Veneers

How can you benefit from veneers?
There are various reasons why people opt for veneers, including:

- Replace damaged and chipped teeth
- Replace worn teeth
- Alter the shape of your teeth
- Hide small gaps between your teeth
- Improve alignment
- Whiten teeth

What is the veneering process?
Stage one: Consultation
Before the veneering takes place, you will consult with your dentist about your preferences. Your dentist will also conduct a thorough oral examination to ensure veneers are the right choice for you.

Stage two: Impressions and study models
Once you consent to the treatment, your dentist may then take impressions of your teeth. This will allow them to make a model of what your teeth should look like after the veneers are in place, but this depends on how many veneers are being placed and is often not necessary for one or two veneers. At this point, you can decide if you are happy or suggest changes - they are your teeth after all.

Stage three: Veneer preparation
This begins by filing down a thin layer of enamel where the veneers will be fitted, this can be done with or without anaesthetic. This process occurs in order to avoid your teeth looking bulky once the veneers are in place. Once this is complete, another impression is taken and sent to a specialist dental laboratory where the veneers are constructed.

If your main objective for getting veneers is to achieve a whiter smile but you are only getting some of your teeth veneered, you may wish to get the rest of your teeth whitened first.