause fractures/ cracks on your natural teeth as well as porcelain veneers. Porcelain used in dental veneers is harder than natural teeth structure, and also benefits from a night guard since it avoids any clenching. Night guard prevents any unusual forces on your dental veneers. You wear the occlusal guard with porcelain dental veneers only at bedtime.Occlusal guard/ night guard that we make for you should be worn every night. It prevents your top and bottom teeth from coming together and exerting pressure. It also guides your jaw in a more relaxed position allowing your muscles to relax.

Visit our office minimum twice a year for regular check ups and professional cleanings. Request your dentist/hygienist to use hand scalers around your veneers and not electric scalers. You should get oral evaluations with X rays once a year to evaluate for any cavities, cracks, fractures or any other infections in your oral cavity.

Your natural teeth without veneers might change color in the future, however, porcelain veneers are color stable. To keep your natural teeth the same as your veneers or closer to your veneers, we recommend whitening. Ask us about our in-office or at home bleaching/ whitening procedures for your remaining teeth that did not receive veneers.

​​​​​​​If whitening trays are given during your post-op visit, you may begin whitening 2 weeks after receiving your final veneers, or as long as you do not feel sensitivity on your teeth with veneers and your gums are completely healed.

Dental veneers are strong, but few habits can damage them over a long time. Chewing on Ice or really hard food objects. OR any kind of HARD food using your teeth. Biting fingernails is another detrimental habits to your porcelain veneers.