Dental Veneers, Porcelain Veneers the latest and greatest
Welcome all you dental enthusiast to my new blog. Today I will be discussing all the types of Porcelain Veneers (Dental Veneers), that are available and the pros's and con's. I have been getting a lot of phone calls due to the interest in the new dental veneers. A type of dental veneer that I get a lot of call's about are the Lumineers. This is just a brand along with Empress, procera, Hera Ceram, Divinci, and all the ones made the same day with the Cad/Cam machine. Lumineers claim to fame is that you do not have to prepare them. This means the dentist does not have to cut the patients tooth. The dentist takes a impression and sends it to the lab and when the veneers come back they are custom fit to the patent's tooth and they are bonded into place. These are nice but to me they look to bulky. When you place a tooth over a tooth it is too bulky. I prefer to prepare the tooth for the patient by cutting the tooth just a little, like 0.5mm. This is so small but allows for the veneer to be exactly seated and you have made room for the dental veneer so it will not be to bulky. The only time I do not prepare the teeth is when the teeth are set way back and you need to bring them out. All my patients who listen to me and let me lightly prepare the teeth are so happy with the natural and good looking result.
My favorite brand of Veneer is Empress when I need a lot of translucency in the tooth. These can be made so life like. If I have to make a dental Veneer on a patient that has dark teeth I use Procera Veneers. These have a coping or cover that blocks out the dark color of underneath and lets you make a nice real light shade on top. All in all I use many types of veneers to customize my care for my patients. You want to make the veneer that best fits the patient. Lumineers are just a brand like Pepsi and Coca Cola that was made popular by the make over TV show(Extreme Make Over.) It was just the brand the cosmetic dentist used.
As of recently dentists are advertising for a one day make over. They are using Cad/cam technology that can make veneers in a day. There are many advantages to saving time and all done in one day. My take on this and with all the ones I have seen and evaluated I don't like the aesthetic results. With my veneers for instance I have a technician that has been doing Porcelain veneers and stacking porcelain for 30 years. It is a real art. With the one day veneers the computer makes the veneer cad /cam generated, but it is up to the assistant or doctor to do the anatomy, color, and design. We do not have the training like my technician with layering porcelain and color. I am a perfectionist with my veneers and want the very best. They are OK, but for my money stay with the brands I previously recommended.
Another trick with dental veneers is teeth Whitening. You want to have trays made and have your patient have there teeth whitening done before the veneers are made. You want to get the rest of the teeth in the same shade zone as you want your veneers.
Look for my next Blog on Teeth Whitening.
Dr. Aschacher
My favorite brand of Veneer is Empress when I need a lot of translucency in the tooth. These can be made so life like. If I have to make a dental Veneer on a patient that has dark teeth I use Procera Veneers. These have a coping or cover that blocks out the dark color of underneath and lets you make a nice real light shade on top. All in all I use many types of veneers to customize my care for my patients. You want to make the veneer that best fits the patient. Lumineers are just a brand like Pepsi and Coca Cola that was made popular by the make over TV show(Extreme Make Over.) It was just the brand the cosmetic dentist used.
As of recently dentists are advertising for a one day make over. They are using Cad/cam technology that can make veneers in a day. There are many advantages to saving time and all done in one day. My take on this and with all the ones I have seen and evaluated I don't like the aesthetic results. With my veneers for instance I have a technician that has been doing Porcelain veneers and stacking porcelain for 30 years. It is a real art. With the one day veneers the computer makes the veneer cad /cam generated, but it is up to the assistant or doctor to do the anatomy, color, and design. We do not have the training like my technician with layering porcelain and color. I am a perfectionist with my veneers and want the very best. They are OK, but for my money stay with the brands I previously recommended.
Another trick with dental veneers is teeth Whitening. You want to have trays made and have your patient have there teeth whitening done before the veneers are made. You want to get the rest of the teeth in the same shade zone as you want your veneers.
Look for my next Blog on Teeth Whitening.
Dr. Aschacher
Labels: Dental Veneers, Teeth Whitening
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