Porcelain veneers are custom-designed shells of ceramic porcelain material contoured specially for teeth by your dentist, fabricated by a professional dental laboratory and then cemented onto your teeth by your dentist. It is a two-appointment procedure; sometimes more to ascertain the color match is the ideal shade for your teeth. The porcelain veneer is not recommended if your natural teeth are functionally and esthetically adequate, as the preparation for a veneer permanently alters the tooth structure for the treated teeth.
Veneers create a bright, beautiful white smile with beautifully aligned, shapely teeth. With the quality of today’s translucent ceramic material, your smile can have the natural look while completely reshaping your smile. Regardless of the cause of unattractive teeth, veneers may solve most or even all of your cosmetic dental issues, as well as providing protection for the surface of damaged teeth.
Composite resin veneers can be fabricated inside the mouth, chair side. Porcelain veneers are fabricated in a dental laboratory. Porcelain veneers last longer and are more expensive. Composite Veneers are suitable for some situations, however the composite resin may absorb stains at the edges and may need to be replaced much earlier than a porcelain veneer. For a teenager, who has sustained a traumatic injury to a front tooth, a composite veneer may be appropriate until the patient is of a dentally mature age to receive a porcelain veneer.
For small chips and cracks in the tooth structure, bonding is an inexpensive and effective tooth colored restoration. Composite filling (tooth colored filling material) is bonded to the tooth to fill a chip or crack and protect the surrounding tooth structure.
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