Porcelain Veneers

Porcelain Dental Veneers
If you feel self-conscious about chipped, discolored, or misaligned teeth, porcelain veneers may be the answer to transforming your smile.  Made of durable ceramic materials, dental veneers are thin, tooth-colored shells custom-shaped and bonded to one or more of your teeth.  Porcelain veneers are a fast but durable treatment used in cosmetic dentistry that provides a less intrusive alternative to dental crowns or dental implants.  At our award-winning practice in the Minneapolis area, we can help you construct the smile you’ve always wanted in just 2-3 visits.

 

Porcelain Veneers Transform Smiles
While minor issues such as small chips or cracks may be resolved with a composite filling, dental veneers are a more durable solution for larger chips and more substantial problems.

Porcelain Veneer Solutions:

• Cover chipped, cracked, or broken teeth
• Correct abnormal overlaps or gaps between teeth
• Shield worn teeth
• Conceal teeth discolored from root canals, fillings or medicine
• Cover uneven or irregularly shaped teeth
• Realign teeth

Benefits of Porcelain Veneers
Whitening| The high-tech materials that make up the dental veneers resist staining and do not change color with time, leaving your teeth looking white and natural.

Instant Orthodontics| Instead of enduring years of teeth straightening using metal braces, porcelain veneers can be fitted and positioned in just 2-3 visits, leaving you with a beautiful new smile almost overnight. You can forgo the pain and hassle of wires and brackets for a permanent solution that helps you confidently smile immediately.

Natural-Looking| The translucent nature and tooth-like color of a porcelain veneer makes it difficult for others to notice a difference between the porcelain veneer and your natural tooth.  The gum tissue adjusts to the dental veneers without irritation, making your smile feel and look great.

Protection| Porcelain veneers provide necessary protection to teeth that are worn down or damaged, and protect natural teeth from any further staining.

Practically Painless| With a mild local anesthetic during the reshaping and preparation of your natural teeth, the porcelain veneer treatment process is comfortable.  Some experience slight swelling for a few days following the procedure, but healing time is rapid.

 

1. Tooth Preparation: The natural tooth is prepared by shaving off a coating of external enamel.  This reshaping is necessary so that the added thickness of the veneer doesn’t abnormally protrude. A mild anesthetic is suggested during this preparation process to make your experience more enjoyable. 
2. Porcelain Veneer Preparation: We will take an impression of your prepared tooth to help us custom-design a porcelain veneer to perfectly cover your natural tooth. 
3. Bonding Process: Using a strong adhesive made of resin cement, we bond the prepared porcelain veneer to the anterior of the natural tooth, leaving you with an instantly improved smile. 

Dental Veneer Tips

• Good oral hygiene extends the durability of your porcelain veneers.
• A mouth guard can protect your dental veneers from teeth grinding at night.
• Porcelain veneers may break if you bite down on hard objects like ice.
• Remember broken dental veneers must be replaced since tooth reshaping is irreversible.

To learn more about how porcelain veneers can enhance your smile, schedule a dental consultation today at our Plymouth, Minnesota dental office by calling 763-546-7707 or by filling out the simple contact form on this page, and we will get in touch with you.