Veneers - Introduction

Beaming white, aesthetically pleasing teeth are considered to be a mark of beauty. As early as the 1930s, film stars had veneers installed in an attempt to lend themselves a flawless appearance with a radiant smile.

An aesthetically pleasing set of teeth can not only contribute to increased self-confidence, but is also sometimes useful from a medical standpoint in mitigating the spread of caries or the mispositioning of teeth.

Today, the art of beautifying teeth through the use of veneers (dental coverings) is widespread and suitable for a relatively broad palette of dental defects which range from tooth discoloration to defective positioning.
The name "veneer" is English in origin and refers to its own compositional material. Veneers are typically made of thin-walled ceramic or plastic crowns that sit in an attached position on the front of damaged teeth; indeed, they function as "veneers". This method is scientifically accepted and leads to - given professional and careful operational execution - to the long-lasting and aesthetically improved correction of carious damage, certain cases of defective positioning, or persistent discoloration.

When you have clarified with your doctor in a preparatory conversation whether veneers come into play as an appropriate method of treatment, the teeth to be treated are documented using x-rays or photographs. Preparations begin with intensive cleaning and smoothing of the teeth as well as the possible removal of carious parts of the dental substance. After an individual color determination, the front sides of the teeth are debuffed by about 0.3 - 0.8mm in order to prepare the dental surfaces optimally. Smaller defects are also cleared up in this step. An impression is then made of your teeth, which is subsequently used to prepare accurately fitting veneers in the dental laboratory.

During a second treatment session, the prepared veneers - after thorough dental cleaning - are attached to the teeth long-term. With the exception of rare cases in which patients reported initial dental sensitivity which nonetheless disappeared after an acclimation phase, risks or side effects are hardly known to exist for this method. The thin ceramic crowns naturally require a certain degree of care in their daily use - hard nuts really should not be cracked using the teeth. In the end, veneers require low effort and cost and contribute positively to well-formed, whiter dental facings without troublesome metallic frameworks or discoloration.