More On Porcelain Veneers

Porcelain veneers have become a prime treatment modality for smile designs. They are the most popular tools for creating smile makeovers.

Dental veneers change a smile fast and dramatically and may remain in your mouth just as long as your natural teeth if done by an experienced cosmetic dentist. One indication of a level of excellence in the area of cosmetic dentistry and smile designs is a dentist who is accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

Direct or indirect veneers are bonded to natural tooth surfaces, either enamel or dentin, depending on the degree of dental wear and the degree of necessary correction of tooth color, tooth position, and attrition/wear of tooth structure. Bonded veneers help to preserve tooth structure while adding strength to the underlying tooth structure by being intimately connected to a tooth and protecting against any possible invasion by decay-causing microorganisms.

The patients below illustrate dramatic improvements that can be obtained with porcelain veneers. Not much tooth structure needed to be removed to create these natural smile makeovers. The greatest concern of patients who are looking to improve their smiles with veneers is the degree of tooth reduction necessary. Evidently, we practice minimally-invasive dentistry, but the degree of tooth reduction depends on various parameters, such as the condition of the current dental condition and the degree of desired and necessary changes. Dr. Jorg-Peter Rabanus discussed this concern in detail on his YouTube Channel: Porcelain Veneers: Tooth Reduction

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This patient was unhappy with her misaligned and discolored teeth. She only had a two-week vacation in San Francisco.
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Porcelain veneers were placed two weeks later on eight of her teeth. This picture was taken at the airport immediately prior to her departure.
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This patient wanted to close the spaces between her teeth. She had considered porcelain veneers for a long time. Her lateral incisors were missing and her canines were orthodontically moved towards the central incisors. This alone did not lead to a closure of the spaces because there was too much space for the amount of teeth. Porcelain veneers would add size to her teeth and permit a change of the shape of the canines to the shape of lateral incisors.
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The porcelain veneers addressed the diastemas, the small and worn teeth, the canine shape in the position of the lateral incisors, the irregular gumline, the disproportionate tooth sizes, and the yellow color of the original teeth. These results would not have been possible with orthodontic treatment only.

Despite being the most popular treatment modality of cosmetic dentistry, laminates made of various ceramics are not the only way to improve the appearance of your teeth and your smile. You will find additional information on the following pages:

Ask Dr. Rabanus personally via his direct E-Mail.
Find additional smile designs with porcelain veneers at our additional smile gallery.