All about veneers in Cancun

We have all seen a radiant smile on TV or even know someone with a perfect smile and while it is true that some may be lucky enough to have it naturally, I am sure you have also heard about dental veneers and their advantages to make us look with a charming smile. But what are dental veneers? Well, they are practically very thin sheets made of different materials (from resin, porcelain veneers or even zirconia), for which minimal dental wear is required, which gives us the advantage of preserving most of healthy dental tissue, this is a minimally invasive procedure and allows us to obtain excellent aesthetic and functional results to achieve the smile of your dreams. the integrity of your natural teeth.

What are dental veneers?

They are thin sheets that can be made of different materials and that adhere to the front face of teeth that have previously been minimally worn and whose purpose is aesthetics.

Its function is to cover imperfections associated with the color, size, shape or position of the teeth.

When do we recommend to use dental veneers ?

They are recommended in cases in which the patient presents diastemas, which are usually larger than usual, in cases in which two or more teeth have relatively extensive fractures and that can be resolved with the use of Aesthetic veneers, in cases of minimal dental malposition in which the use of orthodontics can be dispensed with, can also be an option in adult patients who still have temporary teeth or who have morphological defects such as conical teeth or in case of tooth enamel staining.

When do we not recommend the use of dental veneers?

In very rare cases in which the patient does not have enough dental structure to ensure the adhesion of the dental veneer, in cases in which dental malposition are very severe and in cases in which the interdental spaces are excessive to be able to fix it with this treatment option.

How is the procedure to obtain dental veneers?

The technique depends on the material that the patient chooses. The methods are: By means of an indirect technique, in which study models are obtained from preliminary impressions and thus obtain the veneers that will be subsequently adhered in the patient’s mouth.

On the other hand, there is the direct technique, in which they are made directly in the patient’s mouth. Well, in some cases it may be necessary:

1. Perform minimal tooth reduction.
2. Standard tooth reduction.
3. Do not perform reduction, as in cases where it is only required to achieve a volumetric or morphological change of the tooth.

What kind  of materials are there for dental veneers?

There are different types of materials for your veneers. These are porcelain and composite, but there are other materials such as zirconia and lithium disilicate.

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