After the removal of veneers is it better to continue with veneers or consider cold-light whitening? This is one of the considerations of patients who get veneers fitted. However, whether you can go ahead with whitening or continue with veneers will depend on the condition of your teeth.

Some patients have composite resin or porcelain veneers fitted and then want to remove the veneers because they are not happy with the results. Once the veneers are removed patients often want to go straight away for cold-light whitening treatment so can this be done?

Whether or not you can go ahead with cold-light whitening after the removal of veneers will depend on the situation. The main reason being that before veneers are fitted a layer of enamel will have been removed from your teeth.

Even though the veneer has been removed, damage to the surface of the tooth exists, also removing the veneers is time consuming and can be complicated. During the removal process it is inevitable that the tooth surface will be damaged.

To carry out cold-light whitening treatment, it is advised that the surface of the teeth should not be damaged as it can affect the results. Therefore, it is advised that if you were not happy about the color of the veneer then after the removal you could consider porcelain veneers as with damaged teeth veneers give much better results.

What if after the removal of the veneers you don’t want to fit new veneers and don’t want whitening treatment? Once the veneers are removed your may discover that the teeth are sensitive and might perhaps affect the overall aesthetics of your teeth. It must be emphasized that you need be aware of dental hygiene, if there are no cavities or gum disease then you can continue with the way your teeth are without further procedures.