What are veneers?
Veneers are one of the most popular and convenient cosmetic dentistry treatments. This is the fastest and easiest way to improve your smile. Versatile and aesthetic, dental veneers can treat discolored, decayed, damaged, and widely spaced teeth.
What are veneers made of?
Dental veneers are thin, tooth-colored laminates made of porcelain to fit over the front surface of a tooth to improve their appearance. Modern materials are so advanced that your teeth remain almost untouched.
What are the primary benefits of veneers?
• Smile improvement
• Address multiple tooth issues at once
• Look and feel like your natural teeth
• Stain resistant
• Can be combined with other cosmetic dentistry options
• Require no special care aside from daily brushing and flossing
• Quick results
Which dental problems do veneers solve?
Anyone can benefit from dental veneers. It is a highly effective way of restoring a discolored, damaged, or decayed teeth. Veneers improve the look of your teeth and overall smile. If your teeth are short, uneven, gapped, misaligned, irregularly shaped, stained, discolored, chipped, superficially cracked, or even worn-down, veneer treatment can help.
Do veneers ruin your teeth?
No, porcelain veneers don’t damage your natural teeth when properly done by a dental professional. The material that used to bond veneers to your teeth is not harmful. Porcelain veneers give you even more benefits as they are stain resistant.
Who should not get veneers?
Primary contraindications for veneers are poor oral hygiene, extensive tooth decay, and bruxism
Can you still get cavities with veneers?
There is no higher risk of tooth decay if veneers are properly cared for, regular brushing, and flossing.
How long do porcelain veneers last?
They can last up to 20 years with the right maintenance. With reasonable precautions, dental veneers can last even more. Veneers are not likely to chip, break, or sustain any other damage, especially if you take good care of your teeth with proper dental hygiene and routine visits for cleanings and exams.
What to expect when getting veneers?
The process starts with reshaping your teeth by removing a small amount of enamel from the front and sides of the teeth. This makes room for the veneers so that teeth look natural after we place your veneers. Then we make an impression of your prepared teeth. Afterward, together we decide on the shape and shades of the veneer. The impression is sent to a dental lab that custom-makes the porcelain veneers to fit your teeth.
