Veneers – Atlanta, GA
Creating a Beautiful Grin in One Fell Swoop
If you want to transform your smile greatly, you'd do well to consider veneers. These versatile shells are one of the most popular cosmetic dental services. With them, Drs. Vason and Grisham can improve many aspects of your grin at once. Does that sound intriguing to you? If so, we'd be happy to tell you more about veneers in Atlanta. Simply keep reading to get the details, or book a consultation visit with our office soon.
Why Choose Vason Family Dentistry of Buckhead for Veneers?
- High-Quality, Durable dental Materials
- Pankey Institute Trained Dentists
- Strong Attention to Detail
What are Dental Veneers?
In essence, dental veneers are thin shells made of porcelain. Dentists place them on the fronts of teeth to hide varied smile flaws – stains, chips, cracks, etc. These layers can even cover up misalignments in crooked teeth.
Due to their materials, veneers offer lifelike and natural-looking results. Dental labs customize the porcelain shells to match your adjacent teeth. Veneers will thus blend with your smile in terms of color, shape, size, and position. For that reason, many patients rank them as a highly popular dental treatment.
The Process of Getting Veneers
The initial veneer appointment usually takes between one to two hours. We’ll ask a few questions to get a feel for what your dream smile looks like, and we’ll examine your mouth to see if any oral health issues need to be addressed before cosmetic improvements can be made. Once we’ve confirmed that you’re a candidate for veneers, we can discuss the changes you want in more detail.
If you commit to dental veneers, we may do the “prep work” at your first appointment. We’ll first remove some enamel from the teeth that get the shells. We’ll then create a dental impression to be sent to a lab that makes your prosthetics. They’ll need a few weeks to craft the final veneers, so you’ll wear temporary ones in the meantime.
After a while, you’ll return to our office for the final placement. This visit attaches the veneers to your teeth with a bonding material. Once the shells are cemented, our dentists will slightly alter and polish them. You can then enjoy what your veneers have to offer!
The Benefits of Veneers
Once placed, veneers provide you with various perks. These include the following:
- A Gorgeous Grin – Veneers use material that matches your surrounding teeth. That way, their results are so lifelike that others won’t notice you have the shells.
- Versatile Care – Since they cover the fronts of teeth, veneers are highly versatile. They can correct tooth stains, chips, cracks, misalignments, and more.
- Resistance to Stains – Generally, veneers are very resistant to stains. Treated teeth can better withstand coffee, tea, and other foods with tannins.
- Long-Lasting Results – Compared to other cosmetic services, veneers are rather long-lasting. Even average ones can have a lifespan of around 15 years or more.
Veneer FAQs
What Happens to the Teeth Under Veneers?
In order to have your veneers sit flush with your teeth, it’ll be necessary to remove a small portion of your enamel from the tooth. Since the tooth will then be covered with a veneer, this isn’t going to cause any amount of discomfort.
However, it’s still possible for the teeth underneath the veneers to develop cavities. For that reason, you’ll need to continue to be diligent with your oral hygiene.
Do Veneers Give You a Lisp?
Any change in the look and feel of the teeth can potentially change the way that you speak. At first, it’s common for patients to have a little bit of a lisp, or to have trouble pronouncing s or v sounds. However, this should only be temporary; the tongue will naturally adjust to your new teeth, and you’ll be able to speak clearly again. This process will go faster if you practice speaking deliberately, so you may want to set aside some time to read aloud or speak with a friend who can help you adjust.
Can Veneers Be Used for Bite Corrections?
Veneers aren’t able to move the jaw, which means that they’re pretty limited in the bite issues that they can deal with. If you have a mild open bite, it’s possible for veneers to change the shape of the teeth so that they line up.
However, for more substantial bite problems you will likely need some kind of oral appliance or orthodontic work in order to deal with it. If you do need this kind of dental work, you should get it before having your veneers placed.
Can You Whiten Veneers?
Professional whitening works because whitening gel is able to penetrate deep within the tooth to lift stains. Veneers are non-porous, which means that they can’t be whitened via this method.
Worse, the teeth that don’t have veneers on them will still be affected, which can lead the color of your smile to become uneven. For this reason, you should have any necessary whitening treatment done before you get your veneers, not after.