A veneer is a thin porcelain shell bonded on top of your natural tooth (about one millimeter in thickness, somewhat like the thinness of a baby’s fingernail).
The natural tooth requires minimal preparation. It’s more like lightly reshaping your teeth in most cases. With a veneer there’s also no dark line above the tooth, which you sometimes see with a crown. A crown, or cap, covers the entire tooth and reduces it to a peg. Obviously, veneers are more conservative in preparation and it is also a less invasive procedure. At our office it’s the treatment of choice when possible.
Enhance your smile and change your life with a our notorious “ Cosmetic Smile Lift” which is performed utilizing porcelain veneers. The Cosmetic Smile Lift process is painless and easy. Exactly what you want, to the highest specification, executed to perfection. Cosmetic Dentist’s can create a brilliant, brighter, natural and more youthful looking smile in just one week. Better still, there is no down time. Friends and relatives will ask what’s changed, because thanks to porcelain veneers, your face will be completely rejuvenated.
What is a Smile Lift? A Smile Lift is a change in the lower third of a patient’s face. By widening the smile and building out the teeth—perhaps lengthening them, adding more anatomy and translucency using veneers, we can create a more dynamic smile that in some cases slightly fills out the lips and provides the patient with a fuller, more youthful looking appearance via their new smile. It is similar to a facelift from the nose down—without the scalpel.
How long do porcelain veneers last—and will they stain like natural teeth? Veneers should last from10 to 15 years, sometimes longer. They’re significantly more resistant to stain and discoloration, and unlike your natural teeth maintain their brightness and luster for many years.
Time involved: Generally, it takes two visits 7-10 days apart, with a short 20-minute follow-up to apply finishing touches like contouring and polishing.
Does it look completely natural? Yes absolutely natural and undetectable, your friends will think that you just returned from a vacation refreshed looking and more youthful. Often times the lips begin to sag as we age and also lose their elasticity. Their primary support comes from the teeth. If you widen and lengthen teeth, a patient looks naturally younger and more refreshed. Depending on the patient’s age, skin tone, and gender, we design the teeth, and select color and shape to enhance one’s appearance from the nose down. The procedure is non-invasive and the result absolutely natural.
For more information about this procedure, please contact our office at 212 581-4646