What are dental veneers?

Dental veneers can be viewed as an actual shield to the external surface of the tooth and are specifically designed to improve its shape or colour. Basically, utilizing a dental veneer, the dental defects of the leading teeth can be "masked" to perfection.

How various kinds of dental veneers exist?

Porcelain veneers are made of composite material, ceramic (porcelain) or zirconium. The composite ceramic veneers are inferior, but have the advantage of good deal and quick installation time. Ceramic veneers are produced from highly durable porcelain and they manage to restore natural tooth translucency with high accuracy. They're smooth and impenetrable, which means that your teeth can look bright and white as the first day.

How are dental veneers mounted?

You will find two kinds of procedures that may be used to mount veneers. The first methods could be the "no prep / low prep" method which requires the use of ceramic as thin as 0.3 mm, attached directly to the tooth surface, without the need for sanding just before tooth enamel. This procedure takes about one hour to complete.

The 2nd method is the "prep" method which involves minimally invasive dental enamel polishing before applying veneers. In cases like this, around 0.5 mm veneers works as half-crown that attached the tooth enamel replacement. Intervention on the tooth is minimal. The task requires two treatment sessions for optimal results. The task does not requires anaesthesia; the individual doesn't feels any pain during dental veneers attachment.

In what cases are dental veneers recommended?

to cover broken or cracked tooth.
to cover slightly stained or discoloured teeth consequently of treatment with tetracycline, fluorosis, or some other treatment;
to cover teeth with spots
to align abnormally shaped teeth; too large or too small teeth, crooked teeth
for improperly positioned teeth;
if teeth are crowded or there is space between them, then veneers closes unsightly aspects of front teeth (called midline);
to cover unsightly fillings;
to cover gingival smile.

In what cases are dental veneers not recommended?

Porcelain veneers are applied only on healthy teeth! If there are serious dental problems or diseases such as for example gingivitis / periodontitis, then a disease must be treated first before veneers could be applied.