Dr Peter Pleunik Prosthodontist - restorative treatment, root canal therapy, porcelain inlays and onlays, porcelain veneers, Cerec crowns, porcelain crowns, porcelain bridges, dental implants, implant retained dentures, full upper and lower dentures, TMJ appliances and sports mouth guards.

Veneers

What are veneers?

Veneers are tooth shaped and colored shells. They are custom made from porcelain (ceramic), to help improve the shape, color and appearance of your front teeth and smile. They are bonded with “dental glue” on the front surface of your front teeth.

Why choose veneers?

There are many causes why you may require or desire veneers. Namely, it is to improve the appearance of your smile and front teeth. But whatever the reason, veneers are designed to straighten slightly crooked teeth and/or restore chipped or damaged teeth and whiten your smile where whitening isn’t an option.

Some reasons why you may require veneers:

Family inherited appearances: Some people have slight crowding in their front teeth, where they don’t want braces. Others may have gaps or discolored spots or even unusually shaped teeth.
Trauma: some have had an accident at some point where they have chipped or cracked their front teeth or required root canal, where the tooth has gone grey.
Childhood antibiotics: Although not as common these days, certain antibiotics given to children left horizontal stains on front teeth. In most cases, bleaching is ineffective. Porcelain veneers has been found to be very effective in improving these peoples smile.
Wear and Tear: With age our teeth do wear down. This can deteriorate a person’s smile and self confidence. Veneers are clearly an option in improving a person’s smile.

Treatment Options....

This treatment can be achieved in two ways:

1st option is using a CAD/CAM Cerec system and this is achieved in a single visit.

2nd option is with the taking of impression sent to Laboratory for the construction and then two to three weeks later the placement in surgery.


Before treatment	After treatment

How long do Veneers last?

On average, you can expect your veneers to last 10-15 years before they may require repair or replacing.

We provide you with some handy hints to ensure that they last longer. Regular care and maintenance is crucial. This involves thorough cleaning and flossing each day, at least twice a day. Regular check-ups with our team will ensure that any unexpected problems can be dealt with early.

Similarly, we can instruct you on some of the behaviors to avoid. For example, excessive chewing and clenching and other bad habits (like opening bottles with your front teeth), may cause the porcelain and/or enamel to crack and break.

Overall, if you take care of your teeth and gums then your reward will be a dazzling smile to keep. We recommend, once the placement of anterior veneers is complete that an occlusal splint is constructed that is worn nightly to help protect veneers from undue stress often placed upon them during patients sleep.