Veneer Treatment for Severely Worn Teeth

Hello. I am Park Jonguk, director of Dream Dental Clinic.

When teeth are used for a long time,

they wear down for one reason or another.

There are a few different terms depending on why the teeth wear down.

Wearing caused by another object touching the teeth, such as a toothbrush or food, is called abrasion.

Wearing caused by the teeth rubbing against each other is called attrition.

Teeth can also be chemically eroded by strong acidic foods or wine.

Whatever the reason, once teeth wear down,

their shape becomes irregular and they look aesthetically unappealing.

Depending on the cause, you need to check whether there's a bite (occlusal) problem,

and whether there's a problem with eating habits,

and a treatment plan needs to be set according to the cause.

For this kind of wear, when it comes to the front teeth, veneers can be the best solution.

In particular, since attrition is caused by friction between teeth,

you also need to check carefully for nighttime teeth grinding.

Since teeth grinding itself cannot be cured,

in a case like this, a nightguard may need to be used after veneer treatment.

(In this content, I will unify terms like attrition and abrasion under the single term "wear.")

A lot of wear is visible on the teeth.

The color of the teeth has also turned quite yellow, with a lot of staining and discoloration.

There are also spots between the teeth that had been treated with resin.

To resolve these overall aesthetic problems, we decided to go with veneer treatment.

Please refer to the link below for the characteristics of our veneers at Dream Dental Clinic and our diagnostic process.

Using the method in the link, we diagnose the amount of tooth reduction and the expected outcome.

We precisely analyze the current condition of the teeth,

set a plan for how to improve them aesthetically,

and analyze exactly where and how much of the teeth need to be reduced to achieve that goal.

We then prepare so that both the amount of reduction and the outcome can be checked.

Because treatment goes through this kind of process,

veneer treatment cannot be done in a single day.

If it's rushed through quickly,

not only does the result come out unsatisfactory,

but there's also a fairly high chance of unnecessary tooth reduction.

This is how the front teeth veneer treatment was completed.

It gives the teeth a natural three-dimensional feel and coloring,

and lets the teeth stay bright in color while keeping a translucent feel.

You can often guess a person's age from the shape of their teeth.

In other words, there are teeth that look older and teeth that look younger.

Treatment needs to be carried out

with a design and coloring that looks younger.

Natural beauty

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