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Porcelain veneers - The Basics

It is said that the most attractive thing you can ever wear is a smile. It however does not feel so attracting to smile when you have stained chipped, worn out, misaligned teeth or have any other dental problem.<br>

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Porcelain veneers - The Basics

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  1. PorcelainVeneers–TheBasics Itissaidthatthemostattractivethingyoucaneverwearisasmile.Ithoweverdoesnotfeelso attractingtosmilewhenyouhavestainedchipped,wornout,misalignedteethorhaveanyother dentalproblem.Thereisnoneedtoworrythoughastherearequiteanumberofwaystofixthis. These include bonding, use of crowns and fixing dental veneers.Porcelain veneers are particularlyverygood in making darker teeth appear whiter. Porcelain veneers can simplybe definedasthincustommadeshellswiththeshapeandcolorofnaturalteethusedtocoverthe front part of theteeth. Thesetypes of veneers mimic thelight reflectingelement ofnatural teeth. Beforeand afterPhotos Ifyouwanttounderstandjusthowporcelainveneertransformyourteethforthebetter,makea pointofsurfingtheInternetandyouwillfindalotofarticlessomewithclearbeforeandafter theveneersphotos.Pickontheonethatdepicttheteethproblemthatyouaretryingtofixand readmoreonit.Thiswayyoucanbesureoftherighttypeofveneerstouseaswellastheir thickness.

  2. Theprocess Duringyourinitialvisit,yourdentistswillexamineyouandexplaintoyoutheoptionsthatyou have.Heisalsoobligatedtodiscloseallthatwillinvolveintheprocedureandthelimitationsof theprocedureto youbefore youmakethatnonreversibledecision.Yourdecisiontohavethe veneerfixed must be informed as it is not reversible. Halfamillimeterofyouenamelisusuallyremovedafteradministrationofalocalanestheticof yourchoice.Thisthicknessisreflectiveofthethicknessoftheveneerthatwillbeconstructedfor fitting.The dentistmakesamodelofthetoothorteethimpressionandsendstothelaboratoryfor construction.Usuallyyouhavetogohomeandcomebackafterfortwotothreeweekstogive the laboratoryampletime for construction oftheveneers. Somepeoplefeeluneasygoinghomewithtrimmedenamel.Temporaryveneersareusuallyused insuchcasestomaketeethappearuniform.Thesemayfeelroughandsometimestoobigfor yourmouthbutitiscertainlyyourdecisiontomakewhethertohavethemfittedornot.Where only a small portion of enamel is removed, it is not absolutely necessary to have temporary veneersfitted.Wheremultipleteetharetrimmedinpreparationforveneerfittingalso,temporary veneersmaynotberequired becausetheywillprobably appearuniform.Onetrimmedtoothmay howeverappear strangeand in such a case, insist on temporaryporcelain veneer. Bondingisthenameoftheprocessthatfollowsafterthedentistshasreceivedtheveneerfrom thelaboratory.You willfirstrequiretohave yourtoothorsetofteeth cleaned, andetchedin preparationfor theveneerfitting.Etchingismeanttomake thesurfaceoftheteethroughenough toprovidestrongbonding.The dentistshouldthereafterexaminethefitoftheveneersbyplacing itrepeatedlyontoyourtoothandtrimmingitaccordingly.Oncethedesiredfitisachieved,the porcelainveneeristhen cementedpermanentlyonto yourteethusingspecialcement.Special light beam is placed on the teeth activating the chemicals in the cement which allows quick healing and causes to harden. ArticleSource:http://www.healthandbeautygeek.com/2017/11/18/porcelain-veneers-the-basics/

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