Veneers

Basically, the veneers, which are either porcelain or plastic, are placed over the front teeth to improve on the shape and colour of your natural teeth. This is after your teeth are filed down – yuk!

They can last from ten to fifteen years depending on your cosmetic dentist. You must continue to maintain your smile by brushing and flossing daily and you must also go for regular checkups with your cosmetic dentist.

However, you must consider the drawbacks to this form of cosmetic dentistry. In some cases the cosmetic dentist may feel that more tooth needs to be removed than is desirable to get the best effect from veneers. This can obviously be invasive and damaging to your teeth.

Also, you may face extra sensitivity. It can even be difficult to talk at first especially to pronounce “S” and “F” sounds – so beware – ask your cosmetic dentist before you proceed!

The cost of veneers will depend on your region and of course on the experience and quality of your cosmetic dentist. Ask them for pictures of previous patients and really look around before you make your decision.

You may be able to get an improvement in your smile by using other forms of cosmetic dentistry that are not so invasive and mouth altering. I think that veneers should be one of the last options after other techniques have been considered.

That being said, of course the results can be extremely good, but remember, there is serious maintenance required every 10 years or so. Once you have filed your natural teeth down they will not grow back so don’t make your decision solely by the hype round this form of cosmetic dentistry. Respect your teeth and read more… .

Tell me what your experiences with veneers are!

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Maria   Glasgow	Posted at 12:55am on Monday, February 26th, 2007
Never thought about the maintenance costs! Thx might try some teeth whitening first

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