Anybody have experience with crown, veneers??!!? I am really confused !!!?

Hello,


I have 3 broken tooth in front. I would like to restore them but i want to best ways, i don't want to waste my money or feel sorry later. Is Crown better or veneer? if i put crown or veneer, do i loose more part from my tooth? are they removable if i didn't like them later and i want to change? advantages ? disadvantages? cost?


Thanks a lot.

Anybody have experience with crown, veneers??!!? I am really confused !!!?
Hi, I can't comment on crowns because I don't know what the difference is between them and veneers. But I can give you my opinion on Veneers.


They look lovely, but with one catch. Although they are sturdy, I am always paranoid that they are going to break off. I've had my six front teeth done for the last 3 years now with no problems. Cost? $3,600. Worth every cent appearance-wise, but like I said, I can't help but treat them very carefully. No biting carrots, apples, things like that. Yes, your tooth will have to be filed down to a certain size before you could have a veneer fitted. When they filed mine down, they looked like sharks teeth. I thought "OMG" what have I done. But once the veneers were put on, they looked beautiful. I never used to smile much because I hated my original teeth. Now, I smile all the time and am not at all self-conscious. I'm very happy with the results, when I'm not paranoid that I'm going to have one fall off. That's my experience anyway.
Reply:I just went throught a procedure called "CEREC". Check it out online. Don't have site for ya. My dentist recommended it. Gave me brochure. Had it done. I'm satisfied. My insurance paid 80% of it! Left me w/ cost of $120.00. Not bad considering....dental can be expensive.
Reply:with a crown you will lose most of the tooth, because they need to slim down the tooth to place the crown. a crown also i not cheap as well.. a veneer is the cheepest way to go between the 2. a veneer just covers the existing tooth, first they will smooth down the surface of the tooth so that the veneer will fit properly. both can be replaced if needed. most of the time. they both last pretty long. There is alot of preperation for both... as long as the teeth dont need rootcanals or are not damged. you should not have a problem either way. if so, then you would probably need to have a root canal or post placed. but, you could still have one of the 2 choices that you were asking about.. good luck...