Veneers

Veneers

Over 70 Years of Combined Experience | Family Friendly and Locally Owned

Over 70 Years of Combined Experience 
Family and Locally Owned

Boost Your Confidence With Quality Veneers

Do you have badly stained or crooked teeth? Let our dependable team at family friendly and locally owned McColm Family Dentalhelp you with our premium veneers.

We believe that well-informed patients make better decisions about their dental health and well-being. That is why we ensure that you understand your diagnosis and the treatments available for your case. 

Call us to schedule your appointment today.

Flaunt a Beautiful Smile with Our Help

Veneers are thin pieces of porcelain bonded over the front of your teeth to change their color or shape. They are used on teeth with uneven surfaces or are:
  • Chipped
  • Discolored
  • Oddly shaped
  • Unevenly spaced
  • Crooked
Little or no anesthesia is needed. Veneers have a longer life expectancy and color stability than bonding and highly resist permanent staining from coffee, tea or cigarette smoking.

Veneers are usually made by a dental lab technician working from a model provided by your dentist. They are usually irreversible because it is necessary to remove a small amount of enamel from your teeth to accommodate the shell.

Mask Your Dental Flaws with Porcelain Veneers

Porcelain veneers can mask undesirable dental defects such as:
  • Teeth stained by tetracycline
  • Dental injuries
  • A result of a root canal procedure
  • Discolored fillings in front teeth
  • Gaps between the front teeth
  • Chipped or worn teeth

Veneers Placement Procedure

Typically, veneers entail at least three appointments: 
  • Diagnosis and treatment planning
  • Preparation
  • Bonding
During the tooth preparation visit, which usually lasts for 1 to 2 hours, your teeth are lightly buffed to allow for the small added thickness of the veneer. Usually, about a half a millimeter of the tooth is removed, which may require a local anesthetic.

On the same visit, a mold is taken of your teeth and sent to the laboratory for the fabrication of the veneers.

During the final "bonding" visit, also about 1 or 2 hours, the veneers are placed on the tooth surface with water or glycerin on your teeth to check their fit and get a sense of the shade or color. While the veneers are resting on your teeth, they can be adjusted with various shades of bonding to match the color of your teeth.

To apply the veneer, the tooth is cleansed with specific chemicals to achieve a bond. Once the special bonding is sandwiched between the veneer and tooth, a visible light beam, or laser, causes a catalyst to be released, hardening the cement.

Porcelain veneers are reasonable facsimiles of natural teeth, not perfect replacements. It is not uncommon to see slight variations in the color of porcelain veneers upon close inspection, as this occurs even in natural teeth.

For certain patients, no preparation of the teeth may be necessary.
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