Are you looking to improve your smile? Perhaps you need a bit of a lift in confidence? Let Salcombe Dental Practice talk to you about how veneers can change the appearance of your smile dramatically.
A veneer is a thin shell like piece of porcelain that is placed over your natural teeth to improve the appearance of your smile. They can help with whitening your teeth, close gaps and ultimately create a great looking smile.
Some of the dental problems that veneers can offer a solution for and change your life:
Spaces between the teeth
Broken or chipped teeth
Unsightly, stained or washed out fillings
Permanently stained or discoloured teeth
Misshapen or crooked teeth
Whiten dark yellow or stained teeth
It is very common for people to have slight imperfections on their teeth, either oddly shaped teeth, chipped teeth, crooked teeth, teeth with small holes in them, or an inappropriate sized tooth or teeth that have an odd appearance. Veneers can solve these problems and improve a smile tremendously.
Veneers are between 0.3mm and 0.5mm thick but once bonded on to your teeth, are extremely strong. Their appearance is dramatically lifelike with the strength, beauty and durability that porcelain in dentistry is renowned for. Some of the benefits of veneers are:-
No dark lines around the veneer after time (as can sometimes be the case with crowns)
They transmit light better and being more translucent, gives a more natural and aesthetic look
You will not loose a massive amount of natural tooth enamel to have a veneer fitted
The end result provides a solution that is very natural looking.
What can cause discolouration of your teeth? When your teeth become discoloured in can be for any number of reasons-staining, aging, or even chemical damage to teeth. Some of the more common causes of teeth discolouration are medications, coffee, tea or cigarettes. People who drink significant amounts of cola or dark soft drinks can experience similar staining.
In addition to staining, there are other factors that can affect the colour of your teeth. One factor can simply be genetic as some people have naturally brighter enamel than others. Disease can also be a factor and a wide range of medications can cause discolouration on your teeth. The reason for your teeth being discoloured will be discussed with your dentist at the time of treatment to ensure optimum results are achieved from using veneers as your dental solution.
Veneers are often used as an alternative to crowns as they are extremely thin and require little or no anaesthesia. In some cases, veneers often require less natural tooth to be removed in order that they can be attached securely.
Veneers are made using impressions of your natural teeth, providing the exact structure of each tooth to create a veneer that is going to look and feel like your natural tooth.
Typically costing less than crowns, veneers won't stain, making veneers a very popular solution for many people seeking that perfect smile. Strong and very durable, veneers last from ten to fifteen years, and come in colours that will brighten dark teeth without the worry of them changing colour.
FACTS - Some facts you might want to know about Porcelain Veneers:
Porcelain veneers are considered a permanent option to a better looking smile.
