Smile Makeovers Are Almost Instant With Lumineers In Beverly Hills

Instant makeovers have become a reality, especially with the advent of Lumineers porcelain veneers. Dr. Kourosh Maddahi, a leading Los Angeles cosmetic dentist, with an ideal dentist office in Beverly Hills, offers Lumineers in this conveniently situated location.
Since the 1930s, dental veneers have been used to improve unsightly smiles. In the beginning, the first veneers, though they could greatly improve the shape and appearance of teeth, tended to be unstable and were liable to fall off. They could only be used for a short time, until the adhesive used to bind them would lose its grip.
Then in the 1980s considerable breakthroughs were made in the bonding of veneers to teeth. When properly applied, veneers could last up to fifteen years without needing replacement.
The procedure begins with the dentist preparing the existing teeth for the veneers. This is where the teeth may be reshaped or portions removed, and this can be done without any pain or damage to the existing teeth. Through this technique, teeth that are misshapen, chipped, stained or elsewise flawed can be very beautifully and naturally restored.
The bite is then carefully examined and the replacement veneers are meticulously constructed to ensure that the appearance is enhanced, without inhibiting the natural function of the teeth. Additionally, because the veneers will become a part of the patients mouth, and are subject to every function the teeth have to perform, the dentist must ensure that the correct materials are employed.
Obviously, biting into something puts a good deal of stress on teeth. A replacement tooth could easily chip or crack if it received too much stress. This makes it vital that the veneers are created and fitted by a completely competent cosmetic dentist.
Veneers can be made from a variety of materials. Porcelain veneers have come to be known as the strongest and most natural looking. Their transparency and color are very similar to natural tooth enamel. They have also gained the reputation of being the most stable and durable veneer material.
Lumineers are made from a specially patented cerinate porcelain and only certain cosmetic dentists are authorized to provide this technology. Because they are a specialized porcelain material they are extra durable and also have the same advantages of natural appearance shared by all porcelain veneers.
Lumineers can really be the superior veneer choice in certain cases for a number of reasons. They are about as thick as a contact lens, meaning they are much thinner than regular veneers. So, in many circumstances Lumineers can be applied to the existing teeth with little or no needed preparation of those teeth. This, quite often, means no anesthetic needed whatsoever.
The choice of veneers, especially Lumineers, means that an unsightly smile, chipped or cracked teeth, stained or otherwise flawed surfaces, can be restored to an extremely lifelike and durable result, creating a beautiful and natural new smile, almost instantly.
With twenty-two years of experience Dr. Kourosh Maddahis cosmetic dentist office in Beverly Hills sets a standard in porcelain veneer and Lumineers results that are natural and beautiful, improving not only the looks but health and confidence too.