Beautiful Bright White Smiles With Dental Veneers

A beautiful bright white smile is possible even if your teeth are discolored, chipped, or cracked with the help of dental veneers. If you are among the 50% of Americans who feel insecure about their teeth, at Lasting Smiles Dental Care Las Vegas, we offer our patients the option of porcelain and composite resin veneers. Both are great options for patients wanting to change the appearance of their teeth. 

How Dental Veneers Can Help You Improve Your Smile 

Veneers are a thin layer of porcelain or composite resin that is customized and bonded to cover your teeth and give your teeth a new shape, color, and look. The materials used to fabricate the veneers are not porous. This characteristic makes veneers more resistant to staining than the natural enamel of your teeth. What’s more, your gum tissue can tolerate porcelain veneers. 

Veneers are also smooth and slick to the touch. They are used to fill gaps, straighten teeth, change the shape of teeth, correct cracks or chips, and improve the smile of patients over the age of 18 who don’t love the shape of their teeth. Veneers can help you change the way your teeth look without truly affecting the teeth themselves or having to reshape them. Veneers can last from 10–20 years, and the veneer treatment is permanent. They don’t require exceptional care – all you need to do is follow your normal dental hygiene routine to keep your dental veneers bright and healthy.

The Process for Getting Dental Veneers

Your First Appointment / Evaluation

In order to achieve the desired result, there is a certain degree of preparation before your veneers are bonded to your teeth. At your first appointment, our dentists examine the affected teeth to collect accurate information and determine which teeth need veneer coverings and if any additional treatments are necessary. Your dentist will then shave off a thin layer of your tooth to make room for the veneer. An impression of your teeth will be taken and temporary veneers will be placed to protect your teeth until your permanent veneers are ready.

Your dentist may provide the dental lab with X-rays, 3-D imaging, and impressions or molds to ensure accuracy. Your custom porcelain veneers should be created within about one to two weeks.

Teeth Preparation

As we have mentioned, your teeth will be ground down to prepare them for the dental veneers so the veneers will fit in your mouth without any noticeable difference from teeth without veneers. At this stage, you may need local anesthesia while your teeth are being ground down. 

Bonding the Dental Veneers to Your Teeth    

Once your dentist receives the dental veneers, they will be checked for fit and shade and then cemented using a special bonding solution. A very strong adhesive is used to glue your veneer to your existing teeth, and your smile should be complete!

Ready to Improve Your Smile?

If you are ready for your dental veneers, then make an appointment with our Las Vegas veneer dentists today! Call us at 702-948-7914 or contact us online to book your consultation. Our Lasting Smiles Dental Care Las Vegas dentists will take the time to discuss cosmetic dental procedures that will help you achieve the smile you have always wanted.