After the porcelain tooth veneer treatment, eating and drinking activities are not performed to avoid any injury resulting from biting the tongue or lip until the effect of the anesthesia wears off. After the effect of the anesthesia wears off, the eating and drinking process begins gradually, starting with soft and liquid foods.
If you feel aches and pains after the effect of the anesthesia wears off, you can treat this condition by using the painkillers given to you by your dentist. After the porcelain veneer process, it may give your mouth a feeling as if it is not fully seated or protruding. This is a normal situation, and your porcelain veneer tooth will adapt to your mouth structure in a few days, and this situation will disappear. However, if this situation does not pass and continues, you may need to visit your dentist and make the necessary corrections. Patients with porcelain veneers should pay attention to some points after the treatment. These;
- They should avoid consuming scorjawg and cold foods.
- They should avoid tough foods that can damage porcelain veneers.
- Foods that may cause discoloration and staining on porcelain dental veneers should be avoided, or if they are consumed, the teeth should be brushed immediately.
- Hard objects such as pencils and nails should not be bitten with teeth.
- People with sleep clenjawg and grinding problems should wear a retainer while they sleep to protect their porcelain dental veneers.
- Daily regular oral and dental care activities (tooth brushing, flossing, mouthwash) should be done without interruption.
If attention is paid to these and similar situations, the life of the porcelain tooth veneers will be much longer.
Who needs porcelain veneers?
Porcelain dental veneer treatment can be done for two different purposes: aesthetic concerns and dental health. Situations, where porcelain dental veneers can be made, are as follows;
- To ensure that the healthy part of the teeth, in which the natural tooth has experienced significant tissue loss and cannot be treated with a normal filling, can be saved and reused after excessive decay.
- In the repair of broken teeth that have been severely damaged due to various traumas.
- Correcting the aesthetic defect caused by mild deformities in the anterior teeth.
- In cases where a more beautiful smile aesthetics is desired by removing the discoloration and staining of the anterior teeth.
- For the aesthetic improvement of people with various aesthetic concerns due to natural teeth and who want a better smile design.
Patients who experience these and similar situations can start the treatment by choosing the most suitable veneer type after meeting with the dentist. Patients can have porcelain veneers on their single teeth or more than one tooth.
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