Veneers can address the surface of stained, shaped, or crooked teeth. Dental veneers are thin pieces of porcelain or plastic cemented over the front of your teeth to change their color or shape. We provide porcelain veneers in Dallas, TX, to treat uneven, chipped, discolored, oddly shaped, unevenly spaced, or crooked teeth.
Little or no anesthesia is needed for veneer treatment. Dental veneers are cosmetic dental treatments with longer life expectancy and color stability than bonding. They are also highly resistant to permanent staining from coffee, tea, or cigarette smoking.
Porcelain veneers can mask undesirable defects, such as teeth stained by tetracycline, by an injury, or as a result of a root-canal procedure, and are ideal for masking discolored fillings in front teeth. Patients with gaps between their front teeth or teeth that are chipped or worn may consider porcelain veneers.
Porcelain Veneers in Dallas, TX
A dental lab technician can create veneers by working from a model provided by your dentist. Dental veneers are usually irreversible because removing a small amount of enamel from your teeth is necessary to accommodate the shell.
Appointments
Typically, veneers entail at least three appointments: diagnosis and treatment planning, preparation, and bonding.
During the tooth preparation visit, usually lasting one to two hours, we lightly buff the teeth to allow for the small added thickness of the veneer. Usually, we remove about half a millimeter of the tooth, which may require a local anesthetic. During the same visit, we take a dental impression. We send this impression to a dental laboratory that creates the veneers.
During the final “bonding” visit, about one or two hours, we place the veneers on the tooth surface with water or glycerin to check their fit and get a sense of the shade or color.
While the veneers rest on your teeth, we can adjust them with various shades of cement to match the color of your teeth.
Then, we clean the tooth to apply the veneer with specific chemicals to achieve a bond. The special cement is sandwiched between the veneer and the tooth. Finally, we use a visible light beam, or laser, to release a catalyst that hardens the adhesive.
During two weeks of adjustment that follows, you may notice a change in your tooth size and shape. It is essential to brush and floss daily. After one or two weeks, you’ll return for a follow-up appointment.
Porcelain veneers are similar to natural teeth but not perfect replacements. It’s not uncommon to see slight variations in the color of porcelain veneers upon close inspection, as this occurs even in natural teeth.
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Are you interested in dental veneers? Contact us today at 214-253-4868. You can also schedule a dental appointment on our website.