It is next to impossible to have a beautiful smile if you don’t have beautiful teeth. As people age, even though they have practiced proper dental hygiene their whole lives, their teeth will discolor and perhaps get surface cracks and small chips, it is these minor imperfections that have a significant impact on your smile, you will find yourself smiling less and when you do smile you will unconsciously cover your mouth. A dentist in Chicago Illinois that includes cosmetic procedures in his or her practice can change this; within a very short period of time you will be smiling again and your confidence will be restored.
A very common cosmetic dental offering are dental veneers. If you tend to associate veneers with wood you would not be far off as the process is very much the same. The dentist prepares thin porcelain veneers that are affixed to the front of your teeth, the visible part, once the veneers have been put in place the minor imperfections simply disappear behind them. The veneers are custom made in a dental lab, each one unique for a specific tooth and although they are very thin it still will take a few days for you to be accustomed to them but in no time at all you will forget you have them; except when you smile.
Dental veneers can be applied to your teeth in two fashions; direct and indirect. When you first start discussing veneers with your dentist in Chicago Illinois he or she will explain the difference between them to you. What is known as the “indirect” method is indeed what has been discussed; thin porcelain slices are prepared for each tooth and affixed with dental adhesive. Indirect veneers are the more expensive of the two solutions but you can expect them to last many years. Indirect veneers on the other hand, often called dental bonding is a process where the dentist applies an enamel like substance to the front of your teeth, this approach is less costly but it does not last as long, perhaps with indirect veneers you can expect 15 years of service, with direct bonding the life expectancy is about half that.
Dental veneers are ideal when the problem is discoloration as well as surface imperfections, if the problem is only discoloration the dentist in Chicago Illinois will recommend tooth whitening. Using a special compound that contains a bleach substance the dentist can whiten your teeth considerably, up to six shades in one visit. Teeth whitening are an ideal solution, it costs considerably less and as the natural teeth darken again over time the process can simply be repeated.
