What are Veneers?
They are like facings for the teeth.
Dental Veneers sometimes called porcelain veneers are thin, custom made shells of tooth coloured composite or porcelain materials designed to cover the front surface of your teeth to improve their appearance. These shells are bonded to the front of the teeth changing their color, shape, size, or length.
Treatment.
There are two types of treatments for veneers as there are two types of veneers.
Indirect Porcelain veneer.
This will take 2 appointments, in the first appointment the tooth will be prepared for the veneer, impressions will be taken and a temporary veneer will be cemented to your tooth while the impressions are sent to the lab to have the veneer made. Generally 2weeks later at the second visit the temporary veneer will be removed and the permanent veneer will be cemented.
Direct Composite veneer.
This is done in the one appointment where a filling material is used to cover the front surface of the tooth, this is not as strong as a porcelain veneer and is prone to staining over time but will still improve the aesthetics of your teeth. It is generally not as well polished as a Porcelain veneer.