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Hi. I am a mountain bike rider and 2 weeks ago I hit a large bump that knocked me off the bike and I landed face first. My left front tooth and the one behind it are chipped. The chips are not large, but you can definitely see them when I smile. I don’t have money for Lumineers. What else can be done? – Rick from Montclair

Rick – Your teeth can likely be restored with dental bonding. Your teeth will be lightly etched to prepare them for the bonding. The bonding will be applied, shaped, hardened, and then further shaped and polished.

You should not need Lumineers® to correct the chips in your teeth. Be sure to have an experienced cosmetic dentist do the bonding work. The result will blend in so perfectly with your natural teeth that you won’t be able to tell that they were damaged.

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I had a Lumineer put on a tooth that embarrassed me. It has falled off three times. The last two times my gums started bleeding. Can you help me know what is going wrong?

Jennie- Alvadore, Oregon

Jennie,

Lumineers, or any type of porcelain veneers, are bonded on with a special technique for bonding porcelain. Unfortunately, this type of training isn’t always taught in dental school, and has to be learned with post graduate continuing education for cosmetic dentists. Though I can’t be certain, because I am not present when your dentist is bonding your veneer, it sounds to me like he or she is unfamiliar with the proper technique for doing this. Once a veneer is bonded on, it should stay put for many years.

My suggestion to you is to look for another dentist who is qualified to place this properly. One of the ways to do this, is to look on the mynewsmile.com website. They check the educational qualifications and work quality of cosmetic dentists and recommend ones they feel are up to snuff. Dr. Hurley is a recommended dentist for New Jersey on their site. She has to verify her training and submit pictures of work she’d performed. Any dentist listed on that site would be more than capable of permanently placing your Lumineer.

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