When I was a young boy, my father once told me that " when the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." Simply put, you need to have a variety of strategies or tools available for any task and the knowledge/expertise to know which one or combination will give you the optimal result.
A noted Dental Consultant predicts that " Porcelain veneers will soon be replaced by rapid orthodontics as the treatment of choice by informed cosmetic dental patients." You should be asking yourself right about now, WHY!
There are some disadvantages to the use of veneers for the correction of cosmetic concerns. First of all, they can eventually wear or chip, leading to the need for replacement. Secondly, each time that a veneer is done, you lose a little bit of your natural teeth that will never be recovered. Third, veneers cost VASTLY more than doing rapid orthodontics! Though rapid orthodontics may not provide results equal to traditional orthodontics the significant improvements that can be made in a relatively short period of time makes it a viable alternative that provides a reasonable balance of cost, time and conservation of healthy tooth structure. If you are interested in getting a Hollywood Smile, shouldn't you look at all your options before making a committment?
Veneers are an excellent way to redesign and reshape your entire mouth. Veneers are a very thin ceramic shell that covers your existing tooth structure. In placing these new veneers on your teeth, you are able to fix the look of issues such as staining, cracked teeth, spaces, misaligned teeth, chipped teeth and many other issues.
In terms of the process to place veneers, it is a process that takes approximately two to three visits. In the first visit, we will discuss the new shape and look of what we are going to accomplish by placing the veneers. Once we have put a plan in place, we will carefully prepare the teeth for the placement of the new veneers. As we complete this piece of the process, the next step is to take an impression of the newly prepared teeth. This impression will be sent to our laboratory for the final product to be fabricated. We only utilize the highest standard laboratory for fabrication of all of our work. This process at the laboratory takes between 10-14 days. While the new veneers are being fabricated at the lab, we will provide you with a beautiful temporary solution to wear for this time.
As the veneers are finalized, we will make every effort to make sure that your new veneers will feel just like your natural teeth. We will bond them into place ensuring that you can enjoy your new smile for a very long time!
