How are dental veneers used to enhance my smile?
Dental veneers are used to fill gaps between teeth, cover up stains, and cover teeth that may be chipped, uneven, misaligned, or oddly shaped.
What are veneers made of?
Dental veneers are made from porcelain or resin composite material that will match the color of your teeth. Porcelain veneers usually resist stains better than resin composite, and reflect light like natural teeth.
How are porcelain veneers made?
To create a porcelain veneer, your dentist will make an impression of your tooth. The impression is then sent out to a dental laboratory that manufactures the veneer, which takes about 1-2 weeks. The color and shade of the veneer will be made to match your other teeth. While the porcelain veneer is being made at the lab, you will be given a temporary dental veneer to wear.
When it’s time to put on the veneer, your dentist will trim and shape the veneer so that it fits perfectly on top of your tooth. The dentist will then etch the surface of the tooth to make it rough so that it will better attach to the porcelain veneer.
How does the dentist place the porcelain veneer?
Your dentist will then permanently cement the porcelain veneer to your tooth. A special light beam will be used to activate chemicals in the cement, causing it to harden very quickly. The dentist removes any extra cement on the edges and checks your bite to make sure the porcelain veneer fits perfectly.
To find out more about porcelain veneers, contact your dentist in Las Vegas NV to schedule your appointment.
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