- VENEERS
Veneers are wafer-thin lamintates or shells of tooth-coloured material (which can be either porcelain, ceramic or composite bonding material). They are “cemented” to the front surface of teeth to improve their cosmetic appearance. Many dentists use the analogy that dental veneers are for your teeth what false fingernails are for your hands.What is a Dental Veneer?
A dental veneer is a wafer thin shell of porcelain that is bonded to the front side of a tooth to cosmetically improve the appearance of worn, chipped, discolored and misaligned teeth.
Even though the porcelain is thin, once it has been bonded to the tooth the dental restoration becomes strong and durable.The dental veneer successfully mimics the enamel of a tooth which means that the new dental restoration is similarly translucent to a natural tooth.
Dental Veneers for Diastemas
Sometimes referred to as maxillary anterior spacing or maxillary mid line diastemas, the space between the two front teeth is a common complaint from dental patients who are cautious of their appearance.
Veneers and cosmetic dentistry
Although cosmetic and dental restorative procedures, dental surgery and orthodontic appliances have been used in the past an appreciation of the contributing factors must be understood before correcting. This includes:
- normal growth and development
- tooth-size discrepancies
- excessive incisor vertical overlap
- mesiodistal and labiolingual incisor angulation
- pathological conditions
