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Question:
Veneers for Bulimia? I am a 25 year old recovering bulemic.
My teeth have definitely suffered as now they are smaller, yellower, and without enamel. I fear that without enamel they will jsut continue to deteriorate.
I had been wanting to get procelain veneers, but then recently was told I was not a condidate since without enamel, procelain veneers cannot bond onto the teeth. Is that really true?
I am devestated because having a nice smile again means the world to me. Even if I can't get porcelain veneers, what can I do?
I would like to move on with my life, and fix my teeth, and need advice as to what procedures will work
the best for me. Perhaps there are dentists who have experience working with buliemic patients? ...Visitor from CA
Answer:
First of all there are ways to give you a beautiful smile. I have worked on bulimic patients and have produced smiles that are gorgeous.
First question has to be are you done binging and purging? If you aren't you will not have a lasting result. Assuming that phase of your life has been handled, you can have crowns or veneers that are of an unusual shape and design.
The dentist is correct that veneers are not meant to be cemented to dentin. There has to be enamel and or micromechanical retention to aid in keeping these units cemented well.
It is important to have your dentist evaluate your bite closely because with the deterioration of enamel, the lower teeth can move and will supererrupt until they are back in contact with the dentin on the tongue side of your upper teeth.
It is not unusual for braces to be suggested to put your lower teeth back where they are supposed to be to have room to build porcelain on the tongue side of the uppers. You don't want to have the dentin cut away any more as it's already gone!
I wish you luck. I am sure you can find a dentist near you that handles these situations.
Wisconsin Reconstructive Implant Dentistry
Richard Winter, DDS MAGD
Winter Dental Associates
5323 W. Hampton Avenue
Milwaukee Wisconsin WI 53218
(414) 464-9021
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