What are Porcelain Veneers?

Porcelain veneers are ceramic pieces of porcelain created by a lab technician or a ceramist to make small teeth larger, dark teeth lighter and fill in gaps to ultimately give the patient a beautiful smile. Placing porcelain veneers can be performed in a very conservative manner in most cases by completely reshaping and reforming the patient’s appearance. The key to porcelain veneers is to make them look as natural as possible.

Even though dental veneers do not require any special care, dentists always ask their patients to be mindful to not bite into anything very hard. Since porcelain veneers are not as strong as natural teeth, it is likely that they will get fractured with high force. However, if the procedure is properly performed for the right situation and condition, the success rate with porcelain veneers is very high.

One of the biggest issues with veneers is that they don’t look real and natural. This is because the procedure may not be done in a situation that’s conducive. Secondly, poor lab technicians and ceramists can also cause the veneers to not look natural. The lab technician or the ceramist is instrumental in creating natural looking veneers. The best ceramists undergo numerous years of training and are regarded as world class artists. They recreate natural beauty by recreating proper shape, translucency, chroma, hue and value of a natural tooth through a porcelain veneer.



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