Porcelain Venners / Lumineers

Porcelain Veneers and Lumineers are very popular methods of correcting and cosmetically enhancing your smile. Using this technology you can improve both the shape and colour of your smile. Veneers and Lumineers can be used to correct any of the problems listed below:

• Discoloured, stained white fillings on the front teeth
• Spaces between the teeth (diastemas)
• Broken or chipped teeth
• Permanently stained or discoloured teeth
• Tetracycline staining
• Misshaped or crooked teeth

Veneers are very thin and are bonded on to the front surface of your anterior teeth. They are usually only about 0.5mm in thickness but are very strong once bonded to your teeth. They have a "life like" appearance with the strength, beauty, and durability only porcelain restorations can afford.

Veneers have several advantages over crowns (caps). There is no "dark line" that is sometimes seen with older front caps. They transmit light more effectively and therefore have a more translucent appearance giving a natural, aesthetic look. Veneers do not require the massive grinding of tooth structure that caps do, yet, they accomplish a life-like, aesthetic result. In fact, Lumineers, which are even thinner than conventional veneers, require almost no preparation of the tooth at all! That means no pain, no drill, no needles!

For many of our patients, we combine teeth whitening with Porcelain Veneers or Lumineers to give the optimal result and create the perfect smile. If some front teeth are already badly broken down, we can replace them with new all porcelain crowns combined with veneering and other cosmetic techniques. Talk to us to find out which option may be best for you.