Facts About Veneers
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Dental veneers are used in cosmetic dentistry to restore and enhance a smile. They are thin wafer like covers made from dental porcelain or composite resin. They fit over the teeth to create a sparkling, natural-looking smile. Patients typically choose dental veneers as an option for minor chips, slight misalignments, or other imperfections in the teeth.
Facts About Dental Veneers
1. Veneers Come In 2 Different Types
Veneers can be fabricated in dental porcelain or composite resin.
To place porcelain veneers in your smile, your cosmetic dentist removes enamel from the front and sides of your teeth. Next, the dentist creates a mold of the prepared tooth and determines the best shade to match your existing smile. Finally, about two weeks later the patient will receive a custom fabricated porcelain veneer to enhance their smile.
Composite resin veneers are tooth-colored dental filling material. When using composite resin, the dentist removes less enamel than porcelain veneers. Once the dentist chooses the appropriate color and shapes the composite veneer, a special light hardens the material to bond it to the tooth. The dentist then polishes and smooths the veneer to blend in with rest of your smile to appear natural.
2. Veneers Can Fix Multiple Smile Issues
Veneers can be both restorative or cosmetic in nature. Some patients use veneers to cover flaws, such as misshapen teeth while others use it to restore a tooth damaged by tooth decay.
3. Veneers Look Natural
If a veneer is done properly, people should be unable to tell that you have veneers. The materials used matches the color of your smile so well that it blends in. Veneers blend in with the natural teeth, and dentists shape the tooth to match the rest of a patient's mouth.
4. Dental Veneers Are Highly Customized
Veneers are custom made to the specifications of a person's smile. Every veneer will be different. Dentists customize veneers based specific smile needs. For example, if a patient requires veneers for protection, the veneer may need to be thicker. Likewise, if an individual has chipped teeth, the veneer may need to be longer to make up for the chip or shorter than a regular tooth.
5. Minimal Maintenance Required
Both require improved at home dental hygiene maintenance for long term life of the restorations.
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Marielaina Perrone DDS believes that everyone deserves to have a healthy, beautiful, and functional smile.
Finally, creating the smile you have always dreamed of will be an exciting journey, as well as a journey that can be a bit nerve-wracking. It’s a big step to take, after all! Marielaina Perrone DDS wants you to experience the comfort and confidence that comes from a beautiful, healthy smile.
Dr. Perrone takes a gentle, individualized approach to all dental care coupled with advanced technology to provide you with a convenient and pleasant visit every time we see you walk through the door.
Contact Marielaina Perrone DDS at (702) 458-2929 to schedule a no-cost implant dentistry consultation appointment if you are ready for a smile makeover or dental implants in Las Vegas NV.
We cannot wait to help you with your smile makeover to create the smile of your dreams in Summerlin, Henderson, and Las Vegas, NV.
