What is a Dental Veneer?
Veneers are thin pieces of durable porcelain that are custom-made to match the shape and colour of your natural teeth. These pieces of porcelain are then bonded on to the front of your natural tooth to improve its appearance.
The goal of veneers is to give correct how misshapen, chipped, discoloured, gapped or misaligned teeth look to give you a more uniform, symmetrical looking smile.
How Veneers Work
If you and your dentist have decided veneers are right for you, they will begin by taking an impression of your natural teeth. This impression will then be used to create your custom veneers.
Once your veneers have been made, your dentist will bond them to the fronts of your natural teeth.
If cared for properly, dental veneers can last for many years.
Features of Veneers
Veneers are a great option if you're looking to alter the shape of individual teeth or the improve the overall evenness and symmetry of your whole smile.
They can also help resolve aesthetic conditions such as worn, crooked or discoloured teeth, and can be used to reduce unwanted spacing and change the size of your teeth.
Not only are your veneers custom-shaped to match the colour of your teeth, but the razor-thin porcelain they are made of imitates the natural translucency of tooth enamel for an even more natural look.