Veneers, bridges and space

[Apt0385]

Hi guys! I’ve had extensive work on my top teeth. I have veneers and a lot of bridge work. I’ve had these for almost 20 years. Within the past year, I’ve noticed that my gums have started receding. I now have a space between my tooth (that’s a bridge) and I’m extremely self confident about it. When I smile, it literally looks like I have a black pepper piece in my mouth. My dentist isn’t concerned about it. As long as it’s not causing a problem, then no reason to fix it. But it does cause a problem to my self confidence.
Does anyone in the dental field have any advice about this? Is there anything I can do at home to hopefully get the gums to come back down?

 

[Busybee]

That's a shame, they look really nice. I'm not a dentist so I am not sure whether they can stick some filling material onto it, but I would say try not to feel self conscious because they look really good especially for 20 years +. Other people really don't notice these things as much as it seems.

 

[Apt0385]

That's a shame, they look really nice. I'm not a dentist so I am not sure whether they can stick some filling material onto it, but I would say try not to feel self conscious because they look really good especially for 20 years +. Other people really don't notice these things as much as it seems.

Thank you so much for the reply. I’ve tried my best to take care of them.

 

[Uptown101]

The only way to correct a gap between veneers, would be to replace the veneers or use invisalign to close the space. You are unable to bond the space closed.

 

[Janet Two Hawks]

In my opinion, (without the benefit of xrays), you have bone loss around your dental work and the gums receded because the bone has. Go get a good check up and xrays and see what is going on. You have really nice dental work, and you want to maintain your investment.

 

[geetanjali mavinkurve]

Thank you so much for the reply. I’ve tried my best to take care of them.

How do you clean if food sticks there? With such small gap, is there possibility that minute particles may find their way? Is it hard to clean?

 

[MattKW]

A gap like that can be annoying, but does it show up when you smile normally? I mean, you don't walk around holding up your lip with your finger like that! You can easily clean such areas with little bottle-brush interproximal devices. Get it checked to see if there isn't an underlying problem. You can't add any dental material to a porcelain crown/bridge. Either you replace the bridge, or talk to a periodontist about possible gum graft.