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Improve Your Smile With Dental Veneers

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August 19, 2020
Improve Your Smile With Dental Veneers

There’s nothing like a beautiful smile to enhance your appearance and boost your confidence. However, not everyone will have naturally perfect smiles. Fortunately, dental veneers, a form of cosmetic dentistry, can help you achieve this through a simple and minimally invasive procedure. Dental veneers are very thin films of porcelain or composite resin that are layered on the front surface of the teeth. They can make your teeth look better by altering the color, shape, size, or the length of the teeth. They are also tooth-colored making them appear like natural teeth. The following are ways in which dental veneers can improve your smile.

 

Fill in Gaps

 

Unusual gaps between your teeth will make you feel less confident in your smile. From gaps caused due to structural issues to those that may arise from infections, they will stand in the way of that perfect smile. Among the dental treatments that can help you fix this are the dental veneers. The porcelain veneer will be used to fill in the gap that exists between one tooth and the other. This will lead to an improved smile with evenly spaced teeth.

 

Whitening of stained or discolored teeth

 

Discolored or stained teeth can be unpleasant and will make you shy away from exposing your smile. There are various causes of discolored teeth such as dark beverages, medicine, and too much fluoride among others. Teeth whitening which is a solution for stained teeth will not work for every situation. Dental veneers, on the other hand, will provide a permanent solution by covering up the stains or discoloration. This will give you whiter and brighter teeth which will dramatically improve your smile.

 

After the procedure, you will be able to enjoy whiter teeth for longer since dental veneers are more resistant to staining as compared to natural teeth due to their non-porous property. Nonetheless, oral care should not be neglected and you should visit the dentist for regular cleanings to keep your veneers white and bright.

 

Covering Chips and Cracks

 

As tough as it is, your enamel can still break or chip when excess pressure is exerted on the teeth for example when you fall and hit your teeth. The cracks and chips that are formed after this will ruin the shape and appearance of the teeth. This will affect your once beautiful smile. In as much as a dentist can help you fix these defects after the injuries, you may need dental veneers to cover them up completely and make them unnoticeable. This way, you will regain the look of your teeth and smile.

 

Strengthening the Teeth

 

When your teeth get hurt, they may become weak and susceptible to further damage. Dental veneers are made of strong ceramic material. Hence, in addition to making your smile look better, they will also protect the tooth enamel from further breakage or cracking.

 

Your natural teeth are also prone to wearing out with time which may cause them to weaken. Dental veneers are more durable and resistant to damages as compared to tooth enamel. Due to this, when they are used to cover the teeth, they will give them additional strength. You will, therefore, be able to preserve your smile by protecting your teeth.

 

Alignment of the Teeth

 

If you have slightly crooked teeth and minor bite issues, you can skip orthodontic treatments which tend to be lengthier as well as painful and instead go for dental veneers which involve easier procedures. Fixing dental veneers on your teeth will allow for the alignment of all your teeth by reshaping them. However, you should consider orthodontic treatments for major misalignments and bite problems.

 

Gives a Natural Look

 

Before the placement of the dental veneers, you will first need to go in for an appointment where some of your enamel will be removed. This will prevent the dental veneers from looking too bulky after their placement which would otherwise make the teeth look false and out of place. The veneers are also made to mimic the structure, color, and translucency of natural tooth enamel. Dental veneers will, therefore, give your smile a transformation in a natural-looking way.

 

A bad smile will have negative effects both physically and emotionally. If you are unhappy about your smile due to staining, gaps, alignment issues, and others, dental veneers are an appropriate solution. They will cover up any of these imperfections and give you a confident smile.

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