Porcelain Veneers
Porcelain veneers are thin wafers no
thicker than a fingernail that a cosmetic dentist will bond to your tooth
to give the tooth a whole new appearance.
These are
the most elegant and the most versatile way to improve your smile, as you
can see from the photograph below.
They can change the color, spacing, alignment, length, or shape of your teeth. This
page will give you information about what porcelain veneers can do for you
and will describe the techniques cosmetic dentists use to place them. Please also see our
smile design page, which describes, artistically, how your
smile makeover can be designed to match your personality and facial
characteristics.

A beautiful smile makeover
with porcelain veneers
created by Dr. David Hall,
author of this web site |
Porcelain veneers should be placed by an
expert cosmetic dentist
However, there is a word of caution in order for the consumer here.
The proper placing of this restoration requires extensive
additional training beyond dental school, as well as artistic talent that isn't possessed by most dentists. And, since cosmetic dentistry is not a legally
recognized specialty, any general dentist can legally announce
that he or she is a "cosmetic dentist," and can hold himself or herself out as fully
qualified to place them. We have received many e-mails from patients who have been sorely disappointed with
cosmetic dentistry mistakes at the hands of general dentists. At mynewsmile.com we recommend that any
patient who wants a new smile with porcelain veneers only go to a dentist with extensive
post-graduate training in cosmetic dentistry and demonstrated artistic ability.
Besides special bonding techniques that are required, the sophisticated color
manipulation, smile design, and artistry required to do these properly are not
required training of general dentists, and the creativity and sensitivity
required is actually foreign to the technician personality style of most dentists. |
A beautiful new smile with porcelain veneers
If you feel a need to make some improvement in
your smile, it may help you to know that you are not alone. While an
attractive smile is widely viewed as a social and business asset, is it
interesting to note that half of all Americans are unhappy with their
smiles. This is according to a survey commissioned by the American Academy
of Cosmetic Dentistry. If you need a whole new smile, porcelain veneers are
the way to go. These are the most beautiful restorations made in
dentistry today. Nothing exceeds them for life-like beauty. |
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They mimic natural teeth in color, translucency, and surface texture. In addition, porcelain's very high resistance to wear makes it very
long-lasting. They do not discolor, even after many years. With porcelain
veneers, you can have the smile you want. The teeth can be re-shaped and
re-colored with a great deal of artistic latitude. There are limitations,
which your cosmetic dentist will share with you as far |
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as your individual case is concerned, but the results are fairly predictable.
The amount of whiteness you want can be incorporated into the porcelain, up
to the limits of the material. If you want teeth that are as white, radiant,
healthy-looking, natural-looking, and straight as possible, this is the
ultimate. Porcelain veneers are sometimes called "instant orthodontics" because they
can be used for crooked teeth, and in only two appointments your teeth can
be beautifully straight as if you had worn braces for two or three years.
See examples of this on our fix crooked
teeth page. |
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This information about porcelain veneers is from mynewsmile.com,
the online cosmetic dentistry information and referral service,
and was personally written by Dr. Hall, an accredited cosmetic dentist. |
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