Porcelain veneers are thin ceramic shells that are bonded to your tooth to cosmetically enhance your smile or correct defects in tooth shape, shade, size, or position.
As the only office in Fairfield County with an accreditation from the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the Cosmetic & Preventive Dentistry team is uniquely qualified to provide the best possible result. Our doctors will carefully plan treatment based upon each patient's unique needs and treatment goals.
Porcelain veneers can treat:
Typically, veneer treatment will involve consultation and two appointments for placement, with the following steps:
We discuss treatment goals and collect records including photographs, dental x-rays, and a digital 3D model of your teeth.
Using your records, we create a diagnostic wax up of the proposed treatment. This helps both our team and the patient communicate the final anticipated result. We can also used a computer simulation to demonstrate how you will look with your new smile.
From the wax up plan, your teeth are prepared to receive veneers and temporary prototype veneers are provided as a "trial smile." The trial smile allows you and the doctor to visualize how this new tooth shape/shade appears in the frame of your lips and face. We can make changes to the trial smile until both the doctor and patient are satisfied with the result. We then take impression and records to use this as a blueprint for the fabrication of your final veneers.
Ceramic porcelain shells are fabricated by a high quality professional lab using our doctor's detailed direction and models.
The final veneers are evaluated for fit, shape, and shade. Once approved, the veneers are bonded onto the front of your teeth to create a beautiful and long-lasting smile. Minor adjustments can be performed as needed.
This graduating high school senior wanted to transform his smile prior to leaving for college. This was accomplished with crown lengthening surgery to lengthen his teeth and porcelain veneers.
This recent college graduate was unhappy with her worn, chipped upper teeth and missing upper left eye tooth. Her smile was dramatically improved by tissue trimming and porcelain veneers.
Restoration of a worn dentition in 3 visits with porcelain veneers.
This recent high school graduate wanted to close the spaces between her teeth and have a more mature smile as she headed to college. Porcelain veneers were used to create a more appealing smile.
Porcelain veneers used to replace old bonding.
