How we perceive our smile and appearance affects our self-esteem, our moods and how we function in social and business relationships. Common conditions that impact negatively on your smile include broken, cracked or worn teeth, discolored teeth, missing teeth, crooked teeth, gaps between your teeth and/or "gummy smiles." Each patient and each specific circumstance must be evaluated on its own merits. Factors such as occlusion (bite), oral habits, available space, health of the gum tissue, severity of the problem and patient expectation must be taken into consideration while planning your cosmetic makeover. While in many circumstances bonding teeth with resin composites has its advantages, the resin materials are not as long lasting as ceramic materials. Porcelains won't darken and their surface doesn't wear like acrylic resins might.
If there have been cracks, chips or discolorations in your composite restorations, they need to be redone or replaced with ceramic restorations. When possible using porcelain veneers that are bonded to the teeth are less invasive than ceramic crowns that necessitate the removal of greater amounts of tooth structure. This person chose to have a porcelain veneers to mask teeth discolored by tetracycline stains which typically will not respond to bleaching (teeth whitening) procedures. www.dulski.com/gallery3.html
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Tags:Porcelain Veneers, Porcelain Crowns, Teeth Whitening, Cosmetic Dentistry
I had a Howdy-Doody smile; the kind with a gap and ears sticking out. I grew out the hair and got my teeth bonded when I was 35.
ReplyDeleteNow I am past my mid-fifties, and the decision was made a few years ago to get veneers. I am happy the results as my smile is keeping me young in others' eyes.
Veneers are a good way to change the color, shape and size of a tooth with out destroing most of the natural tooth.
ReplyDeletePorcelain veneers resist stains better than resin veneers and better mimic the light reflecting properties of natural teeth.
ReplyDeleteVeneers are great for people with enamal hypoplasia or fluorosis. If you feel shy about your discolored teeth, veneers would help to make you more confident.
ReplyDeleteGreat article on implementing porcelain veneers and which application suites the procedure best. This article is certain to assist patients on deciding what course to take on their journey to a healthy brilliant smile. Have a great rest of your day and keep posting.
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