Teeth discolored with stains or imperfect from chips can leave you too embarrassed to smile. Dental problems like these can affect both your appearance and your attitude. Instead of letting your self-confidence plummet, consider restoring your smile with veneers. These provide a simple way to making your smile something to be proud of instead of ashamed.
What are veneers?
Veneers are thin shells that go over your existing teeth, correcting imperfections and giving you a beautiful smile. Your dentist creates the veneers to match the size, shape, and color of your other teeth. Most often, veneers are made using porcelain. These are translucent, which makes them very natural-looking.
Who gets them?
People choose veneers for a variety of reasons. Some of these include broken or chipped teeth, gaps in your smile, discolored teeth, and crooked or misaligned teeth.
How are they applied?
It takes several dental visits to get veneers. First, your dentist will help you decide which ones are best for you and X-rays will be taken. Then, your dentist will probably need to shave off a small portion of each tooth. This process isn’t painful because anesthetic is used. A mold of your mouth will be taken to be used by the lab to make your veneers, personalized just for you. Once the veneers arrive at your dentist’s office in a week or two, your dentist applies them to the fronts of your teeth with a special adhesive.
Is porcelain the only choice?
There is a new type of veneers called Lumineers, which provide the same beautiful results using a shorter process. These can be attached to your teeth in only two dental visits, because they are thinner and don’t require shaving down your natural teeth. On the first visit, your dentist makes a mold of your teeth. On the second visit, the Lumineers are adhered to your teeth and set using a special light.
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