Porcelain Veneers for a Beautiful Smile

Porcelain dental veneers are thin, durable shells that cover your teeth for a beautiful smile. They are custom-fabricated and bonded to the front surfaces of your teeth to correct cosmetic problems like chips, gaps, discoloration, and misalignment.

Unlike other treatments, porcelain veneers Prairieville LA and Lumineers require minimal tooth preparation, so you will be left with a confident smile after the process.

Natural-Looking

Porcelain veneers can cover up crooked teeth, discolored tooth enamel, chips in a tooth, or uneven spacing between your teeth. Sometimes known as “instant orthodontics,” veneers are incredibly strong and durable and look very natural.

Dr. team will consult with you to determine your smile design goals and recommend the appropriate veneer shade. Before he begins treatment, he’ll remove a minimal amount of your natural tooth enamel (about half a millimeter) and take dental impressions. Once the veneers are crafted, he’ll bond them to your teeth. You can test out your new smile with try-in paste, and if you don’t love the color or shape of your veneers, they can be sent back to his ceramist for another remake.

Composite resin and traditional porcelain veneers Prairieville LA last up to 20 years with proper care. You should brush, floss, and visit your dentist regularly to prevent gum disease and ensure the long-lasting beauty of your veneers. You should also avoid using your teeth as tools to open packages and cut objects, and you should consider wearing a mouthguard when playing sports or a night guard if you clench your teeth at night.

Durable

Porcelain veneers are fabricated from dental-grade porcelain, which is remarkably durable and mimics the translucency of healthy tooth enamel. They also resist staining from coffee, tea and cigarette smoke better than resin veneers.

When properly maintained, veneers last for a decade or more. You can help extend the life of your veneers by practicing good oral hygiene and scheduling routine visits with our team.

The procedure for getting porcelain veneers Prairieville LA is fairly quick and simple, and you can achieve the smile you want in a few visits to our office. After the initial consultation, Dr. will prepare your teeth by removing some of the enamel to ensure that the ultra-thin veneer facings fit naturally and are sturdy once they’re bonded to the teeth.

For patients who prefer a minimally-invasive treatment, we offer no-prep veneers, which require the removal of less enamel and are ideal for closing small gaps between teeth. No-prep veneers are not suitable for all patients, though, so be sure to discuss your options with our cosmetic dentist.
Reversible

Porcelain veneers are thin, yet strong pieces of porcelain that Dr. team applies to the front of your “smile zone” teeth—the ones that are visible when you smile—to hide flaws like chips, stains, and misalignment. They can also be used to fill in gaps between teeth or to lengthen or shorten them.
These cosmetic veneers are so thin that they can be customized to match the shape and color of your natural teeth, making them a great option for patients looking to improve their smile’s aesthetic appearance. They are also reversible, and with routine oral health visits and proper care, they can last for many years.

Composite resin veneers require less tooth preparation than traditional veneers and are made of a mixture of plastic and ceramic. They typically last 5 to 7 years, though, and are more prone to staining than porcelain veneers. During your consultation, we’ll use a special try-in paste to place the veneers on your teeth so that you can evaluate their color, size, and shape.

Easy to Maintain

Porcelain veneers are thin, durable shells of tooth shaped porcelain that can be custom fabricated and placed to improve the shape, color, length, or alignment of your teeth. They are an excellent alternative to crowns and offer a more natural smile by covering minor dental imperfections. Porcelain veneers are stain resistant, and if properly maintained will look like your natural teeth for years.

Our veneer treatment covers a variety of cosmetic concerns such as discolored tooth enamel, crooked teeth, gaps between the teeth, misshapen teeth, and chips on the tooth enamel. We also offer Lumineers, which are a minimally invasive option for those that do not want to undergo the removal of more tooth structure for traditional veneers.

During your appointment, we will remove a small amount of the tooth enamel so that the porcelain can be bonded to the surface of the tooth. During this process, you will wear temporary veneers so that your smile will still look good while the permanent ones are being fabricated by our ceramist.