I got porcelain veneers on six of my teeth, but you can see my other teeth do not quite match them. I wanted to whiten them to make the veneers and the teeth match, but he said you can’t whiten with veneers. What can I do?

Andrea M. – Franklin, TN

Andrea,

I want to make sure you understood your dentist correctly.  He is right you cannot whiten veneers, but that doesn’t mean that you cannot whiten your other teeth.  If he is telling you otherwise, then he doesn’t understand teeth whitening.

I will say I don’t think he understands porcelain veneers either. If you can see your other teeth, then he should have either had you whiten them to match your new veneers before they were placed, or he should have suggested you have at least eight veneers.

I suspect your dentist is just your average family dentist, and he doesn’t understand cosmetic dentistry. However, that being said, I would do take-home whitening until they are the color you are comfortable with.

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