If you’re like some people, you may have multiple smile flaws. Perhaps your teeth are discolored, chipped, cracked, and more. That said, there’s no need to feel hopeless in that kind of situation. You could always solve your problem with veneers in Englewood! Thanks to this treatment, the Davis, Boeller & Rife Dental team can utterly transform your smile. To find out how that’s possible, just keep reading or book a consultation at our office!
Dental veneers are small, thin shells made of porcelain. Dentists generally use them to hide a person’s smile flaws from view. Such imperfections might include tooth chips, cracks, fractures, or even dental misalignment.
Thanks to their high-quality materials, veneers can match a patient’s enamel. As such, dentists typically customize them to mimic your tooth color, size, and shape. The final result is that the shells naturally blend with the rest of your smile. Even better, their stain resistance and durability ensure the improved grin can last a long while.
Given such abilities, it’s no wonder veneers are so popular!
Getting veneers usually involves three steps: a dental consultation, a “preparatory visit,” and the final placement. Each is crucial to receiving quality cosmetic results.
Put simply, a dental consultation is an in-person meeting with our dentists. It lets us learn your smile goals, medical history, and oral health – things that help us see if veneers might work for you. If they could, we’ll draft a treatment plan customized for your teeth.
The treatment itself will start with the preparatory visit. At that time, our team will prep your teeth for veneers by cleaning them and removing bits of their enamel. Our office will also take a dental impression, which a lab will use to make the final prosthetics. While those are made, you’ll wear temporary veneers in the meantime.
Your final placement occurs when the long-term veneers are ready. It’ll consist of the dentists fitting the shells onto your teeth. They’ll also adjust the prosthetics to ensure they work well.
When you get veneers in Englewood, you can expect a good many benefits. Among them, the most common ones are:
Veneers cannot be called permanent since they will eventually need replacement, but the process of placing them is irreversible since it involves the removal of a small amount of enamel that will not grow back. Teeth that have been prepared in this way will need to wear veneers or crowns for life for protection from infection and injury. With excellent care that includes proper hygiene, smart eating habits, and regular visits to our office in Englewood, veneers can last for fifteen years or more before needing to be replaced.
Since only a small amount of enamel will be removed to make room for your veneers and the cement used to attach them is completely safe, these devices will not harm the teeth supporting them or make them more likely to develop cavities. However, you will still need to keep the treated teeth clean by thoroughly brushing, flossing, and using antibacterial mouthwash every day, and it’s especially important to carefully clean the seams between the teeth and your restorations. It’s equally crucial to attend regular dental cleanings at our Englewood office, and limiting your intake of sugars and acids will reduce your likelihood of developing oral infections that can compromise your cosmetic appliances.
Veneers are made from nonporous ceramic materials that make them incredibly resistant to stains, but they can still be discolored by excessive exposure to dark foods and beverages like coffee, tea, red wine, cola, berries, candy, and richly colored sauces. To prevent this, be sure to enjoy items like these in moderation alongside a tall glass of water to help flush their residues away from your teeth while remembering to thoroughly clean your smile by brushing and flossing afterward. You can also reduce how much contact your teeth make with dark liquids by drinking them through a straw.
Receiving veneers will change the way air flows through your mouth during speech, so you may develop a temporary lisp that will go away as you get used to wearing your appliances. This issue may be especially noticeable when you pronounce “s” or “v” sounds. If you’d like to get rid of your lisp more quickly, you can do so by reading a favorite book out loud and repeating any troublesome words until you get the hang of them. In some cases, our dental team can reduce a patient’s lisp by adjusting their veneers at our Englewood office.
