Veneers — North Dallas, TX
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Countless studies and polls over the years have shown that having a beautiful smile can make you appear more attractive, confident, interesting, intelligent, and even younger. If your front teeth are less than ideal, we can help. Dr. Robert Mitchell can use custom-made veneers in North Dallas to improve the shape, size, and color of your teeth with just one procedure. Each veneer is individually created for each patient to give you a unique, vibrant smile in as little as two visits. Learn more about veneers by reading below, and call North Dallas Cosmetic Dentistry - Robert B. Mitchell when you're ready to schedule your consultation!
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AfterWhat Are Dental Veneers?
Veneers are thin shells that are bonded onto the front surface of teeth to enhance their appearance. They are typically made of medical-grade ceramic and are extremely durable. Veneers can be used to correct various aesthetic dental issues, such as discoloration, chips, cracks, or gaps. The veneer procedure involves removing a small amount of tooth enamel to create space for the veneer, which is then designed to match the natural teeth in shape, size, and color. Veneers can be applied to one or multiple teeth depending on the patient's needs.
The Process of Getting Veneers
After your complimentary cosmetic dentistry consultation, Dr. Mitchell will use digital dental imaging technology to design your new smile. He is excellent at listening to every patient’s priorities and concerns. Together, you will decide what is appropriate in order to give you the look you want and deserve.
Once you agree on the final result, Dr. Mitchell will remove a small amount of enamel from the teeth that will be covered by veneers (about the thickness of a contact lens). This will ensure the veneers lie flat and don’t look too bulky. He’ll then take impressions of your prepared teeth and send these to a dental lab. While you wait for your final veneers, you’ll be fitted with temporary ones.
In about two weeks, you’ll return to our dental office so Dr. Mitchell can remove your temporaries and attach your permanent veneers. He’ll check the fit and your bite one last time before getting your final approval. At this point, your new smile is ready to be shown off!
The Benefits of Veneers
- Boosted Confidence: No matter the situation, nothing feels better than walking into a room knowing that your smile is guaranteed to make a great first impression.
- Save Time: Rather than addressing multiple imperfections with individual procedures, veneers can make several disappear at once.
- Instant Orthodontics: Minor cases of crookedness and crowding can be fixed with veneers, meaning a patient gets to skip out on spending years in braces!
- Stronger Teeth: The high-quality porcelain of veneers reinforces the teeth and makes them less prone to chipping or breaking.
- Stain-Resistant: While they aren’t stain-proof, veneers are much less likely to stain compared to natural enamel due to exposure to drinks like coffee, wine, and soda.
- Made to Last: Veneers can be trusted to last for about 10-15 years with just regular maintenance, which includes at-home oral hygiene and professional dental checkups twice a year.
Understanding the Cost of Veneers
However much you want veneers, their potential price may worry you. You can't get them if they exceed your budget. That said, the actual cost of veneers varies from patient to patient. You’ll need to meet with Dr. Mitchell to get a precise estimate. Once that’s done, our team will work to make your veneers affordable. We’ll even outline our practice’s other cosmetic services and some helpful financing options. For more details, please keep reading or call us today!
Cost vs. Cosmetic Dentistry: What’s Right for Me?
You really can count on our office’s porcelain veneers. These shells are top-tier and provide amazing results. Even so, you should also keep our other cosmetic services in mind. Each of them has its own distinct price and effects. By reviewing them all, your transformed grin is more likely to be cost-effective.
Given such facts, consider the following options:
- Cosmetic Dental Bonding – Cosmetic dental bonding is one of the fastest and cheapest options. By using tooth-colored resin, it hides a patient’s small smile flaws. (The latter can include tooth stains, minor chips, cracks, etc.) The downside is that its effects are short-lived; you’ll need touchups every few years.
- Teeth Whitening – Teeth whitening (per the name) brightens your grin. In particular, it removes stains from your enamel by applying a special bleaching gel. This procedure can thus whiten your smile by six to eight shades. Nonetheless, it only affects tooth color; it won’t change the shape or position of teeth.
