5 Smile Flaws Easily Remedied by Veneers

When it comes to first impressions, your smile speaks volumes before you ever say a word. If dental flaws prevent you from presenting your best self, dental veneers can change that.

These wafer-thin porcelain shells, permanently affixed to your teeth, can easily camouflage a wide range of issues.

At Melillo Dental in Yonkers, New York, James Melillo, DDS, Dasny Castillo-Beltran, DDS, and the team have transformed countless smiles with porcelain veneers. 

Here are the five most common reasons our patients choose dental veneers:

1. Deep discoloration

For stains or discoloration that don’t respond to professional teeth whitening treatment, such as those caused by injury, age, or medication, dental veneers are an ideal solution. 

2. Cover chips and cracks

Veneers can cover chips and cracks in your teeth. If you’ve injured your teeth playing sports or chewing popcorn kernels, veneers can hide the results of this abuse.

3. Worn-down teeth

Nearly 10% of adults grind their teeth at night (a condition known as bruxism). So, even though your teeth are made of tough stuff, they were meant to chew on food, not each other. Teeth grinding can wear down and severely damage your teeth.

Fortunately, veneers can restore them. You should also get a custom mouthguard fitted to prevent further damage.  

4. Closing gaps

If you have gaps in your teeth that weren’t corrected by orthodonture, veneers can camouflage these spaces behind the new porcelain fronts.  

5. Misshapen and misaligned teeth

Braces and aligners are highly effective at correcting crooked teeth. But if you have a misshapen tooth (or teeth), porcelain veneers are the way to go. 

What getting veneers entails

Getting your veneers is a straightforward, two-step process. During your first visit, we remove a thin layer of enamel so that your veneers will lie flush with the rest of your teeth. We’ll also take a scan or impression of your teeth and give you temporary veneers to wear while the lab fabricates your veneers, which will be tinted and contoured to match your natural teeth seamlessly. Porcelain also mimics the light-reflecting properties of teeth, making your feneers appear extremely natural.

At your final appointment, we bond the veneers into place and make any necessary adjustments to ensure you leave with a smile you can’t wait to share with the world.

Bonus benefits 

Veneers are stain-resistant, durable, and do not require extra care beyond your regular dental hygiene: twice-daily brushing, daily flossing, and biannual checkups and cleanings.

To learn more about what dental veneers can do for you, book an appointment with the experts at Melillo Dental Associates today. Call the office or use the online booking tool to request an appointment.