Porcelain veneers are thin shells of porcelain designed to cover the front surface of teeth. Cosmetic dentistry can improve your appearance with porcelain veneers.
Porcelain veneers are routinely used in cosmetic dentistry to fix:
- Discolored teeth
- Broken or worn teeth
- Misaligned, uneven or irregularly shaped teeth
- Teeth with gaps between them
- For instant-smile makeovers
Veneers are bonded to existing teeth to keep them in place permanently.
Porcelain veneers offer the following advantages:
- Enhance your smile and boosts your confidence
- Provide a very natural looking tooth structure
- Gum tissues can be very easily cleaned around veneers
- Stain resistant
- Color of porcelain veneers can be custom selected
Wikipedia defines porcelain veneers as follows: In dentistry, a veneer is a thin layer of material placed over a tooth, either to improve the aesthetics of a tooth or to protect a damage to a tooth’s surface. There are two main types of material used to fabricate a veneer: composite and dental porcelain. A composite veneer may be directly placed (built-up in the mouth), or indirectly fabricated by a dental technician in a dental laboratory, and later bonded to the tooth, typically using a resin cement such as Panavia. In contrast, a porcelain veneer may only be indirectly fabricated.
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Watch this video from the American Dental Association about porcelain veneers: