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Dental Veneers ( Teeth )
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Cosmetic surgeons are available in the four major cities in South Africa, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg and Durban. BodyContours Healthcare South Africa is the only company that is an independent facilitator of cosmetic procedures in all the four major cities, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg and Durban.
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Introduction
Dental veneers can be used to correct both colour and shape problems.
A veneer is a thin shell of porcelain that fits over damaged, discoloured, or misshaped teeth. This procedure has several advantages over other tooth restoration procedures. Porcelain is an extremely durable material with a colour, translucence and texture that is similar to tooth enamel. It is not susceptible to decay and resists staining while maintaining a natural appearance.
Veneers can effectively close diastemas (gaps between teeth), lengthen and reshape teeth, repair chipped, broken, or misshapen teeth, and cover stains and discolorations.
Veneers can effectively close diastemas (gaps between teeth), lengthen and reshape teeth, repair chipped, broken, or misshapen teeth, and cover stains and discolorations.
The application of porcelain veneers requires two trips to your dentist. First visit is for a preparation session. Your dentist will buff about half a millimeter off your teeth to create room for the veneer. He or she will also create a mold of your teeth and send it to a laboratory.
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Application
The application of porcelain veneers requires two trips to your dentist. First visit is for a preparation session. Your dentist will buff about half a millimeter off your teeth to create room for the veneer. He or she will also create a mold of your teeth and send it to a laboratory.
You will return for the bonding session. Your dentist will first give you a "trial fitting" of your veneers; he or she will use water or glycerine to attach them to your teeth. This fitting is your chance to comment on the fit and colour of the veneers, and to request any final changes or adjustments.
Once you are satisfied with the look of the veneers, your dentists will clean your teeth with bond-aiding chemicals and cement the veneers to your teeth. Finally, he or she will flash a light on the veneers to speed up the hardening of the cement.
There is no additional maintenance, other than a follow-up visit to your cosmetic dentist and proper brushing and flossing on a daily basis.
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Advantages
Less chance the tooth will look too bulky
Better tooth form usually means greater
Gingival health
Greater chance for successful esthetic results
Disadvantages
The procedure is generally not reversible
If the underlying dentin surface is stained because of tetracycline use, the tooth may appear darker as more enamel is reduced
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