My teenage daughter has some crooked teeth can she get veneers instead of braces?

I would highly recommend getting braces instead of veneers. For veneers they need to drill away some of the tooth or else the teeth will look bulky. Also, I'm not sure if your daughter has had her wisdom teeth out yet or not, but sometimes they can cause the teeth to move/crowd. So if she's around 13 or 14 or so and you get these veneers, there's a chance when her wisdom teeth start to come out or try to come out (a lot of the time they end up impacted) they can push her front teeth together as well, which will actually end up messing up these veneers you spent all the money on.





Another thing is if you get veneers to make the teeth "appear" straight, they still won't be on the insides of the teeth, and that causes problems for catching food and for brushing and for flossing, which leads to it being a lot easier to get cavities or gum problems or bone loss and stuff.





I'm not sure how crowded the teeth are either... but if they're very crowded and rotated and it doesn't seem like there's much space for anything then the veneers will just add bulk to the teeth and not help with problems in the future.





I think I repeated myself a few times, sorry. Hope it makes sense though and you get my point.

My teenage daughter has some crooked teeth can she get veneers instead of braces?
Only your dentist can answer that question. If she has any kind of an overbite she will need braces. When your daughter has her next 6 month cleaning/checkup as the dentist about all of this.
Reply:That would be up to her orthodontist. If she is eligible, consider the cost. It is expensive, and veneers must be replaced about every 15 years. They also grind down healthy tooth structure to install them. Teenage years are perfect for having braces. It's totally accepted in society and nothing to be ashamed of. Not to mention, they will have permanent results for much less.



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