Will Veneers help with gum recession?

[Charlotte]

Hi

I have receded gums caused by years of not brushing my teeth properly. I have now seen a gum specialist and had my gums treated completely and now clean my teeth far better than I used to do. Now the gum recession process has stopped but due to the previous gum recession, my teeth look so yellow and so long. I have tried to get them whitened but apparently its not possible to whiten the tooth roots that are exposed. So I have decided that I would like to have dental veneers to cover up the gum recession areas on my teeth. Could you tell me if veneers help with gum recession and in what time span can a set of porcelain veneers be made?

[Dr Mohsen J. Esfahani]

We need to see your teeth to see how far your gums have receded. We will have to see your lip line and see how much of your root surfaces are exposed when you smile. In some gum recession cases, its possible to place porcelain veneers and cover up the exposed roots of teeth. However if the gum recession is severe, porcelain veneers will not be able to cover the whole receded area and you may have to accept some exposed root surface. If your lip line is very high, this area may show but the improvement may be enough for you.

There is also possibilities of using pink composite or pink porcelain that try to reproduce the colour of gum, but often its not possible to 100% match your gum colour.