A smile is a business card of a person. Scientists have proven that it’s easier for a person with attractive teeth to make contact with others than a person with crooked and sloppy fangs. However, modern medicine allows you to get a Hollywood smile. Dentists help to make teeth even and snow-white thanks to innovative technologies. For example, laminating teeth is one of the most popular procedures in aesthetic dentistry, as it allows you to hide defects in the oral cavity and make the smile truly seductive. Let's look at what this procedure is and how it is performed.
What is tooth lamination?
The procedure is a process for coating tooth enamel with thin ceramic or photopolymer plates. As a result, a film of durable material is applied to the teeth, which makes their surface strong and gives them a white color. Lamination technology was invented by American scientists who found a way to fix oral defects without using serious dentistry methods.
Teeth lamination is often confused with the installation of veneers, however, it should be borne in mind that these are two different processes. The second procedure is used for complete reconstruction of the oral cavity, while the first corrects minor defects in tooth enamel.
Types of Lamination
There are two types of procedures, each of them has its own nuances. Consider them below.
- Direct lamination of teeth is a quick, convenient and effective method of smile correction. As a rule, this procedure can be carried out in one visit to the dentist, since it does not take much time. During direct lamination, the doctor removes the enamel from the surface of the teeth and replaces the old coating with a new composite material. After that, he applies a special varnish. In order to harden all materials, an ultraviolet lamp is used. The disadvantages of this method include the fragility: after 1-2 years, you will have to make a correction so that the smile is snow-white again.
- Indirect lamination of teeth - takes longer than the previous procedure, but the results are much longer. The finest ceramic plates are superimposed on the surface of the teeth. To make them you need to make a cast of teeth. After the doctor sets them using a special adhesive solution. Indirect lamination of teeth, the cost of which is much higher than direct, lasts for decades.
Choose the type of procedure should be depending on personal preferences and available funds.
Indications for laminating teeth
This procedure is recommended in the following cases:
- Dull enamel or yellow teeth. A factor such as an unnatural shade of a smile can ruin a good impression of a person. Lamination will help to correct a defect by applying a composite material.
- The presence of a gap between the teeth. Scientifically, this pathology is called diastema. In some cases, it can even look cute, but in most cases, the gap only spoils the smile.
- Slight malocclusion. If your teeth are slightly crooked or one sticks out of the dentition, then lamination will replace the wearing of bracket systems and plates. But it is worth considering that this dental procedure will help only if the errors in the location are not too strong.
Also, lamination of teeth can be done to anyone who wants to improve their appearance and make a smile more beautiful. The average cost of this aesthetic procedure ranges from 3 to 4 thousand rubles.
Lamination Reviews
Find out how effective tooth lamination is; reviews will help. People who have undergone the procedure claim that it passes quickly enough and does not cause pain. To fix the results for a long time, you should protect your teeth: do not expose them to excessive loads, do not drink a lot of coffee and visit the dentist at least once a year. The reviews of people who neglected these tips show that they had to go for correction more often than those who followed the recommendations.
As for prices, lamination of teeth in St. Petersburg and other major cities of the country is more expensive than in the provinces. However, in elite dental clinics, the quality of service is also an order of magnitude higher.