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 Of all the methods available today for changing and improving the appearance of your smile, veneers are among the most popular and successful with our patients. The smile design process involves precise planning of the artistic elements of a natural, beautiful smile, such as tooth shape, color, size and contour. These parameters are then communicated to our highly skilled dental ceramist, who custom fabricates all the subtle details that makes our smile designs natural and beautiful. Our veneers provide years of esthetics and longevity.
Veneers are categorized under the field of cosmetic dentistry as they help create a new smile, with perfectly aligned, shapely teeth. Also, the ceramic finish of the modern veneers gives teeth a more natural look than the ones that were available in the past.
Whatever be the reason for misaligned, unattractive teeth, dental veneers can solve all issues including:
- Enamel erosion – The wearing out of tooth enamel is sometimes caused by a person’s genetic makeup, but most of the times it is due to a person’s eating and drinking habits. Dark colored foods and beverages, smoking and medication can cause the staining of enamel.
- Wear and tear – A person’s teeth ages with time. Throughout years of chewing, people are more likely to have chipped, cracked and uneven teeth.
- Genetics – Some people have abnormal spacing between teeth from childhood, and this gap increases, as they grow older.
- Uneven teeth – This is the result of tooth grinding or regular wear and tear associated with eating, drinking, injuries and lack of oral hygiene.
Porcelain Veneers and Composite Resin Veneers
Dental veneers are made of either composite resin or porcelain. A technician in a dental laboratory can make both products; composite veneers can also be directly applied at a dentist’s office.
Veneers that have to be molded in a laboratory are attached to the teeth with different types of resin cement. Porcelain veneers last longer than composite veneers and are more expensive.
When Should You Get Dental Veneers?
Simple dental bonding is the cheaper and more effective restoration for small chips and cracks in the teeth. Minor problems like can be fixed with composite ‘white fillings.’ A composite resin is bonded to the chipped tooth to restore its shape and protect the tooth structure. Dental veneers are the right solution for more severe cases like dullness of teeth, extreme wear and tear, discoloration, large gaps etc.
Benefits
Apart from being aesthetically pleasing, veneers have functional advantages too. They protect the surface of a damaged tooth and in some cases even play the role of dental crowns, thus reducing the amount of invasive dentistry done to your teeth.
Dental veneers are very thin, hence require minimum amount of tooth reshaping before being bonded onto a tooth. Once they are bonded, they are strong and durable, but need some care. The porcelain shells can break if abused. Dentists usually advise against certain foods like raw carrots and recommend wearing a protective guard while sleeping if you have the tendency to grind your teeth.
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Dr. Johnson gave me a better smile than I ever dreamed possible! The veneers that were placed are fantastic! I used to have gaps between my teeth but thanks to Dr. Johnson and his staff, I now have straight, white teeth and a smile I am so very proud of!
