Dental Treatments
Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry
Dental veneers
Dental veneers are thin shells of a tooth coloured material which are custom-made and bonded onto the front of your teeth. They are used to treat a number of dental conditions such as crooked teeth, discoloured teeth, chipped teeth or they can be used to close spaces between teeth.
Veneers can be made from a tooth coloured resin or with porcelain material. These two options can be colour matched to blend seamlessly with the colour of your natural teeth; therefore they can go unnoticed to the untrained eye.
The material of choice will depend greatly on the tooth that requires repair. In most extensive repair cases, you will find that the porcelain option will offer you the most predicable long-term result. This is mainly due to the strength of porcelain. With porcelain, the veneer can be thin and less bulky therefore the bonding process can be less relied upon in comparison to the resin option where the material would need to be much thicker to offer the same strength. If the material is thicker the bonding would be subject to many more stresses.
Saying this though, we often find that tooth coloured resin is appropriate for many situations. If the restoration is small or if the improvement is required immediately, then resin can be an excellent, cost efficient option.
