What do dental researchers think about “instant orthodontics”?
In the December 2006 Journal of the American Dental Association, renown dental researcher Dr. Gordon Christensen indicated that he was not in favor of instant orthodontics when he wrote: “Even the most conservative ceramic veneer placement procedures remove some tooth structure, during either initial tooth preparation or finishing procedures. Ceramic veneers have a finite life expectancy. Veneers placed on a young adult will require replacement several times during life, each time requiring the removal of more tooth structure and potentially causing damage to pulp and/or supporting structures…..the orthodontically treated patient retains his or her own tooth structure and tooth anatomy, which can serve for as long as a lifetime.” In the April 2008 Journal of the American Dental Association, Dr Nancy Jacobson and Dr. Charles Frank studied “instant orthodontics” and concurred with Dr. Christensen. They concluded that “aligning a healthy tooth with veneers(PVR) is not a conservative pro
