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Dental porcelain is a glass-like substance which by itself is brittle, but when bonded to your teeth, becomes hard and durable.
Porcelain Veneers Refresh Tired Smiles
by Tara PingleWhat is a veneer? It's a very thin wafer, or shell, which is bonded to the front surface of your tooth, providing an instant new appearance to that tooth. It can be sized and shaped a little differently than your existing tooth, so that a small chip is hidden, and a small gap filled.
It covers staining and yellowing. It can be given just the right variation in its thickness to cover slight crookedness in the tooth.
What is porcelain?
Dental porcelain is a glass-like substance which by itself is brittle, but when bonded to your teeth, becomes hard and durable. Like glass, it's highly stain-resistant. It comes in a wide variety of shades, so that your dentist can choose the shade that best matches your natural teeth.Porcelain mimics enamel Porcelain has the same light-reflecting properties as natural tooth enamel. The light penetrates the porcelain, as it penetrates the enamel, and bounces back off the layer beneath, which in the case of porcelain veneers, is the dental bonding used to attach them. In this way, they have the same sort of lustrous sheen that your natural teeth have.
The procedure
Two visits are required. In the first visit: Your dentist will sculpt the teeth to be treated, and scuff their surface a little. This prepares them to bond well to the porcelain veneer. Then he'll take an impression of these teeth, from which the veneers will be made. The right shade of porcelain will be chosen, to best match your natural teeth.
While waiting for the second visit, you'll be wearing temporary porcelain veneers, and these will look much like the permanent ones will. In the second visit: The veneers are temporarily attached to the teeth, and your dentist will test their position, to make sure your bite is still correct, and you feel comfortable. When both of you are satisfied, he'll bond the porcelain veneers permanently to your teeth The veneers become like part of your natural teeth, so they don't draw your attention or feel like something extra in your mouth. Porcelain veneers can last anywhere from ten to twenty years.
In Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, and Boca Raton, Dr. Thomas O'Neil has a great deal of experience with porcelain veneers, and his office is a comfortable and friendly one. With needle-free numbing, electronic anesthesia, warm blankets, heated massage neck pillows, and many other comforts, his office will greet you with a smile and give you royal treatment.
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About the AuthorDo you feel that your smile could be improved? Are you self-conscious about little chips cracks or stains, or crooked teeth, or a gap between your teeth? Have your teeth become rather yellowed over the years? These little things can be corrected in one treatment: porcelain veneers.