Veneer

Dental veneers are a common restorative dental technique that improves the appearance and function of teeth by attaching materials that are similar in color and texture to normal teeth. This type of restoration includes the use of resin veneers and porcelain material veneers, both of which can achieve better restorative results.

The main functions of dental veneers are the following two aspects:

1. Repairing tooth surface defects: when a patient has a cracked tooth or a chipped tooth, the surface of the tooth can be flattened by grinding away some of the patient's tooth tissue. Then dental veneers are used to repair the chipped teeth.

2. Teeth whitening: Teeth discoloration caused by long-term smoking, hereditary yellow teeth, dental fluorosis, and certain medications will affect the aesthetics of the teeth. If the use of toothpaste whitening or cold light whitening is not effective, patients can choose dental veneers to improve the color of their teeth and make them whiter.

When dental veneers are applied, the normal surface of the teeth usually needs to be abraded. Especially the outside near the lip side, a layer of tooth tissue is ground away. Even with veneers that are 0.2mm or 0.3mm thick, patients may feel that their teeth have become thicker, rounder, and may experience discomfort.