{"id":3655,"date":"2018-02-28T16:38:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T23:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?p=3655"},"modified":"2019-05-23T13:12:13","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T20:12:13","slug":"right-way-polish-porcelain-veneer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/right-way-polish-porcelain-veneer\/","title":{"rendered":"There is a right way to polish a porcelain veneer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-post-content\">\n<div class=\"post-left-column\">\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">We thank our advertisers who help fund this site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><!-- MyNewSmile sidebar tall --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 600px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4419877247826466\" data-ad-slot=\"6363395985\"><\/ins><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-right-column\">\n<p>Dear Dr. Hall,<br \/>\nI saw a little divot or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/tag\/scratched-porcelain-veneers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">scratch in my porcelain veneer<\/a>. I went to my cosmetic dentist and he said he could buff it out. He did, but now I notice that somehow the glaze in that area is gone (it looks matte). He did not use a proxy-jet he used something called cups and then a thin polishing mechanism. My worry is, will that area now stain, do I have to replace the veneer, is this somewhat common?. It still feels smooth in my mouth but when I dry the tooth and look in a magnified mirror, I see it. Any advice you can give is greatly appreciated.<br \/>\nThank you in advance!<br \/>\nAmy from New York<\/p>\n<p>Amy,<br \/>\nYou are saying that your dentist is a &#8220;cosmetic dentist.&#8221; Even though I can&#8217;t confirm that he fits my definition of a cosmetic dentist, we can just go with that.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, with a matte finish, the porcelain will be more susceptible to stain. There is a way to polish a porcelain veneer and give it a luster very close to the original glaze. It doesn&#8217;t require specialized skill the way doing a smile makeover does, but it does require a knowledge of the process and some specialized materials. Polishing porcelain requires the use of diamond polishing instruments and polishing paste, ending with an ultra-fine diamond polishing paste.<\/p>\n<p>If this is the dentist who did your veneers and you&#8217;re happy with his work, I would go back to him and tell him you&#8217;d like a little higher shine and, if you need to, you can tell him I suggested using Brasseler&#8217;s Dialite porcelain polishing system to get back that glossy shine. That&#8217;s what I used for situations like this.<br \/>\n&#8211; Dr. Hall<\/p>\n<p>Read more in this blog about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/tag\/porcelain-veneers-lost-their-shine\/\">porcelain veneers losing their shine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a comment or a question or anything else to add? We&#8217;d love to hear from you. Enter your comment below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: currentColor; width: 450px; height: 80px; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mynewsmile.com&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/askdr.htm\">ask Dr. Hall<\/a> a question of your own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We thank our advertisers who help fund this site. Dear Dr. Hall, I saw a little divot or scratch in my porcelain veneer. I went to my cosmetic dentist and he said he could buff it out. He did, but now I notice that somehow the glaze in that area is gone (it looks matte). 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