How Cosmetic Dentists Use Porcelain Veneers To Improve Your Smile?Posted by ridgetopdental on June 13th, 2016 Dental veneers are thin, custom-made shells of tooth coloured materials (generally porcelain) designed to cover the front surface of your teeth, to hide your smile imperfections and give you a beautiful smile. Dental veneers have given many celebrities that ‘million dollar smile’. If you to want to improve the appearance of your smile using dental veneers, read this informative article brought to you by Ridgetop Dental’s Sterling Dental Clinic. How to determine if dental veneer is the right choice for you? Before at Ridgetop Dental’s cosmetic dentists in Northern Virginia determine whether or not you are the right candidate for dental veneers, a smile analysis will be done to determine what steps are necessary to achieve the smile you desire. Some dentists may even create trial veneers to see if the final result is actually what you’re looking for. How is dental veneer applied? Porcelain veneers consist of several thin ceramic layers which replace original tooth enamel. To apply a veneer, usually a small amount of original tooth enamel is removed. This is done to create room for the porcelain veneer to fit within the mouth. After that a light-sensitive resin is placed between the original tooth and the veneer and then hardened using a special light. What type of problems can dental veneers fix? Porcelain veneer is one of the best options in many situations where:
Important things to know before you get porcelain veneers It is not a reversible treatment: Since, this procedure requires removal of small amount of enamel, it is not considered a reversible treatment. If the old veneer suffers damage, you can get the old ones replaced but you can never return to the original condition of the tooth. They may take some time: Creating porcelain veneers requires some laboratory time, before they’re ready to be applied. So, if you are in a hurry, consider talking to your cosmetic dentist about other options. You may experience sensitivity for a few days: After the placement of porcelain veneers, you might probably have some sensitivity to hot and cold temperatures due to the removal of that thin layer of enamel, which typically disappears within a few days. Requires follow-up: After a week of your veneer placement, you will be required to visit the office for a follow-up and evaluation so the dentist can see how your mouth is reacting to the veneers. Regular appointments are vital to your future oral health. If you have a habit of teeth grinding, you need to wear a bite guard: If you have a habit of grinding or clenching your teeth, your dentist may recommend wearing bite guard so you do not damage your veneers. With little care and regular dental visits to Ridgetop Dental’s centre for cosmetic dentistry in Sterling VA you can enjoy your beautiful and confident smile for years. To know more how you can benefit from veneers and other cosmetic dentistry procedures, visit-http://www.ridgetopdental.com/ Like it? Share it! More by this author |