The two main advantages of Porcelain Veneers

The two main advantages of Porcelain Veneers
Veneers or caps have long been used in the United States as
a way to fix unsightly or crooked teeth. Hollywood has been
using the technique for forever. Stars from as early as the
1930s had removable veneers that they used in photo shoots
and sometimes even in movies to make sure their pearly
whites were as perfect as can be. The latest technology in
veneers involves porcelain.

Porcelain veneers, also called dental veneers or dental
porcelain laminates, are extremely thin bits of porcelain
that are glued to the front of the tooth. They instantly
repair crooked, cracked, and discolored teeth in a single
visit. However, they are a purely cosmetic solution.
Veneers do not fix any underlying bite problems or fix the
actual tooth.

The science involved in veneers is a simple offshoot of
cosmetic dental bonding. Although porcelain is fragile on
its own, when it is bonded to something strong such as a
tooth, it becomes very strong as well. The same material
used to create crowns used to fill cavities is also used to
create porcelain veneers. While there are many advantages
to porcelain veneers over other types of veneers, the two
main advantages of porcelain veneers over other types of
cosmetic dentistry are:

1. Porcelain veneers create a life-like tooth appearance.
Older bonding materials lacked the luster of real teeth as
they were only semi-transparent. So while the tooth may
have looked better, it still didn't look great as it lacked
luster. Because porcelain is a ceramic and a form of glass,
it is inherently transparent. When a porcelain veneer is
bonded to a tooth, it will take on a life-like luster.

2. Porcelain veneers resist stains. As a whole, cosmetic
dental bonding materials are quite susceptible to stains
and discoloration. This is particularly true in individuals
that have habits in their life such as drinking tea and
coffee and colored sodas, drinking red wine, and using
tobacco products. Because porcelain is glass-like, it is
quite resistant to staining and discoloration because it is
glass.

In addition to being stain resistant and life-like, veneers
only require one visit to a dentist's office to make a
person's teeth look infinitely better. Unlike braces which
can take years, veneers are a single visit option. In
addition to being a single visit, porcelain veneers are
much less painful than braces. Also, for some people,
braces will not fix the problems with their teeth. People
with cracked or chipped teeth that have been treated with
braces will have straight teeth but might not necessarily
be happy with their smiles. Veneers can make teeth that are
straight but poorly shaped look perfect.

----------------------------------------------------
For more information on porcelain veneers, contact
http://www.drbagai.com, Chicago cosmetic dental office of
Dr. Sumeet Bagai, D.D.S.