Lumineers To The Rescue

Lumineers are a brand name cosmetic dental product manufactured out of California. This company was the first to offer an ultra thin porcelain veneer for the improvement of the appearance of teeth. Before this revolutionary product was developed and perfected, the average porcelain veneer was, on average, the thickness of a fingernail. With the old veneer process, and with many of the other popular products available today, shaving of the tooth enamel is routine. This quite often involves some discomfort, as the tooth is filed with a high speed drill head so that the veneer will be flush to the original tooth circumference. With Lumineers, as well as another product called DuraThin, filing and shaving of the original tooth enamel and mass are rarely needed.
The application of Lumineers has become an extremely popular form of cosmetic dental improvement, offering a far less invasive and damaging experience with all of the strength of the original, thicker porcelain veneers. This procedure can be completed within two to three office visits, the first consisting of measurements, x-ray analysis, and a consultation. During this time, your dentist will speak to you about your own personal situation, options, and goals regarding your dental health and the changes that you want to see.
In the interim, between your consultation and decision appointment and the actual application, your Lumineers will be manufactured to the specifications your dentist has directed. The fitting and bonding process takes very little time and requires no medications, sedation, or topical pain relievers. Your dentist will use a bonding agent that will fuse the Lumineers to your teeth permanently, creating an airtight and completely secure seal between the Lumineers and your existing teeth. In essence, there will be no indication of where your teeth end and the porcelain veneer begins.
The application of Lumineers tends to cost less than many other options available today, and this is primarily due to the fact that very little preparation is needed in the dentists chair in order to apply them. With the typical porcelain veneer installation, there are sometimes hours involved in the prepping of the existing teeth before the process can be completed. Though Lumineers are not cheap, the savings in office time and dental work make them an obvious choice for anyone who needs to watch the budget. Lumineers arent right for everyone, such as those with missing or broken teeth, so be sure to weigh all options available to you before making your choice.