One of the services that a Cosmetic Dentist Chappaqua, NY does for patients is to fit them with veneers. Veneers work for a variety of conditions, whether the teeth are stained or if they’re crooked. Traditional tooth whitening may not be an option, and if the teeth are crooked, orthodontic work may be too expensive or just an extensive treatment that the patient doesn’t want to deal with. If the dentist feels the patient would be a good candidate, veneers can take care of these kinds of problems.
Veneers are a good solution for other cosmetic dental issues, like if the patient has teeth that are chipped or pitted in front. The teeth may be of uneven height, of different sizes, or shaped differently. There can be gaps or uneven spaces between the teeth. Veneers can provide a good cosmetic solution for all these situations.
The patient will usually need to make three different trips to their Cosmetic Dentist. The first visit is the exam and consultation. During the second visit, the dentist will take a model or mold of the patient’s teeth, and this gets sent to a dental lab so a technician can create a realistic-looking set of teeth. The dentist will also buff away about a half of a millimeter of tooth enamel so that the veneer shell on the front of each tooth doesn’t make each tooth too thick. The patient may need a local anesthetic. Because a small amount of enamel is removed, veneers are not typically reversible. This second visit takes up to two hours.
During the third visit, the dentist will apply the veneers to the teeth. The dentist checks each tooth first to see that they fit. The dentist can adjust the color of the veneer by using colored cement when bonding it to the tooth. The dentist cleans each tooth, applies the cement, attaches the veneer to the tooth, and then hardens the cement bond with a laser light beam. The patient can go home and brush and floss as usual, and returns in a week or two for a follow-up appointment. Veneers last longer than bonding, and they can even be resistant against staining.
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