Austin Cosmetic Dentist | Porcelain Veneers - Perfecting the Look of Veneers

http://www.drueckert.com/gener....al-dentistry/porcela - Dr. Ueckert works with every patient to ensure their desired aesthetic is achieved for each set of porcelain veneers. This cosmetic treatment is very subjective and Dr. Ueckert's approach to accomplishing the ideal results is critical.

Porcelain veneers are rapid, aesthetic and safe way to correct unattractive front teeth. They are thin, strong, custom-made porcelain restorations, which are bonded to the tooth structure. The result is a restoration that mimics natural, beautiful teeth. Since the artistic fabrication of Veneers contributes greatly to the final result, we are proud to work only with the most highly skilled and artistic ceramists.

Porcelain was named after its resemblance to the white, shiny Venus-shell, called in Old Italian "porcella." The curved shape of the upper surface of the Venus-shell resembles the curve of a pig's back (from the Latin porcella -- a little pig). Properties associated with porcelain are high strength, hardness, glassiness, high durability, translucence and high resistance to chemical attack.

Dental porcelain is a type used by dental technicians to create bio-compatible life-like crowns and bridges for dentistry. As you will note from the cases shown, dental porcelains in the right hands can make for spectacular tooth imitations by mimicking tooth enamel perfectly. This is also a testament to the artistic skill of the laboratory technicians with whom the dentist partners in producing life-like precision veneers to create your enhanced smile. The dentist will usually specify a shade of porcelain, corresponding to a set of mixtures of porcelain powder used in the laboratory. The powder corresponding to the basic tooth color is mixed with water, and then placed in an oven for "firing." Further layers of porcelain are built up to mimic the natural translucency of the enamel of the tooth.

A laminate is a material constructed by uniting two or more layers of material together in a process called lamination (in common parlance, lamination refers to sandwiching an object or material between layers of plastic and sealing them with heat and/or pressure, usually with an adhesive). The laminate structure refers to the combination of tooth, bonding interface and veneer complex. The veneer shell replacing the removed tooth enamel is chemically bonded to the underlying tooth surface with which it becomes part.