A Better Smile
Transform Your Teeth with Veneers and Tooth Whitening.
A Better Smile
Transform Your Teeth Quickly, Easily and Relatively Inexpensively
On TV or at the movies, it seems like everyone you see these days has sparkling white teeth. And it isn’t just happening in Hollywood. From over-the-counter whiteners to more intensive, office prescribed treatments, whiter teeth have never been more accessible to more people.
Many smile seekers begin the teeth whitening process in a dental office, with a treatment like Extreme Whitening. In cases like these, molds are made of a patient’s teeth, which they fill with a gel and wear on the teeth overnight for a period of a few weeks. At the conclusion, the dentist will perform a sealing procedure and offer advice on how the patient can maintain their dazzling new smile.
Another solution to the quest for the ultimate smile is ever quicker and simpler. Porcelain veneers and crowns provide this transformation quickly and almost permanently (properly cared for, they should last at least fifteen years).
Porcelain veneers are thin porcelain facings that are permanently bonded to the outer surfaces of teeth. They can change the colour, shape and alignment of teeth, resulting in an entirely new smile. Porcelain crowns are very similar, the principal difference being that crowns cover more tooth structure, and are used when a substantial amount of a tooth has been lost. The appearance of both porcelain crowns and veneers are nearly identical, as is the result a more beautiful smile.
Porcelain veneers and crowns can be completed amazingly quickly usually in only two or three dental visits. During the first visit the teeth are prepared and temporary veneers/crowns are placed. But don’t be frightened by the word temporary. Constructed to the patient’s specifications, these temporary veneers look so natural patients occasionally mistake them for the final product!
The final product, which is placed on your next visit, are veneers about 0.3mm to 0.5mm in thickness. They appear lifelike, transmitting light like natural teeth. At the same time, they possess the strength, beauty, and durability only porcelain restorations can afford. After these new veneers are bonded in place, a follow up visit is made in a week, and voila! The patient has a new, beautiful smile.
Possibly the best thing about porcelain veneers and crowns is that they do more than whiten teeth. They can also address a myriad of other dental dilemmas, including:
Crooked teeth
Crowded teeth
Chipped or worn teeth
Diastemas (spaces between the teeth)
Permanently stained or discolored teeth
In some cases, porcelain veneers and crowns can even be used as an alternative to braces and other orthodontic treatment.
Porcelain veneers can do wonders for your smile for much less money that you’d imagine.