Veneers Putnam
Conceal Dental Imperfections with Beautiful Porcelain Facades
Many dental cosmetics target one specific imperfection, but what if you’re bothered by multiple blemishes? Then veneers in Putnam could be just the solution for you! In just a matter of weeks, we can use these beautiful porcelain facades to enhance your smile and restore your confidence. To learn more, keep reading or get in touch with our team and schedule an appointment.
Why Choose Unique Dental of Putnam For Veneers?
- Highly Experienced Dentists
- Multiple Payment Options
- Personalized Aesthetics
What Are Dental Veneers?
Dental veneers are essentially thin, porcelain shells that can be adhered to the front-facing portion of your teeth. The idea is to customize these shells so that the size, shape, and color of each veneer makes your most visible teeth appear to be more symmetrical. For example, they’re often used to conceal minor chips, cracks, gaps between teeth, slight crookedness, and deep discoloration. In fact, veneers can hide all of these imperfections at once, making them one of the most comprehensive dental cosmetics available!
The Process of Getting Veneers
Preparing teeth for dental veneers typically only takes one appointment. We’ll administer a local anesthetic and remove a tiny sliver of your natural enamel. That way, your veneers won’t look too bulky and will adhere better.
We’ll actually give you a set of temporary veneers after this step because it will take a week or two to customize the porcelain. The temporary veneers will keep your teeth well-protected from bacteria and uncomfortable sensations in the meantime.
As soon as we receive your final veneers from our partners at the dental lab, we’ll call you back to the office so you can receive your new smile.
Benefits of Veneers
Veneers in Putnam have many benefits, such as helping you feel more confident about your dental appearance and correcting multiple aesthetic flaws at once. But perhaps the greatest strength of this treatment is that it’s minimally invasive. The vast majority of healthy adults are good candidates for veneers, and the treatment process is generally considered to be painless.
Understanding the Cost of Veneers
It’s only natural that you would want to know how much it will cost to enhance your smile with veneers! Ultimately, your expenses will depend on how many veneers it will take to give your grin a consistent look. As such, we’ll be able to provide you with a more precise cost estimate after your consultation.
It’s also worth noting that dental insurance doesn’t usually cover veneers. If you’d like help with making your treatment more affordable, please ask us about CareCredit financing or our in-house membership plan. A CareCredit plan will break your expenses down into monthly payments, while our membership plan will entitle you to discounts on our various services.
Veneer FAQs
Are Veneers Permanent?
Although veneers aren’t technically permanent because they’ll eventually need to be replaced, they are considered irreversible.
That’s because to ensure that your veneers fit properly, your dentist will need to remove small amounts of enamel from your teeth, which will not grow back. For this reason, teeth that have been prepared this way will always need to be covered with crowns or veneers.
What Happens to the Teeth Under Veneers?
The veneers themselves will not harm your teeth, and only a small amount of enamel will need to be removed. Furthermore, the bonding material used to attach your veneers is completely safe.
Because your enamel will be covered by the veneer, this treatment won’t increase your risk of cavities, but you’ll still need to brush and floss regularly to prevent tooth decay from occurring underneath the veneers.
Protecting your teeth and veneers is easy and can be done with the same best practices: brushing your teeth twice daily, flossing once a day, limiting your sugar intake, and of course, attending your regular dental check-ups and cleanings every six months.
Is There Anything I Can’t Eat with Veneers?
When you’re wearing your temporary veneers in the weeks before your permanent ones are ready, you should be careful to avoid any hard foods like ice, raw fruits and vegetables, or hard candies, as these could break the restorations. Sticky foods can also pull the temporary veneers off your teeth. Temporary veneers even stain easier, so avoid anything darkly pigmented including both foods and beverages.
The great news is that once your permanent veneers are in place, you can once again enjoy most foods, but be careful with anything extremely hard or crunchy, as well as dark beverages that could cause stains.
If you notice any temporary sensitivity, avoid anything hot or cold until your permanent veneers are placed. Also, drink alcohol sparingly, as it has been known to weaken the bonding material used to hold veneers in place.
Do Veneers Give You a Lisp?
Sometimes, patients will have difficulty pronouncing certain words when they first get veneers, which results in a temporary lisp. This is partially due to muscle memory. Because the tongue isn’t used to accounting for the veneers when you talk, the tiny difference in thickness may affect how your tongue moves. This usually happens when attempting to pronounce the “s” and “v” sounds.
Thankfully, the tongue will adjust on its own, although you can speed up the process by practicing the pronunciation of certain sounds. If you still haven’t had any success getting the lisp to go away, your dentist can slightly reduce the thickness of your veneers in certain