If you have yellowish, discoloured teeth, then it must be already bothering you that when you smile your smile doesn’t look as good as you would want it to be. As a smile is an important part of your personality, have you tried many things and still not actually been able to whiten your teeth as you would like? Then the only option is to get professional help.
A doctor would always offer you a bleach and then advice you to maintain good oral care. If you want a quick teeth whitening and a permanent one, then dental veneers are your solution. There are two veneer types; porcelain veneers and resin veneers. Porcelain veneers are sometimes called porcelain laminating too. These are thin shells made of porcelain of course which are bonded on to teeth, shielding them from the front. So instead of teeth these veneers are seen; being colored to look like gleaming teeth, these dental veneers do a great job. To place these on your teeth, the present teeth will have to be reduced by 0.5 millimeter. Once made these dental veneers cannot be undone. Porcelain is used in dental veneers since porcelain is highly durable and has a color similar to teeth. They can even replace damaged or chipped parts of teeth.
When you go to a doctor to get dental veneers the dentist will determine which kind of dental veneers are best suitable for you depending on the cost and nature of the problem. To get dental veneers done on you it takes at least two visits to the dentist. The placing of the dental veneers on the teeth will be done under anesthetics so that no pain is involved. First the dentist roughens and cleans your teeth, shaping them properly in preparation to the procedure. Then a cast is taken to get an impression of how the dental veneers should be. Next temporary dental veneers are fitted to protect till the actual treatment. After testing the permanent porcelain veneers are fitted using resin cement.
These porcelain veneers can be very costly. An alternative is a resin veneer. But in the long term aspect, porcelain veneers are best because they last longer. Whether they last a full lifetime is still an unanswered question, although in some cases they are known to last a lifetime depending on the oral care and hygiene.
Once these dental veneers are damaged, they cannot be repaired only simple chips can be repaired. If not the whole veneer will have to be replaced.
It is best to not chew on hard food with dental veneers like ice or hard candy. Regular flossing and brushing teeth will be good for the veneers. It is best to meet your dentist every three months and get a checkup on the dental veneers. If you take part in sports or in anything which could chip these dental veneers then you should use a mouth guard. Dental veneers are not harmful to your body. Once placed in the teeth, they will not biologically harm the body.
