Dental Veneers

Dental veneers are a good treatment option to improve the smile’s appearance. Come meet our dentists in Île-Perrot to find out if veneers can suit your needs and dental objectives.

Dental veneers are thin layers that are placed on teeth whose appearance needs to be adjusted. They can be made of porcelain or composite, each material with its own advantages. Mainly used to embellish incisors and canine teeth, veneers are very useful to restore stained, cracked or deformed teeth. Moreover, they can be used to improve the aesthetics of mild tooth misalignment, or even to conceal too large a gap between two teeth. Thus, veneers are a possible option if: you want to conceal stained, discoloured or cracked teeth; improve the shape of your teeth; fill gaps; or uniform the appearance of your smile!

It is important to know that your dentist could suggest different alternatives to dental veneers to achieve the same aesthetic results: teeth whitening or orthodontic treatment.

Are veneers right for me?

If you want to achieve the aesthetic results previously mentioned, how do you know if veneers are recommended in your case? Veneers can be used on damaged teeth, as long as they are healthy. If the natural structure of the tooth to be treated is affected, it would be best to adopt other solutions that will restore the tooth’s necessary strength.

Porcelain Veneers

Porcelain veneers give results resembling the most to natural teeth because they offer gloss and transparency perfectly matching your other teeth. The teeth to which the porcelain veneers will be attached must be prepared. In other words, a thin layer of enamel will be removed. Because porcelain veneers are made in a laboratory, two appointments are necessary for the whole process. In short, porcelain veneers:

Offer very aesthetic results ;
Sont plus résistantes et ont une durée de vie qui est plus longue;
Are more resistant and have a longer lifespan;
Are more expensive than composite veneers;
Are made and placed over two appointments;
Are an irreversible solution because natural teeth have to be prepared.

Composite Veneers

Composite veneers are an affordable solution to improve your smile’s appearance! As they are made and shaped directly on your teeth, the whole process is usually done in a single appointment. Composite being less resistant than porcelain, this type of veneer has a shorter lifespan. In short, composite veneers:

Are less expensive than porcelain veneers;
Are a quick and effective solution to improve the smile’s appearance.
Have a shorter lifespan, i.e. about 5 years;
Need to be often fixed or touched up because they are less resistant to stains and damage.

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