Porcelain Veneers
Porcelain Veneers
Enhance the appearance, strength & durability of a tooth.
Short description:
Porcelain veneers are very thin, tooth-coloured facings made to fit the front of a problem tooth. When applied to damaged teeth we can enhance the appearance, strength and durability of the tooth. Porcelain veneers are very useful for repairing chipped, cracked or worn down teeth but can also be used cosmetically to change their shape, length and overall appearance.
- Consultation appointment to discuss your needs, desired outcome and what are the best options to enhance your smile. We will take photographs, digital scans and/or moulds of your teeth. Your smile will then be designed and the best options to meet your needs will be discussed.
- Design of your smile and discussion of the best options that meet your needs.
- Trial smile – The trial smile is when we can allow you to test drive and see your smile before you commit to making long-term changes. It is temporarily placed on your teeth to show you what can be achieved
- Preparation of the teeth (drilling away a thin layer from the front surface of the teeth)
- Moulds or digital scan of your teeth which are sent to a highly skilled technician
- Fit of your veneers
- Confidence boost
- Increased self esteem
- Improved oral health and function
- Protect worn down, damaged front teeth
- Your dentist and laboratory technician will work on a smile design that will suit your face.
- We then book an appointment for a trial smile whereby we use temporary tooth coloured material directly on your teeth to show you how the porcelain veneers will look but also to test how it would affect your speech and function.
- Once you approve the design of the veneers we will prepare your teeth by drilling away a very small, thin part of the front surface of each tooth that requires a porcelain veneer and then take moulds of the prepared teeth.
- Our highly skilled technician will prepare your final porcelain veneers.
- For the mean time, we make you a set of temporary veneers before you leave the surgery.
- Your final appointment includes fitting your new porcelain veneers as well as instructions on how to keep them clean and healthy for longer.
- Good oral hygiene
- No eating or consuming hot drinks until anesthesia wears off
- Avoid biting into hard foods with front teeth (such as apples).
