What is Porcelain Laminate Veneer?

They are very thin porcelain sheets that are bonded to the front of the teeth . Everyone deserves a beautiful smile. Porcelain Laminates are aesthetic, protective and long-lasting restorations that can be made without almost any operation on the tooth tissue for this smile.

The conservativeness of the treatment is due to the fact that there is little or no tissue removed from the tooth to make the laminae. Because they are very thin, they are also very successful aesthetically.

Porcelain laminates have the unique ability to allow light to pass through, making the teeth they are applied to look completely real. The light transmittance of laminates also varies according to the porcelain used and the construction technique. It has a very short treatment period of 5 – 7 days.

How do we make porcelain laminates?

Before any application is made to the teeth, you can see exactly what kind of changes can be made on your teeth with the mock-up application . During this application, you can also share your wishes and expectations with your dentist. The mock up is an outline of the final image and gives you the first idea of your new smile. Many patients give very positive feedback about the changes even at this stage.

If you like this improvement in your smile and want to see it in more detail, a second draft (wax-up) can be prepared in the laboratory with the measurements and photographs taken from you . Basically, this wax-up is our assistant in the planned smile design, with which we get 75 to 80 percent closer to the final image.

Until the porcelain veneers are prepared in the laboratory, you can use temporary veneers to protect your teeth and to test your new smile and get ideas from others.

At the end of the test period lasting approximately 1 week, the ideal smile and aesthetic forms are transferred to the laboratory and porcelain laminates are prepared according to this model in the laboratory. It becomes ready for application after a period of approximately 5 – 7 days.

Laminates are often indistinguishable from natural teeth due to the fact that they do not require abrasion, are not stained by agents such as cigarettes, tea, coffee, etc. and their light transmission properties . Therefore, they can be considered as the most ideal aesthetic treatment method applied today.

What is the lifetime of porcelain laminates?

Porcelain Lamina application is a very sensitive technique. It requires good clinical and laboratory work. The physician and the dental technician must have full technical knowledge and visual skills on this subject. If they are made with the right technique and appropriate equipment, they have a long service life (10 – 30 years).

How to care for porcelain laminates?

Their care is not very different from natural teeth, and with good oral care, they can be used for years without any problems.

Which patients can Porcelain Laminates be applied to?

• Front group teeth with discoloration problems.
• In crooked, irregular, curved teeth with level problems.
• Separated teeth
• Large, old fillings with color problems.
• Restoration of broken and worn teeth.
• In discolorations caused by antibiotics and excessive fluoride use that cannot be treated with teeth whitening.
• Cosmetically, they can be applied in cases where the patient is not satisfied with their teeth.