Dental veneers or porcelain veneers, or dental porcelain laminates are the same kind of restorations. Veneers are designed to reshape, recolor those discolored teeth, and make a new permanent surface for the teeth with a very thin shell. This veneers shell will be made of porcelain or composite resin materials.
The porcelain veneers are better than the composite resin veneers and the light reflecting property of porcelain veneers is almost the same as the natural teeth, while resin veneers are thinner and need a smaller trim out of your tooth surface. An effective discussion should be set up for choosing the materials.
What type of Problem do Dental Veneers fix?
– Discolored teeth
– Worn down teeth
– Broken or chipped teeth
– Rough surface, misaligned, irregularity shape of the teeth
– Gap between the front teeth.
What’s the procedure to get a Dental Veneers?
Only 3 dentist visits. First is to consult and discuss. The other two visits are to create and adjust the Dental Veneers. The veneers for a single tooth or a number of teeth can be created at the same time.
Bonding
After the permanent veneer is ready, the dentist will fit it on with some polishing and trimming to get the best fit. The colors of veneers will also depend on the colors of the cement to be used which need to be discussed beforehand to make them look as real and natural as possible.
Cleaning, polishing, and etching will be done to make the teeth surfaces rough and ready for the strong bonding process. When the veneer is ready and has been properly placed on your teeth, the dentist will apply the special light beam to the veneers to activate chemical reaction in the cement. This will harden and cure the cement rapidly.
Last visit is for the final adjustment. That is to remove the excess cement and evaluate your bite. That is the completion in making the Veneers but a follow-up visits may be recommended to check the gum reaction to the veneers and also including the examination of the veneer’s placement.