Porcelain Veneers/Laminates
From Average to Outstanding in Just a Few Steps

Many people desire a brighter, cleaner, more attractive smile, but have chipped, stained, discolored, unevenly spaced, or even slightly crooked front teeth. Often, porcelain veneers or laminates can provide these people with a completely new-looking smile in just a few simple appointments. If this sounds like you, we will be glad to help evaluate your specific situation, listen to the exact changes you have in mind, and help you visualize your end results. This may involve a diagnostic 'wax up', reviewing photos of similar case outcomes, or using a computer enhancement program to provide you with several options prior to performing the actual procedure.

Fortunately, most veneers can be applied in one or two simple appointments. Afterwards, you'll just need to clean and floss your new smile daily, visit us regularly for professional care and maintenance, and consider wearing a night-guard to prevent any accidental gritting or grinding pressure while you sleep.

LUMINEERS
 

Porcelain Veneers That Do Not Require Removing Painful Tooth Structure

LUMINEERS BY CERINATE is a terrific cosmetic solution for permanently stained, chipped, discolored, misaligned teeth, or even to revitalize old crown and bridgework. LUMINEERS BY CERINATE is a porcelain veneer that can be made as thin as a contact lens and is placed over existing teeth without requiring painful removal of sensitive tooth structure (unlike traditional veneers.)

In just two or three visits LUMINEERS provides a custom-made smile clinically proven to last up to 20 years.

Non-Cosmetic Benefits of Veneers

1. The strengthen the teeth. Research has shown that a bonded porcelain laminate can significantly strengthen and reinforce a tooth riddled with fractures, chipping and wear.

2. Porcelain veneers can improve periodontal health. The highly glazed surface is more resistant to plaque that can cause gum disease when compared to resin fillings or rough tooth surfaces.

3. Porcelain veneers resist the abrasion that can wear down natural or bonded teeth.

4. Worn down front teeth can also affect speech causing a whistling sound when speaking, porcelain veneers may help restore normal speech when these areas are properly restored.

Please call Smile Plus Cosmetic Dentistry in Fremont to make appointment or if have any questions and needs more details on Porcelain Veneers and Lumineers.

	LUMINEERS technique		Traditional technique
	Before		Before
	Teeth are stained, slightly misshapen with spaces in between. The dentist makes an impression and the mold is sent to the Cerinate Smile Design Studio where only LUMINEERS are crafted.		Teeth appear stained and slightly misshapen. An impression is made and sent to a lab.
	LUMINEER VENEERS No painful teeth Prepration		TRADITIONAL VENEER Painful Teeth Prepration
	On next dental visit, your dentist tries in your LUMINEERS to ensure a good fit. Teeth are moderately etched to prepare for placement but there is no removal of sensitive tooth structure, the painful part of traditional veneer techniques. The LUMINEERS are bonded to your natural teeth and set in place with a curing light.		Anesthetic shots are given to numb the area and teeth are severely shaved away with a drill to accommodate the veneers.
	After		After
	In only 2 easy dental visits, you will have a permanently whiter and beautiful smile without shots, drills or pain.		A better, but still flawed smile, as the procedure is not reversible like LUMINEERS because the original teeth have been shaved down causing pain and discomfort immediately after the procedure.