Veneers
What are dental veneers?
Dental veneers are permanent thin layers of tooth-coloured porcelain that cover the front surface of the teeth to improve their appearance. They can improve your smile, including making your teeth look whiter and straighter. They can also help protect your teeth from damage.
What are dental veneers?
Dental veneers are permanent thin layers of tooth-coloured porcelain that cover the front surface of the teeth to improve their appearance. They can improve your smile, including making your teeth look whiter and straighter. They can also help protect your teeth from damage.
What happens during the porcelain veneer procedure?
- – Trimming the tooth. Veneers require approximately 0.5 mm of tooth reduction. A small amount of enamel has to be removed so that the veneer over your tooth looks natural.
- – Taking an impression. After trimming, your dentist will take an impression of your tooth and its surrounding teeth and gums with an impression “putty” or “paste”. This will act as a copy of your mouth for your personalised veneers to be fabricated.
- – Fabricating the veneers. The impressions are sent to the dental lab where the veneers will be custom-made.
- – Cementing. At your next appointment, your teeth will be cleaned and prepared for the veneers to be bonded or cemented according to your tooth’s shape.
Benefits Of Porcelain Veneers
- They Camouflage Different Dental Imperfections. Veneers can hide different imperfections such as chipped or cracked teeth, stains, and discoloration that couldn’t be fixed even with teeth whitening. They can also be placed on front teeth to fill in gaps.
- They Improve Your Confidence and can Boost Self-Esteem. They say that the smile is your presentation card, thus having stained or crooked teeth can prevent you from smiling freely when you are in public. Since veneers improve the appearance of your teeth by hiding dark or yellow spots, you will
be able to smile confidently again. - Correct Gummy Smiles. Sometimes, a smile shows too much of your gum line, which leads to insecurity for many people. Veneers can make the teeth look larger, so your smile is more harmonic and symmetrical.
- Teeth Straightening. Dental veneers can give you a straighter look without the discomfort of braces since veneers change the teeth shape providing an aligned appearance. However, it is important to know that if your dental alignment affects your bite then specialist orthodontic treatment will be required.
- You Can Have a Whiter Smile for Years. Porcelain veneers are durable and strong. Practicing good oral health daily means dental veneers can last many years.
How To Take Care of Porcelain Veneers
- Avoid Certain Foods and Drinks. There are some foods and drinks recommended to avoid: tea, coffee, red wine, curry, dark soda, berries and tomato sauce, among others. Porcelain veneers themselves do not stain as they are not porous, but consuming those things can still cause damage to your natural teeth beneath, causing other dental problems, or darken the composite that attaches each veneer to its corresponding tooth.
- Don’t Chew Ice or Hard Foods. Veneers are very durable but they are not invincible if you chew on hard foods, which can chip or crack them (hard candy, bone-in meats). Also, sticky products are not recommended.
- See Our Dentist At Least Every 6 Months. We recommend our patients
come for a dental cleaning and oral examination every 6 months. During a dental cleaning we will be able to check the condition of your veneers. - Brush Your Teeth Daily. You should brush your teeth at least twice a day, between 2 and 3 minutes. It’s better to use fluoride toothpaste, which is very effective in preventing tooth decay.
Our team are committed to continual professional development and learning to ensure that our patients receive the best possible dental care.
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Belvedere Lawn,
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Douglas,
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