{"id":52029,"date":"2024-06-17T18:08:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T01:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?p=52029"},"modified":"2024-06-17T18:10:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T01:10:22","slug":"floss-catching-under-veneer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/floss-catching-under-veneer\/","title":{"rendered":"Floss is catching under her veneer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Hall,<br \/>\nI just got a veneer, but when I floss the floss seems to catch under the veneer. I talked to my dentist about this and she says that it should be fine since my gum is covering it but I don\u2019t think is normal since germs can get lodge inside and make it easier to get a cavity. And getting a cavity so close to the root would be awfully and probably need more treatment.<br \/>\nI want to explain more what I mean when I say it goes under. I floss hug my teeth when I get to the gym line and surround it my floss completely disappears and I can feel it under.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dotti from San Francisco<\/p>\n<p>(See Dr. Hall&#8217;s answer below.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-post-content\">\n<div class=\"post-left-column\"><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[ (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); \/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">We thank our advertisers who help fund this site.<\/span><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Square for mns blog - 2020 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4419877247826466\" data-ad-slot=\"6484616093\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-right-column\">\n<p>Dotti,<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-52030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/porcelain-veneer-margin.jpg\" alt=\"a drawing showing a thin porcelain veneer over the front of an upper incisor tooth\" width=\"129\" height=\"154\" \/>It sounds like you have an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/rinsing-with-peroxide-harm-veneers\/\">overhang<\/a>, and, if I am understanding you correctly, I disagree strongly with your dentist. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/gums-inflamed-after-veneers\/\">overhang is a margin irregularity<\/a> that comes from the dentist having problems with the impression that was taken after your tooth was prepared for the veneer. The impression didn&#8217;t accurately record the end of the preparation making it so the laboratory technician couldn&#8217;t create the veneer to leave a smooth finish line between the veneer and the tooth. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/porcelain-veneer-overhang.jpg\" alt=\"drawing of a thin porcelain veneer over an upper incisor tooth, showing a slight overhang where the veneer doesn&#039;t meet the tooth smoothly\" width=\"129\" height=\"154\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-52032\" \/>The end result needs to be that the veneer replicates the original contour of the tooth at the gumline, as shown in the top drawing on the right. The bottom drawing shows a slight overhang&mdash;there isn&#8217;t a perfectly smooth transition from the veneer to the tooth. If that occurred with a veneer I had placed, I would replace it for no charge.<\/p>\n<p>There are two significant problems with having an overhang on a dental restoration. Yes, you are correct that it can lead to decay just under the margin. That happens sometimes. But it almost certainly will irritate the gums and lead to gum disease. I would expect the gum to be at least a little puffy around this tooth, and maybe even red and bleeding.<\/p>\n<p>What to do? I would ask your dentist to replace the veneer. If she refuses to do that, you will maybe need to find another dentist to replace it and you will have to pay for that. In the meantime, I would be sure to floss this area carefully, getting the floss under the overhang. Floss at least once a day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dr. Hall <\/p>\n<p>Do you have a comment or anything else to add? 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