Dental Veneers & Bridges Richmond
Correct an array of dental concerns with veneers in Richmond.
What are dental veneers?
Veneers work to cover dental concerns, such as:
- Gaps
- Chips
- Discolouration
- Crooked or misaligned teeth
Attached to the natural teeth, they can create a much more even smile that’s brighter in tone.
Improving your smile greatly enhances your quality of life as you’ll no longer feel the need to shy away from selfies or say no to social plans anymore.
How do they work?
Veneers are made from a tooth-coloured material (usually porcelain or composite resin) to perfect and disguise dental concerns.
Composite resin can be built up on the natural tooth, while porcelain versions are made in a laboratory and bonded to the teeth.
Before fitting a veneer (of any material) the natural tooth has to be buffed, removing a small amount of enamel. This is non-invasive and helps the veneer adhere to the tooth.
Your dentist will make an impression of the tooth/teeth that need replacing in a colour that matches the surrounding teeth. A temporary veneer will be provided during this time to protect the prepared tooth surface, minimise sensitivity, and ensure your smile remains aesthetically pleasing until the permanent veneer is ready and can be bonded to your tooth, completing the transformation.
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Benefits of dental veneers
While veneers are known for being a cosmetic dentistry treatment, they can also improve the overall function of the teeth.
Those with missing or misaligned teeth often have trouble with their bite. A veneer or two can greatly improve this, adding strength to once-weak natural teeth.
Having an enhanced smile also improves confidence levels, with patients getting veneers in Richmond noticing their quality of life improves because they feel more comfortable building relationships.
Why choose Whitehouse Dental?
At Whitehouse Dental, you’ll experience an expert service delivered by our highly skilled and specialist-trained dentists.
You can expect a welcoming and relaxed environment that gives you the support and confidence you need. With regular training and development of our skills, we have access to the latest and greatest technology, allowing us to perform sophisticated treatments that give you a natural-looking smile to be proud of.
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If you’re looking to improve your smile, consider getting veneers in Richmond.
Simply get in touch to book a consultation, and we’ll take care of the rest.
Our tooth enamel is one of the strongest tissues in our bodies, but it can still be damaged by a number of everyday items and bad habits which can cause breaks and chips in our teeth’s structure. Also, teeth with decay beneath the service are more susceptible to breaks due to a weakened internal structure.
Let’s take a look at some of the most common source of chips and breaks:
• The chewing of hard food items such as nuts, ice or boiled sweets.
• Improper use of your teeth, such as opening bottles.
• Unexpectedly biting down on something hard, such as an olive stone.
• Receiving a knock to the face, common for contact sport players.
A veneer in its official dentistry definition is a “thin piece of porcelain, that is used to re-create the natural look of teeth, while ensuring strength and resilience is provided of equal measure to natural tooth enamel.”
Here at White House Dental, we specialise in the detailed bespoke custom making and fitting of veneers, matching them to the rest of your teeth’s colouring and fitting them with exquisite precision, to the front surface of your teeth. Our team are also experts in fitting bridges and crowns to improve the overall appearance of your smile with a completely natural looking solution.
At your first appointment, we’ll clean your teeth and determine the correct shade and size of your veneer taking precise measurements, as well as contouring the tooth slightly if required by removing a very small amount of your tooth enamel.
From here we shall make an impression of your tooth which we will use to custom craft your veneer. To protect your tooth during the gap between your first and second visit, we’ll fit temporary veneers.
Once we’ve created your custom veneers, we’ll arrange your second appointment so that the temporary veneer can be removed, the tooth cleaned, and the area is then prepared before the adhesive, cement and veneers are fitted precisely.
Once fitted and cured, we will polish and clean your veneers, making sure they give your smile that beautiful gleam you were looking for.
As we mention above veneers provide a simple, quick, and effective solution for a range of general and cosmetic dentistry requirements, with the ability to custom make your veneers so we can match the colour and shape of your other teeth, providing a natural look, and making veneers the perfect solution for those with heavy staining of their teeth.
Staining of our teeth occurs naturally over time, though is often sped up through the consumption of high staining food and drink, such as coffee and red wine. Here veneers can be used to hide the discolouration of our teeth, and due to the stain-resistant resin used to coat veneers, it is unlikely that drinking and eating some of your favourite snacks will stain your veneers, however, if you damage the resin coat, you can leave the veneers susceptible to potential staining.
