Tooth restoration is considered one of the most difficult options for the correction of appearance, since bone tissue is very difficult to fix. Modern dentistry offers several ways to create a beautiful snow-white smile, and today the safest of them is the installation of veneers, lumineers.
These are ultra-thin porcelain or ceramic plates, which become protection for the teeth and hide their minor defects. They are made individually and are attached to the front of the tooth.
Safe tooth restoration
Veneers are durable ultra-thin plates (up to 0.5 mm), the installation of which achieve the ideal tooth shape. Products are glued with a special composition that provides good adhesion to enamel and does not damage it. In the acidic environment of the oral cavity, the material does not dissolve, retains its original appearance and properties for 25 years. Veneers and lumineers are selected according to shades so that the smile looks natural, and not “plastic”. Most often, high-quality ceramic is used for manufacturing, which has a smooth surface and minimal porosity. This means that products retain a white tint for a long time and do not absorb coloring substances.
The plates are divided into direct and indirect. The latter are made according to an individual impression and are placed mainly on the front teeth. Such a procedure is not always carried out to obtain a "Hollywood smile": both veneer and lumineer protect teeth well. The plates are made of a material identical in properties to healthy enamel: microrelief, properties and the ability to transmit light.
Indications and contraindications for the use of veneers
Veneers help to solve many aesthetic problems, create a smile of dreams and protect teeth from damage:
- Masking defects. Erosion of enamel, darkening, stains from cigarettes and excessive consumption of coffee, drugs - all this causes discomfort to a person and causes complexes. Veneers mask all the flaws.
- Smooth dentition. With violations in the vertical or horizontal plane, veneers help align teeth.
- Damaged teeth. Chips, crevices, cracks and other defects are hidden under the plates.
Contraindications:
- The patient has caries, periodontitis, pulpitis.
- Fine tooth enamel.
- Anomaly bite.
- Incomplete teething.
Veneers or crowns?
It would seem that crowns are familiar to everyone, their properties are time-tested, why are some kind of veneers or lumineers needed then, and what is the better they are crowns? In modern cosmetology and medicine, new ones are constantly being created to improve technology for a person.
What to do with your teeth, everyone decides for himself. We will only give a few advantages of installing porcelain plates:
- The aesthetic characteristics of the jaw are much higher with veneers than with massive crowns.
- Before installing the plates, a very thin layer of enamel is grinded. For a crown, even a nerve is sometimes hurt.
- Veneer and lumineer keep the smile natural.
- The dentition model can be seen in advance already during computer diagnostics.
How to keep an impeccably restored smile?
Following the recommendations of experts, for many years you will smile with pride in your teeth. It is important to follow the simple rules of care:
- daily oral hygiene;
- regular meetings with the dentist for preventive purposes;
- rejection of coffee, cigarettes, nuts, seeds,
- biting nails, pencils and other hard objects is also not recommended.
There are no special requirements for the care of the pads: the usual brush, paste, thread and mouth rinse will be enough. Moreover, veneers and lumineers are located to the formation of stone and plaque less than native teeth.
Lumineers, or perfect teeth
Let's analyze the important difference. Lumineer differs from veneer in what? In fact, lumiras are the same plates, only much thinner (up to 0.2 mm). The installation does not require turning of the enamel, using anesthesia the procedure is completely painless and is completely carried out for a maximum of three visits to the dentist. Also, no temporary structures are required, as is the case with veneers. When using coffee, tea or other coloring products, the design does not change color.
Veneers and lumineers: what is the difference? The second are also special in that they prevent the appearance of caries. The service life of the products is up to 20 years. Patients emphasize this important advantage: the specialist can remove the plates at any time, if necessary. There are practically no contraindications to the installation of lumineers, with the exception of weak enamel and a strongly distorted bite.
If the correct installation technique and high-quality materials were used, the pads will last at least 15 years. Only the tissue of the tooth itself can change under the plate and around it. For example, if the gums become inflamed, they sink, exposing the roots. From an aesthetic point of view, this is a serious problem, especially when the color correction procedure was carried out. The border of different shades will be very noticeable.
If the veneer or lumineers cracked or another destruction occurred, then the whole structure changes. Therefore, following the doctor's recommendations is extremely important. It must be remembered that teeth with artificial pads are much more difficult to treat due to the presence of additional elements.
What is the difference between tooth pads?
Veneers and lumineers: what is the difference, and which restoration method to choose? To answer the question, it is important to know about the features of each type of pads. The main task of both those and other products is to hide imperfections, making the smile attractive and healthy. The plates exactly follow the shape of the tooth and stick to the outside. The main difference (lumineer from veneer, as noted above, differs) is the thickness of the plate, as well as the installation method.
Lumineers are 10 times thinner and even shine through, the manufacturing technology affects the thickness of the product. In any case, after installation, the teeth become more well-groomed, the smile is more effective and brighter. Before installing veneers, tooth processing is required, it is grinded so that the plates are well fixed. When using lumineers, preliminary procedures are not carried out, for their landing, the shape of the tooth is not changed.
What exactly to choose - veneer or lumineers, depends on the dental problem with which the patient came, financial capabilities and individual preferences. The former will be an ideal solution for eliminating interdental gaps, straightening a row. The latter will best correct cracks, chips and change the color of enamel. But despite the fact that the second is ultra-thin, dentists warn in advance: such teeth look somewhat massive. Lumineers do not set people with badly crooked teeth and stains. They are used to mask mild curvatures and light spots. But what exactly is suitable in each particular case can only be determined by a specialist based on the analysis.
Product Cost
Pads are recommended for installation to everyone whose smile is imperfect. By acquiring a beautiful smile, the patient gains more self-confidence, becomes more joyful and sociable. It is important to apply for services only in specialized clinics. Illiterate pads will not fit snugly on the tooth, increasing the likelihood of infection, which will lead to inflammatory processes. As for the price of products, the cost for veneers and lumineers is completely different. Prices in the price lists of any medical institution are indicated for one tooth. The lowest - from 25,000 rubles to 50,000 rubles. The price also includes such services as consultation, diagnostics, preparation, preliminary treatment, if necessary, computer simulation, installation. However, this cost is justified, given the life of the plate.
Trying on the future "Hollywood" smile
Porcelain linings are taken from Hollywood. In the distant 40s, during the filming, the actors stuck temporary porcelain front teeth to imitate a flawless snow-white smile. Usually this beauty ended near the fangs, but at that time it was enough. The gluing technology was not as perfect as it is now, so Hollywood stars did not go with the “new” teeth for long. With the advent of new adhesives, experts give a multi-year product warranty.
Before installing the veneers, a prototype of future overlays is ordered. It is prepared on the basis of hypoallergenic wax. During the first fitting, the patient can already see what kind of smile he will have in the near future. At this stage, all the wishes of the patient are discussed with a specialist in aesthetics of the dentition. A photo is taken before and after implantation of the pads.
Plate Installation
Further, the prepared cast of the jaws is given to the dental technician, who, in fact, makes veneers and lumineers. Depending on how many records are required and what the production technology is, it takes from one to several weeks. All this time the patient walks with his teeth turned, if such a procedure was carried out, therefore, he may experience some discomfort associated with increased sensitivity to the cold and hot, rough surface of the teeth.
Finished plates are formed according to the shape of the tooth, sharpened if necessary and are fully adjusted. Then they are simply glued onto a special composition to the tooth. The doctor evaluates the finished work, removes the remaining gel and checks the bite. Despite the fact that veneers and lumineers are very thin, they become part of the tooth after adhesion to enamel and are able to withstand the load calculated on their native hard tissue.