Porcelain veneers - a new word in dentistry, although similar materials used in dentistry in the past. In fact, it is a thin porcelain shell for a tooth.

The thickness of such covers about 0.7 mm, it has a glassy structure and fully holds the light that gives the artificial look of natural tooth. Veneers are bonded to the front side of the tooth to hide the various defects: chipped, uneven teeth gaps, etc. Interestingly, that in itself is fragile porcelain, but when bonding with tooth plate can withstand heavy loads and can serve up to 10 years.

The cost of installing porcelain veneer is high - about 500-600 ЕUR per unit (per tooth), as each veneer is produced individually, whether even an advanced dentistry in Germany with her passion with advanced technologies. However, machine carving porcelain veneers in step occlusion exist, but dentists do not trust their accuracy. The operation itself requires several visits to the doctor. When the first tooth enamel grind on the same 0.7 mm and making careful measurements. At the second visit (1-7 days or more) izgotavlivlenny veneer put and adjusted to the size of the tooth. Operation has many contraindications. In particular, do not place the veneers on the teeth with caries, in violation of the health of the gums, with a strong tooth sensitivity or fracture fillings.

Installed veneers require special maintenance, care, periodic inspection by a dentist. After their installation should limit consumption of tea, coffee, wine, as these drinks affect the color of teeth. In some cases, they can fly or break, forcing repeat operation gluing or create a new overlay - broken veneers are not glued. Treated teeth for operations not recover their original form without the use of veneers.