Porcelain veneers

Porcelain veneers are aesthetic restorations covering only visible front vestibular surfaces of natural teeth. They are made entirely of porcelain - without the metal frame, so they allow you to get a great aesthetic effect and change every smile. The biggest advantage is that veneers save dental hard tissue, because they require much less preparation of teeth than the dental prosthetic crowns. The thickness of porcelain veneers as necessary is only 0.3-0.7 mm, so that the interference in the hard tissue is minimal.

The Porcelain veneers procedure:

• The first visit is a preliminary consultation and examination, pictures and the dental impression are taken to perform computer simulation.

• The second visit: after consultation with the patient about the treatment of prosthetic teeth, the dentist has to prepare anterior surface of the tooth giving it proper shape.  Using special appliances a small amount of external surface of the tooth crown is removed. This amount is equal to the thickness of future veneers. Next the dental impression is taken. Mass of proper density is put into the mouth on a special impression tray and pressed to the teeth. This way the imprint of your teeth is made. The imprint of your teeth is send to the prosthetic lab. There a plaster model is cast. It serves as a copy of your teeth to prepare veneers. While you are waiting for your veneers your dentist applies temporary veneers, which will protect your already grinded teeth.

• The third visit: temporary veneers are removed, porcelain veneers are fitted and after  patient’s acceptance the veneers are cemented to the teeth.