Veneers work by covering your teeth with a wafer-thin layer of porcelain or composite resin, custom-made for your teeth. This layer of thin, tooth-colored material is usually applied to cover the front surface of a patient’s teeth to improve their appearance of the teeth.
To apply this shell, dentists would typically shave off a small layer on the surface of the teeth. This ensures optimal adhesion and maximum strength of the veneer, ensuring that it lasts for a long time with no issues when they need to be replaced in the future. Dental Veneers can be used to cover just one tooth or multiple teeth at the same time. Usually, only the problematic teeth and neighbouring ones will be covered by dental veneers.
During your initial consultation, your dentist will assess your teeth and recommend the best possible dental veneers that will match both the color and natural shape of your teeth. Dental veneers may either cover the entire tooth or come in the form of a partial covering for just the damaged or discolored part of your teeth.
What Types of Problems Do Dental Veneers Fix?
Dental veneers are thin, custom-made shells that are designed to cover the front surface of your teeth. They can be made from porcelain (porcelain veneers) or composite resin (composite veneers), and are an effective way to improve the appearance of your smile. Veneers are commonly used to fix broken teeth, broken or chipped tooth, chipped teeth, tooth decay, and misshapen teeth.
Veneers can also be used to change the color of your teeth or close gaps between your teeth. If you have a broken tooth, the dental veneer will be bonded to the front surface of the tooth with a special adhesive. Once the veneer is in place, it will give your tooth a natural, healthy appearance.
If you have a chipped tooth or broken teeth, the dental veneer will cover the damaged area and protect it from further damage. Tooth decay can also be treated with dental veneers. The veneer will be placed over the decayed tooth and then sealed with an adhesive. This will prevent further decay and restore the natural appearance of your tooth. Misshapen teeth can also be corrected with dental veneers. The veneer will be placed over the misshapen tooth to give it a more uniform.
Dental veneers may also be used as a sort of cosmetic procedure to improve the appearance of healthy teeth. Dental veneers are routinely applied as a fix for teeth discoloration caused by various factors such as stains from drugs, large resin filling, excessive fluoride, and so on. You may also get porcelain veneers to fix worn down or chipped teeth or to correct misalignment in your teeth such as craters, bulges, or irregular shapes. Dentists may also recommend porcelain veneers to close up the gap between teeth and give you a brighter smile.
What Do They Do To Natural Teeth Before Veneers?
Getting dental veneers typically requires 2 to 3 trips to the dentist’s office. The first visit is usually a consultation with the dentists to discuss your situation and what you hope to achieve with the procedure. Usually, the dentist will examine your teeth to ensure dental veneers are right for you and discuss what the procedure will entail. They may also take X-rays and impressions of your teeth to plan the treatment. What happens on the next visit depends on the type of dental veneers you’re getting.
Do They Shave Your Natural Teeth For Veneers?
Yes. Dentists do shave your natural teeth before dental veneers are fitted on. This typically involves removing a layer of about 0.3 – 0.5 millimeters from the surface of the tooth that is being treated. This is just deep enough to ensure the porcelain veneers adhere properly without getting to the nerve of the tooth.
Patients often wonder and ask questions like “Do they cut gums for veneers?”. Well, yes. In some cases, dentists need to do more than shave your teeth before putting on the veneers. This is usually the case when the teeth abnormality you’re trying to fix also involves uneven gums. In this case, contouring the gums so the veneer can rest effectively on the tooth may be necessary.
But do teeth grow back after porcelain veneers? The answer to that question is “no”. The enamel material that is shaved off before the procedure cannot grow back. But there’s nothing to worry about since the composite veneer now covers the trimmed enamel. However, if the veneer ever chips or comes off, then you’ll have to replace it with new ones.
How porcelain veneers are done?
When putting in porcelain dental on your teeth, dentists typically remove or shave a thin layer off your enamel to make room for the dental porcelain veneers. After this, they’ll make a mold of the tooth or teeth which will be used to make the porcelain veneers. Porcelain veneers are often custom-made so they fit perfectly on your teeth. This process takes a few days or weeks in some cases. Usually, the doctor places temporary veneers on your teeth while you wait for the permanent veneers to arrive. At your next appointment, the temporary veneers are removed and the doctor puts a chemical on your teeth to roughen the surface and make the veneers stick better to it. The veneers are carefully glued to individual teeth using composite resin cement.
How direct composite resin veneers are done?
The procedure for getting direct composite resin veneers for your teeth is slightly different. This is a type of veneer made from a composite resin material that is applied directly to your teeth. For this procedure, the dentist prepares the surface of the teeth and adds a mild chemical to make the surface rough. Then a layer of composite resin material is applied to your teeth. A special type of light is used to harden the resin material in your mouth. After the composite resin veneers have been hardened, the doctor polishes it to the right shape in your mouth. The whole process is completed within a short time and is minimally invasive.
Are Veneers Painful?
Getting porcelain veneers on your teeth often involves shaving off some part of the teeth, this reduction in tooth enamel often causes some mild pain. But not to worry, if you’re feeling anxious about the pain, your dentist can apply oral sedation and anesthetic to help deal with it. Patients may experience minimal pain while receiving local anesthesia. But once this is done and the anesthesia takes effect, the entire procedure is painless.
It isn’t uncommon for patients to report dull or sharp pains a few hours after their procedure when the anesthesia wears off. In these cases, pain medications such as Ibuprofen may be recommended. Some patients also experience minor pain and discomfort as they get used to the veneers on their teeth. If the discomfort persists, doctors might file off some parts of the teeth to adjust the patient’s bite or remove any pieces of cement stuck between the teeth. In most cases, this should be enough to fix the discomfort.
Do dentists put you to sleep for veneers? Generally, you don’t need to be sedated to get veneers. However, if the procedure extends under your gum line for some reason, sedation might be necessary since this is a very sensitive area. You may also request sedation specifically if you have dental phobia or anxiety.
How Quickly Can You Get Veneers?
Patients often wonder how quickly they can get veneers and ask questions like “Can I get veneers in one day?”. The traditional process of getting a veneer requires 2 to 3 visits. The first appointment is usually a consultation to discuss your problems and the options for fixing them. The next appointment involves taking the mold of your teeth which will be used to prepare the custom-made veneers and preparing your teeth.
However, these days with same-day veneers, it is possible to get the procedure completed with just one visit. Same-day veneers used computer-aided design technology (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) to design and produce dental veneers right there in your dentist’s office. With this option, you can get your veneers in just one office visit.
Conclusion, how to veneers work?
Since getting dental veneers is not a reversible process, it is important that you get it done right the first time by a reliable cosmetic dentist.
Visit us at Sbenati Dentistry, our dentist office in London Ontario to speak about your case and get recommendations about your treatment options. Call us (519) 474 – 0220.
