Ultrathin Veneers

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Beautiful and Natural Ultrathin Veneers

Ultrathin veneers allow you to achieve a stunning new smile with little to no tooth preparation required.

These veneers are often 0.2 – 0.4mm thick yet they are strong, long lasting and aesthetically pleasing.

We can custom create the smile that you want for your front teeth in combination with Smile2SuitU.

This is a type of cosmetic dentistry without drilling, so it is pain-free and often less anxiety-inducing for some individuals.

A drive for new innovations and cutting edge technology (like teeth implants) has allowed for this less invasive dentistry approach.

Find out more about drill-free smile makeovers here. 

How are they made?

Ultrathin Veneers are made from IPS e.max lithium disilicate. They can have a strength of 500 MPa strength and 2.0 – 2.5 MPa∙m1/2 fracture toughness.

This means that they can be made paper thin, yet still have the strength to work with the bite forces generated in the mouth.

These veneers can be used as part of the Emax system where if used in combination with other treatments such as a crown, bridge or an implant, we can ensure a great colour match.

This is because Emax is layering porcelain that can be used for all types of porcelain restorations, thus creating the exact and uniform shade, texture and lustre for the entire smile.

Previous to Emax, the ability to create thin, strong, colour matched highly aesthetic veneers was very difficult. This is because the porcelain of choice was feldspathic porcelain.

This type of porcelain is highly aesthetic but only had a fifth of the strength of Emax.

This means the thickness of these veneers had to be larger and ranged from 0.5mm to 0.7mm.

The manufacturing process of UltraThin Veneers can be challenging, and requires a skilled and experienced ceramist technician to create them.

At The Perfect Smile Studios we have a team of experts on hand to ensure the veneer treatment process runs smoothly from manufacturing to the final fitting.

 

Achieving ultrathin veneers requires three appointments:

1) Teeth Preparation and Creation of a Trial Smile

• Ultrathin veneers were designed with minimal preparation in mind. A little roughening of the enamel surface that is required to make a better bonding surface when the ultra-high gloss of our natural enamel has been removed. Otherwise, we are simply relying on the micromechanical retention of the etching agent during the bonding procedure.
• Further altering of the shape of the tooth may become necessary to provide the best aesthetics.
• Once the teeth have been prepared, the dentist will need to take various records that will allow the ceramist in the laboratory to create the Ultrathin veneers.
• These records can include impressions (moulds) of your teeth to create the working model; bite records to assimilate the way you chew and photographs to be able to capture your facial measurements.
• Once this has been done, the dentist will then fit a Trial Smile to your teeth.
• This will be based upon all your specific needs and the dentist’s smile design for your treatment. We will focus mostly on what you are looking for on the aesthetic side.

2) Verify that you are happy with your final smile

• The dentist will check if you are happy with the cosmetic aspect of your teeth and also if you are comfortable with the chewing.
• We then give the go-ahead to the ceramist to complete the work.
• Additional records such as photographs may be necessary at this stage too.

3) Fitting and final review

• You will have your new veneers fitted and bonded to your teeth.
• The dentist will first remove the trial smile with the utmost care so as not to disturb the underlying tooth, and then prepare the tooth for strong bonding.
• This involves using the latest state-of-the-art bonding agents. New veneers are then individually bonded to each tooth.
• A review appointment after a few weeks is recommended.

Here at The Perfect Smile Studios we use veneers to create the amazing smile you’ve always dreamed of.

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