- Porcelain Veneers – Veneers are thin, porcelain shells placed on the fronts of teeth. Their role is to hide a wide range of smile flaws. Once placed, they’ll blend seamlessly with your smile due to their quality material. Such versatility tends to make veneers pricey.
- Smile Makeover – Instead of a distinct treatment, a smile makeover consists of two or more cosmetic dental options. Therefore, it’s generally the most expensive form of cosmetic dentistry.
How to Make Veneers Affordable
As you might know, dental insurance often won’t cover veneers. Most policies view the shells as needless luxuries. Still, there are occasional exceptions; a given policy may cover veneers if the shells protect a damaged tooth. That means you should confirm your benefits before you commit. If you’d like, our team can even help you do so.
Even without insurance, there are other ways to make veneers affordable. The best of these alternatives are a practice’s payment options. With the right one, your future veneers can be budget-friendly.
For instance, just look at North Dallas Cosmetic Dentistry. Our team offers flexible financing through CareCredit – a reputable third-party financier. If you work with them, you could pay for veneers in monthly installments. You’d get to meet the treatment price gradually, not all at once.
Our office wants to make your veneers stunning and reasonably priced. To learn more about financing them, book a consultation with us! We’ll make sure your new smile doesn’t “break the bank.”
Veneers FAQs
Q:Is There Anything I Can’t Eat with Veneers?
After your teeth are prepared for veneers, you’ll be fitted with a temporary set while your permanent ones are manufactured at a trusted dental lab. Until you come back to our office to have your final veneers placed, it’s best to avoid hard foods like ice, raw veggies and fruits, or hard candies that could damage your restorations. Since temporary veneers are more prone to staining, it’s also best to refrain from consuming darkly pigmented foods and beverages like coffee, tea, red wine, and berries while wearing them. You may experience some temporary dental sensitivity after receiving veneers, but staying away from foods that are hot or cold can help you avoid discomfort if this happens. It’s also an excellent idea to enjoy alcohol only in moderation, as it can corrode the cement attaching your cosmetic appliances to your teeth.
Q:Will I Still Be Able to Drink Coffee with Veneers?
Permanent veneers are generally made from stain-resistant ceramic materials, so it is quite difficult for pigments and dyes to bond with them and cause permanent stains. While you can enjoy coffee and other dark drinks in moderation without worrying about stains forming, consuming these beverages excessively can still lead to unsightly discoloration. While we may be able to address these stains in our office, it may be necessary to replace a veneer in severe cases.
Q:Do Veneers Give You a Lisp?
Receiving veneers can add a slight but significant amount of mass to your teeth, and many patients need some time to get used to them before they can speak clearly. You may experience a slight lisp after you get your cosmetic dental appliances, but this issue will gradually fade away as you get more practice speaking with them. While pronouncing the “s” and “v” sounds may seem especially difficult at first, your tongue will soon adjust to the new dimensions of your teeth so that you can speak comfortably and naturally. In some cases, Dr. Mitchell may be able to reduce a stubborn lisp by adjusting the patient’s veneers.
Q:Does Getting Veneers Hurt?
Before preparing teeth to receive veneers, Dr. Mitchell will administer an appropriate anesthetic treatment to ensure that the process is completely painless, and the patient may also receive a sedation treatment if they need a little extra help sitting comfortably during the procedure. While you may experience some sensitivity and discomfort afterward, these issues should be mild, temporary, and easily manageable with over-the-counter pain relievers. While receiving two to four veneers won’t usually cause any discomfort, you may experience soreness if you receive eight or more. Some patients may experience “bonding sensitivity,” meaning that they feel a sharp pain when biting into hot or cold items for a while after receiving veneers, but this temporary issue can be addressed by taking pain medication and regularly rinsing with a solution of eight ounces of warm water and a half teaspoon of salt.
Smile Gallery
View our before and after results from some of Dr. Mitchell's patients who have received veneers in North Dallas.
