How can cosmetic porcelain veneers change your smile?

Porcelain veneers or dental porcelain laminates are wafer thins shells of porcelain that are bonded onto the front side of the teeth as perfect dental cosmetic solution for chipped, stained or slightly misaligned teeth. This is an offshoot technique of basic science involving cosmetic dental bonding wherein attached thin shells of porcelain are securely attached to a tooth.

Procedure for Porcelain Veneer Treatment

Typically, porcelain veneer treatment requires a two time dental appointment but nowadays there is an available technology which allows a one day treatment. Nevertheless, the procedure for porcelain veneer treatment is as follow:

First your dentist will evaluate if the teeth is qualified for porcelain veneer treatment. Once checked, the tooth’s surface will be trimmed to fit the same amount of thickness of the porcelain veneer that will be bonded to it. This requires shaving off of .5 to .7 millimeters of your tooth’s enamel which is equivalent to the thickness of a chicken egg’s shell.

After this level of tooth enamel is scraped of, your dentist will take a tooth impression so the porcelain veneer can be fabricated according to your tooth’s fit. This can either be done by using dental molds through impression putty or a dental milling machine wherein a camera takes an impression of your tooth optically. Using this procedure, patients do not need to return for another appointment because porcelain veneer can readily be created using this state-of-the-art technology thus allowing dentists to place it on the tooth on the same day.

Advantages of Porcelain Veneers

Porcelain veneers are one of the secrets on how to achieve a Hollywood smile. Many actors and actresses have benefited from this dental treatment because of the way it creates life-like tooth appearance to fill in little defects seen on their teeth structure.

Tooth enamel are translucent thus when light strike’s it surface it is not immediately reflected back instead a few amount of light penetrates the enamel layer. This is carefully taken into consideration by cosmetic dentists because it is a major factor in achieving a perfect white smile.

Semi-translucent dental bonding materials in the past are not able to mimic the tooth appearance of a natural tooth because the moment light strikes it, it is immediately reflected back but with the new dental bonding materials discovered it has provided porcelain veneers the ability to have translucent characteristic as well. The glass like nature of porcelain veneers closely mimics the light handling characteristic of natural dental enamel which gives it a close resemblance to the appearance of the enamel.

Another advantage of porcelain veneers is its resistance to stain. You can wear your porcelain veneer for several years without worrying that it will ever be affected by stain. Its ceramic qualities makes it impossible to be stained by anything may it be tea, coffee or cigarette smoking.

Porcelain veneers are excellent treatment for tooth with small chips or misshapen surfaces. It can also mask discolored tooth which cannot be treated by teeth bleaching or help close in small gaps on teeth which makes your smile look unappealing. Although the price range of this treatment varies from $730 to $1300; anyone who wishes to have that Hollywood smile will definitely be satisfied with the results it will bring to your smile.