Bonding is breaking after not even two years. instead of repairing it should I just redo it and get veneers?

When I was young my teeth were gapped. Naturally, I am missing my two incisors on my top teeth, so when I got braces, the orthodontist just decided to push all my teeth together, and have my canines act like they were my incisors. Years later, my teeth split. So by May 2005 I got my front four teeth bonded. (the two canines that secretly are my insisors and my front two) By Oct 2006, my left canine/insisor bonding job chipped. in pictures and in person it looks fine since there is still the regular tooth behind it. my dentist (who didnt do my bonding job) ended up sticking the piece back on. that lasted til mid jan 07. now, he is saying that it will cost like 400 dollars to replace that tooths bonding, but also brought up the idea about veneers. i like the idea of having fuller beautiful looking teeth, but i am scared of the part where he said there is a gum specialist who comes in and shaves your gums down, and in veneers, dont they make your normal tooth the size of a little nub?

Bonding is breaking after not even two years. instead of repairing it should I just redo it and get veneers?
The reason why the bonding is so expensive is because they have to do so many areas of the tooth in a case like this. The more surfaces the bonding has to cover, the more money it costs.





I would absolutely look into the veneers. I actually had my four front teeth done and they look amazing. I'm not sure why he is saying that a gum specialist would have to shave down your gums, as I did not have that done. I know that with any type of gum surgery it can be more painful and take a little longer to heal. If you do choose to have the veneers, make sure they numb you completely! I had excruciating pain during my procedures because I was not numb enough!





Also, with veneers they do not need to shave your teeth down to little nubs, that is with crowns. With veneers they only need to shave down the front surface of the tooth. If they didn't, the tooth would look bulky and unnatural and not stay on as well. Veneers really are a great way to go, and they look amazing. They are rather expensive, but well worth the money! Good luck!