Veneers

Veneers are wafer-thin shells made of ceramic or plastic. Similar to artificial fingernails, they are glued to the tooth and can thus cover unflattering-looking teeth.

Veneers are often used in the area of the incisors. Here they can both cover discoloration and create a new tooth shape. Veneers have several advantages over the dental crown:

Advantage 1:

Veneers receive more tooth substance. In order to fit a veneer, only very little healthy tooth substance has to be abraded. In contrast, the dentist has to grind the healthy tooth much more to adjust a dental crown. This is the only way to put on the dental crown after this procedure. Veneers are mainly used when it is necessary to crown discoloration and broken corners in the visible incisor area without sacrificing too much healthy tooth substance.

Advantage 2:

While with a crown there is always the danger that after a while by pulling back the gums the crown edge comes to light, the veneer remains almost invisible. This can be particularly advantageous in the incisor area, as crown edges can be very disturbing here.

In long-term clinical studies, veneers have proven to be an excellent recovery measure without significant complications. However, veneers have one disadvantage: The cost is much higher than the cost of a dental crown.

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