Veneers
Veneers are
thin custom fit shells of porcelain bonded to
the front surface of your teeth. Veneers
are achieved with a comfortable procedure that
needs just two appointments and requires no
dental anesthetic with little to no tooth
reduction. Veneers can correct multiple
non desirable dental appearances such as gap
teeth (diastemas), broken or chipped teeth, worn
down teeth, unsightly discolored old fillings,
permanently stained or discolored teeth, and are
the answer for instant orthodontics to
straighten misaligned teeth. Now with
porcelain veneers you can have that "Hollywood
smile" you've always wanted.
When using veneers, the teeth's appearance can be changed with minimal tooth preparation (e.g. drilling). Many veneer procedures can be done with the use of little or no local anesthetic. It can be very difficult to match the shade of an individual veneer to the remaining teeth, hence placing several veneers is common.
There are some veneers which do not require any drilling in order to remove tooth structure. Instead, these veneers are constructed to be placed on top of teeth. As a result, treatment is less invasive and may be less time-consuming. On the other hand, since the teeth are not reduced in size the veneers may appear too large or bulky unless the material used is extremely thin. Therefore, the success for these veneers is best when limited to specific cases.
Veneers may be used cosmetically to resurface teeth such as to make them appear straighter and possess a more aesthetically pleasing alignment. This may be a quick way to improve the appearance of malposed teeth without need to use orthodontics. However, the amount of malposition of teeth may be such that veneers alone may not be enough to correct them. Instead, orthodontics would need to be used, or orthodontics combined with veneers. The dentist who places veneers must be careful since veneers could increase the thickness of the front face of the teeth. If the teeth are too thick on the face they may appear to stand out and push out the lips. The effect may be enough to give the patient a full or donkey appearance when the lips are closed. Veneers must also be created such that the patient bites into them with minimal force. Otherwise, they may chip off. Patients whose lower jaw protrudes out farther than their upper jaw (known as a class III bite) may not benefit from veneers because the teeth of the lower jaw may bite into the teeth of the upper jaw such as to dislodge the veneers. |
