Dental Veneers Options to Consider From a Cosmetic Dentist

As a cosmetic dentist, we know there are emerging trends in the type of veneers we offer our clients. For many years, veneers were seen as a way to enhance your teeth, to whiten them, and to give them a better shape. This led to the popular image of dental veneers and a cosmetic dentist providing you with a perfect Hollywood smile. In many circles, this is still a very popular image, with people seeking to get the straightest and most perfect teeth they can with dental veneers. On the other hand, we have also seen a number of other emerging trends, including people who are more concerned with the natural look than having blocks of white teeth that stand out completely and often look less than natural. This has led to different advances in the use of dental veneers, and a number of different options when it comes to placing the veneers by a cosmetic dentist.

The first and most apparent choices you have when it comes to the type of dental veneers placed by your cosmetic dentist is the use of composite or porcelain to make the veneers. Porcelain has been used in dentistry for a very long time. Porcelain veneers are incredibly thin pieces of porcelain placed over the teeth. The great thing about using porcelain for replacing enamel is that it looks and feels exactly like your regular tooth. Even better, we are able to match the color of your veneer to the exact shade you want, so if you want to get whiter teeth, we can do that, and if you want more natural-looking teeth, we can do that, too. Porcelain veneers also tend to be more durable, less likely to chip, and can resolve more issues such as malformation of the teeth. The other option people can choose are composite veneers, which are essentially reinforced plastic. The composite veneers are attached by layering on the resin and sculpting it directly in the mouth to get the desired effect. The gradual application of layers and the fact that it is an additive process means it is reversible and can be removed more easily than porcelain veneers can.

For the cosmetic dentist, one of the great things about using dental veneers is that we are not limited to what we can do with them in terms of giving you the look you want. Today with the right tools, we are able to sculpt a perfect smile that may not be so perfect. For example, we can add tiny flaws to your veneers to make them look more lifelike while painstakingly ensuring the translucency is perfectly aligned with your regular teeth. We also have the options of adding a little bit of discoloration around the gum line to give the impression of teeth that are not perfectly fake, and also adding grooves to break up the expanse of porcelain. All these options and many more are available as you start to explore the use of dental veneers with your cosmetic dentist.