Veneers are thin, semi-transparent tooth-shaped "shells" that are custom made of porcelain. They are permanently bonded to your natural teeth, which are located in your "smile zone" to enhance their shape, color, length, or size. Veneers can fix gaps between teeth and improve the appearance of teeth that are discolored, misshaped, or misaligned.
Veneers have many benefits, like correcting a tooth's shape, size, or color. Veneers can close gaps or cover chips and cracks. Veneers can improve your smile for whatever reason.
With proper care, veneers can last many years. They're stain-resistant, so they'll keep your smile bright. Veneers look natural, so they can improve your smile subtly without looking fake.
Veneers require multiple steps.
- The teeth are cleaned and any old surface restorations are removed.
- An impression is taken of the prepped tooth and sent to a lab where the veneer is fabricated.
- The veneer is applied with bonding resin and a curing light.
- After the veneer is set, it is shaped and polished to look like a natural tooth.