5 Popular Reasons to Consider Porcelain Veneers

Dental veneers are wafer-thin shells that can change the color, length, or width of your teeth. Because they’re cemented on the front part of your tooth and look so natural, no one will know you’ve had work done.

At Manteca Dental Care in Manteca, California, Dr. Rick Van Tran and our team offer dental veneers for our patients who want to improve the look and color of their smile. Here, our team describes five good reasons to consider porcelain veneers to revamp your smile.

What can veneers fix?

Veneers fall in the category of cosmetic dentistry because they help align and reshape your teeth, boast protective qualities, and may eliminate the need for more extensive dental work.

Regardless of what caused your teeth to appear unattractive, dental veneers may solve most or even all of your issues, including:

Worn enamel

Though enamel is the hardest substance in your body, it can become worn or dulled and discolored over time because of what you consume (e.g., tea and coffee, red wine), smoking, and certain medications. Veneers are ideal to improve smiles affected by worn enamel.

Wear-and-tear

After years of eating, our teeth naturally begin to wear down. Aged teeth often have chips, cracks, or a generally uneven appearance. Veneers can restore the appearance of healthy teeth.

Genetics

Some people are born with gaps or abnormal spacing between their teeth that may widen with age. These spaces are great hideouts for plaque and bacteria, so covering them with veneers can help prevent decay.

Uneven teeth

Uneven teeth may result from grinding or gnashing your teeth or general wear-and-tear, leading to bite (malocclusion) and cosmetic smile issues.

Discoloration

Stubborn tooth discoloration may not respond well to teeth whitening. In such cases, veneers offer a simple cosmetic solution to cover the stains.

5 popular reasons to consider porcelain veneers

Veneers can be fashioned from porcelain or composite resin. We use porcelain for these five reasons:

Last about 20 years
Don’t stain
Less likely to chip or fracture
Reflect light like natural teeth
Can be shaded to match adjacent teeth

Other benefits include an improved smile appearance and little-to-no removal of tooth structure to fit the appliance when compared to crowns. (Some veneer variants require no preparation of the underlying teeth.)

How are veneers placed?

Veneers take 2-3 appointments to place. The first appointment is a detailed evaluation of your mouth, during which Dr. Tran determines if you and your teeth are a good fit for veneers.

If you are, he shaves away a little enamel from each affected tooth and makes an impression of your mouth, which he sends to an outside laboratory to create your veneers. Dr. Tran fits you with temporary veneers while you wait.

Once your veneers come back, he bonds each veneer to its appropriate tooth. There’s no prep and no downtime; you’re free to go out and show your beautiful new smile to the whole world.

To learn more about veneers or to schedule an evaluation with Dr. Tran, give us a call at 209-823-9218 or book an appointment online today.