Cheonho Laminate Fracture and Detachment: Choosing the Right Dental Clinic Is Important to Reduce the Risk.

Hello.

I am the director of Seoul Bardi Dental Clinic.

A few years ago,

there was a brief buzz when entertainer Lee Ji-hye’s laminate veneer

came off during a mukbang shoot.

Screenshot from YouTube’s "Not-So-Annoying Attention Seeker Sister"

Since then,

when I consult with patients,

I hear similar questions very often.

“Can a laminate veneer come off while eating?”

“I see a lot of posts online saying they can break..”

It is actually very natural

for these questions to come up.

Since this is a treatment that is attached to my own teeth,

it is only natural to worry about what if something goes wrong.

One thing is clear, however.

Laminate veneers are not a treatment

that is originally prone to breaking or falling off.

In fact, breakage or detachment

is much more likely to happen not simply because of bad luck,

but because several conditions overlap.

So today,

I’d like to talk about why laminate veneers can break or come off,

in what situations problems arise,

and how to choose a dental clinic

if you want to reduce the chances of this happening.

Why do laminate veneers break?

Cheonho Laminate Fracture and Detachment: Choosing the Right Dental Clinic Is Important to Reduce the Risk.

Laminate veneers are

thinner ceramic than you might think.

Cheonho Laminate Fracture and Detachment: Choosing the Right Dental Clinic Is Important to Reduce the Risk.

They have the advantage of looking like natural teeth,

but that also makes them relatively sensitive to force.

Even if you do not remember any major impact,

problems can occur due to the causes below.

1. Front-tooth usage habits

Tearing food with the front teeth,

chewing hard things with the front teeth,

and habits such as clenching or teeth grinding

all place stress on laminate veneers.

A worn front tooth

Even if it seems fine at first,

repeated force like this

can cause problems.

2. Bite and occlusion issues

When chewing,

if the laminate veneer is the first point of contact,

it naturally receives more force.

If one particular tooth is constantly under force,

the likelihood of breakage inevitably increases.

3. A design that is too thin

Making it as thin as possible

is not always the best choice.

If retention and strength are not sufficiently considered,

even if it looks natural,

it can instead lead to fracture or detachment.

4. Problems during the bonding process

Laminate veneers are a treatment

that is maintained through bonding.

Rubber dam, a material used for moisture control

Moisture control is the most important part of the bonding process,

and if saliva and moisture are not completely blocked out,

even if everything looks fine at first,

problems can arise over time.

In this way,

when multiple conditions overlap—usage habits, occlusion, design, and the bonding process—

small cracks that are not visible to the eye can form,

and at some point,

"Huh? It broke."

"It suddenly came off."

can become the situation.

A case where a laminate veneer fractured due to repeated force

Cheonho Laminate Fracture and Detachment: Choosing the Right Dental Clinic Is Important to Reduce the Risk.

There was a patient who visited us because the laminate veneer on the left front tooth had broken.

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It was already partially fractured,

and it had already passed the stage where a simple adjustment could solve it.

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We checked and found that the bite was very tight,

and

the resin used to fix the retainer after orthodontic treatment

was left slightly too high.

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Because of that, the force when chewing was concentrated on the laminate veneer,

and it eventually led to fracture.

In this case, rather than a partial repair,

we removed the existing laminate veneer

and remade it.

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A case where a laminate veneer detached because retention was insufficient

Cheonho Laminate Fracture and Detachment: Choosing the Right Dental Clinic Is Important to Reduce the Risk.

This time,

it was a patient who came in after the laminate veneer on the right front tooth had simply come off with a "pop."

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The laminate veneer itself had no major damage,

but

there was not enough bonding retention because the amount of tooth reduction was small.

Rebonding was one option, but under the same conditions,

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we judged that the risk of it detaching again was high,

so after improving the shape,

we made a new laminate veneer.

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What are the criteria for choosing a dental clinic to reduce laminate veneer fracture and detachment?

Cheonho Laminate Fracture and Detachment: Choosing the Right Dental Clinic Is Important to Reduce the Risk.

If you are considering laminate veneers,

it may be helpful to check the following during your consultation.

• Whether they look at chewing force and bite together

• Whether they only emphasize minimal tooth reduction

• Whether they honestly explain retention

• Whether they guide you in advance on what to do if a problem occurs

If these explanations come up naturally,

there is a high chance they are considering treatment in a way that allows the result to last longer.

Breakage or detachment of a laminate veneer

is not a problem that appears suddenly,

but is often the result of

the force and structure the teeth are subjected to,

and the choices made during treatment,

accumulating little by little.

That is why, in laminate veneer treatment,

it is important not only to consider how thin and beautiful it looks,

but also the environment in which your teeth are used.

After carefully examining your current dental condition and usage environment,

I will work with you to decide on a direction

that is not burdensome for the patient

and is realistically maintainable over the long term.

Thank you.

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