What are porcelain veneers?
Porcelain veneers are customizable pieces of porcelain that are used to improve the appearance, color, size, shape, and straightness of the teeth. They can be bonded to one or more teeth to produce a beautiful smile while maintaining optimal functionality for speaking and eating. A veneer can be as thin as a contact lens yet can make dramatic improvements to your smile. These thin, customized pieces of porcelain can vastly improve discolored, damaged, crooked, or shifted teeth. Dr. Sands uses simple, pain-free porcelain veneers to transform your smile and restore your confidence. Porcelain veneers are also an important step in Dr. Sands’ smile makeover program, where she uses multiple different forms of cosmetic dentistry to craft the perfect smile for her patients.
The advantages of porcelain veneers include:
Long-lasting
results
When attached by an expert cosmetic dentist, veneers can be long-lasting and won’t break, crack, or detach. Dr. Sands stays current on veneers through the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Temporary
options
Non-invasive temporary veneers can allow a patient to see what veneers would like on their teeth through a 100% reversible process.
Natural-Looking
results
Each veneer is fabricated and custom-matched to a patient’s teeth through Dr. Sands’ personal ceramist, helping the veneer blend perfectly to the tooth.
Whiter and
brighter teeth
Porcelain veneers can restore dark or discolored teeth and remain resistant to future stains for long-lasting smile enhancement.
Straighter
teeth
For straighter and better aligned teeth, porcelain veneers can provide results faster and more reliably than braces.
A beautiful
vibrant smile
Porcelain veneers can help correct tooth shape, size, and spacing, removing unsightly chips, damage, or gaps.
Gummy
smile reversal
Using porcelain veneers can also improve a smile where the gums are overly prominent by reducing the extent of the gums visible above the tooth line.
Improved
teeth health
Porcelain veneers are designed to protect your teeth and provide a stronger and healthier dental surface, reducing the risk of tooth decay and pain.
How do porcelain veneers work?
Porcelain veneers are added to the teeth through a three-stage process, as detailed below: