How can Veneers help Chipped, Cracked, Crooked or Stained Teeth?

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Today, everyone wants a beautiful smile. A great smile is a sign of good health, youthful energy and beauty.

Thanks to advanced cosmetic dentistry no matter what your age, there are dental treatment options that can improve the look of your smile.

One of the most popular new treatment options are Veneers.

What Dental Problems Veneers Can Help?

If your teeth are chipped, cracked, crooked or stained, you may be able to consider veneers.

Veneers are an increasingly common dental procedure that help correct broken or chipped teeth, hiding the gaps between teeth, making teeth look aligned or covering permanently stained teeth.

There are two types of veneers; Porcelain Veneers and Composite Resin Veneers. Both are custom made and designed to cover the front surface or side of your teeth. They are individually crafted by your dentist to naturally fit your mouth and colour match your smile.

Porcelain Veneers

  • Can last for 15 + YEARS and maintain their shine.
  • Some tooth preparation is needed, they are not reversible.
  • Can be done in a single appointment using CEREC, or done over two appointments made by a lab technician.

Composite Resin Veneers

  • Last on average 7 years over time lose their shine.
  • Stain more with coffee, tea, red wine etc.
  • Often no tooth preparation required, can be removed and are reversible.
  • The dentist uses Composite resin directly on the teeth to shape them.
  • Are done in a single appointment.
  • Are custom made to fit your teeth, these are either made using CEREC machine or by a lab technician.

 

veeners before and after

Something You Need to Know About Veneers

Most patients who choose to have veneers are satisfied with the results they get. Often because they have a very rapid transformation to the look of their smile, giving them a new burst of confidence in their appearance.

Whatever Your Age. It is not too late to have a beautiful smile

Porcelain veneers are thin, custom-made shells crafted of tooth-coloured materials designed to cover the front side of teeth. They are an option for correcting stained, chipped, decayed or crooked teeth. Veneers can be made by a dental technician, usually in a dental lab, working from a model provided by your dentist.

Dental veneers can also be made in the clinic using a CEREC machine.

Placing veneers is usually an irreversible process, because it’s necessary to remove a small amount of enamel from your tooth to accommodate the shell. Your dentist may recommend that you avoid some foods and beverages that may stain or discolour your veneers such as coffee, tea or red wine. Sometimes a veneer might chip or fracture.

If you have any questions about veneers speak a dentist today.

Dr Alan

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