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What Are Dental Veneer & How They Are Placed?

People with a beautiful smile always like to post it in social media, where it can be a source of unhappiness and lower self-esteem for those with chipped, crooked or pigmented teeth. Fortunately, there are several solutions to help solve these dental problems, and one of the most popular treatments is dental veneer.

Today, it is more and more common that people seek an aesthetic treatment for their teeth.

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What is Dental veneer?

Tooth veneer is a thin ceramic film that is stuck to the surface of the tooth, covers the front of the tooth and restores the shape and color of the tooth, providing a natural and attractive appearance. Teeth Veneers are used to correct cracked, stained, misaligned, irregular or abnormal teeth.

Types of dental veneer:

The two most commonly used materials in the manufacture of dental veneers are resin and porcelain. Both types can be made in the dental laboratory. The dental veneers are stuck to the teeth with resin cement.

The dental veneer is a very simple and fast procedure, it also offers resistance to stains of coffee, tea, and other foods.

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How are teeth veneers placed?

The dentist removes a small amount of the tooth surface to allow placement of the tooth veneer. Then it takes the form of the teeth and sends it to a dental laboratory. The tooth veneer is made to perfectly fit the tooth and the mouth. Finally, the veneer is glued to the tooth with a resin-based cement.

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Cleaning dental veneers

Dental Veneer cleaning should be done as a simple cleaning of the teeth. Brushing twice a day with fluoride toothpaste is more than enough to help remove food particles and prevent tooth decay and gum problems.