Cost of Tooth Veneers

Toothsmith

I don't know how this 'hospital clinic' is run. Is it a teaching Dental hospital, where dental students are trained. If so, then it might be free.

If it's run under normal NHS rules, you will have to pay £46.30 for the extraction, unless you are exempt from charges, in which case you won't. Again, I'm assuming you're in England or Wales. If you're in Scotland or Nthn Ireland, it's different again.

As to veneers, The costs can vary so much, the only important fe is the one charged by the dentist you go to. All these things are best discussed with him/her.

misstipsycake

Hi folks, this is my very first post!:j

Has anyone had veneers replaced? Did you have them replaced with new veneers or something else? I have had veneers for 15 years, they've lasted well and look ok, but one is giving me problems, with the tooth becoming very sensitive, and will need to be replaced, have been thinking about implants rather than just replacing the veneers, which have a fairly short life.

My own teeth are very badly stained as a result of tetracycline antibiotics I received as a child.

Anyone changed their veneers for something else?

Toothsmith

To have an implant, you need a tooth out.

This is far too drastic.

You have healthy teeth beneath your veneers - they are far better than any lump of titanium.

Just get the veneers replaced. 15 years is a good life span. Having your teeth crowned is a possible alternative, but 15 years would also be a good life span for a crown, and crowns are also much more destructive than veneers.

Always try and go for the thing that causes the least damage.

Everything - including implants - will have a lifespan. And the thing that replaces it will be that little bit more destructive. So - the more tooth you save, the more options you will have each and every time the 'next thing' needs doing.

misstipsycake

Thanks Tootshmith - good advice. Will definitely stick to veneers, this lot I've got have served me well.

jules01

Trying_to_be_good wrote: »

Jules01 - how did you get on? One of my four NHS veneers has chipped. I've had them for 16 years, so they've lasted well. They NHS did them as they were to cover staining on my front top teeth from having an NHS medicine when I was about 6 months old. I'm wondering if the NHS will do them again? Did you have just one veneer (and it was that one that cracked) or was it part of a set?! Did you get a repair or replacement?

Sorry for all the questions!

Hiya

Sorry for the late reply - I only had 1 veneer that cracked,my dentist(Not the 1 that fitted the veneer) said she would put a porcelain filling in its place as the lab would be closed over xmas and it would probably be better than a veneer anyway but if i did'nt like the results of the porcelain filling then come back and she would fit a veneer.

However i did like the porcelain filling better as it tends to feel more natural,she told me with good oral hygiene it could well last around 5+years.

rich68

I have a veneer on a front tooth which was done on the NHS, as were the replacements over the years. The tooth is non-vital due to breaking it when I was a kid and so it is quite a dark grey colour. I was given the choice of a crown or a veneer and I preferred the more conservative treatment. It has been a job to cover up the darkness underneath though, and I've found a couple of dentists don't like veneers at all.

The veneers have tended to be very strong indeed, surviving incidents like accidentally biting into rock hard french fries, eating apples often and (very carefully) eating French baguettes. What usually breaks them is a seed (such as in a raisin).

However, my current veneer has actually fallen off twice so I don't bite with it at all now. I can imagine that biting into apples is almost like trying to rip the veneer off, especially as the veneer is longer than the natural tooth underneath.

Incidentally, the tooth next to the veneer was also broken and "built up" with some composite material. It's been absolutely amazing and is still there over 20 years later.

Trying_to_be_good

Snuggles wrote: »

I have crowns on my top front teeth for exactly the same reason!! I've never heard of anyone else with it before. Just out of interest, do you happen to know which medicine might have caused this? I remember being told medicine was the cause, but I was never told what.

I've been told it was TETRACYCLINE (never seen it written down, so guessing at the spelling) - some sort of antibiotic, I think.

ali-t

Hi, I've had a look through the search facility but not really found what I am looking for.

A while ago I was following a thread on here that discussed tooth discolouration. My teeth are extremely discoloured from tetracyclanes as a young child and I am aware that whitening is of little use. My teeth are also extremely soft and I don't have many teeth without fillings.

I was at the dentist this week and asked about veneers. the price they gave me from 'the private list' was £140 per tooth. This seemed really cheap to me compared to what I thought they would cost.

I am an NHS patient but wondering if you really do get what you pay for? Would I be better going to a private cosmetic dentist or just getting them from my own dentist? the dentists change regularly and I have had 3 dentists in the last 6 years so can't comment on the competence of particular dentists and my confidence in them.

Does anyone have experience of NHS or private veneers?

Toothsmith

I really would doubt if you'd get veneers done at all on the NHS these days.

Bad veneers look awful, and will be a constant source of problems to you. Find a dentist you trust to do the job well, and pay whatever the asking price is at that place.

If it takes a few years to save up, then better that than having it done badly and constantly having to fork out for repairs/recementing/replacements with your teeth suffering at every step.

Be aware that veneers - even good ones - will not last forever, and you should probably budget to have the treatment repeated every 10 years or so. If you go longer, then that's a bonus, but right from having them fitted, I would start saving up to have them redone so that in 10 years the pot of money is there and ready.

ali-t

thanks, I will start looking around for a good dentist and get saving.