Veneers is a great discovery and a sigh of relief for all those with worn down, broken or chipped, misaligned or discolored teeth. Dental Veneers or more commonly, porcelain veneers are a great way to change not just the color of your teeth but even the shape or size of your tooth. There dental veneers are nothing but a cover or a shell made from porcelain which can exactly fit your tooth size. The most common reasons for discoloration of teeth these days is excessive smoking, drinking too much coffee, effects of drugs like tetracycline, excessive fluoride levels in drinking water etc.

Only your dentist can put a veneer on your teeth and the procedure generally requires more than just a single sitting. Putting veneers on your teeth generally also requires removing the tooth enamel. Dentists generally remove nearly half a millimeter of enamel and then place an equally thick veneer on it.  Before placing the veneer on your tooth, the dentist would first roughen up the tooth a little, clean it and then put a special type of cement so that the veneer is strongly bound to the tooth. Now the veneer is placed and after it is properly aligned a beam of light is shot at the cemented tooth which activates the molecules in the cement and makes it harden faster.

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