Dental veneers are one of the best ways to hide aesthetic imperfections in teeth and achieve a more beautiful, more confident smile. They even have the potential to last for decades. Before you get your permanent veneers, though, you will have to wear temporary ones for a while. What is the purpose of temporary veneers? This blog post explains.
Protect Your Teeth
As part of the veneers treatment process, your dentist will have to remove a bit of enamel from your teeth. By doing so, they ensure that your veneers will look as natural as possible. The enamel removal will not harm your oral health, but itis very likely tomake your teeth more sensitive than they were previously. Therefore, it may be uncomfortable for you to eat hot, cold, and spicy items.
Temporary veneers provide protection for your prepared teeth. You may still notice a bit of sensitivity, but you should be able to eat a wide variety of foods without extreme discomfort. (For most patients, the sensitivity disappears completely shortly after they receive permanent veneers.)
Disguise Your Smile
After your teeth are prepared to receive veneers, they may look a little strange. For example, they may seem unusually small and have a different color than they did previously. Temporary veneers can hide such issues, so you can continue to smile with confidence while you are waiting for a laboratory to create your permanent ones.
Preview Your Results
Temporary veneers are made out of a different material than permanent ones, and their overall construction is slightly different. Therefore, they will not look exactly like the permanent veneers that you plan to receive. However, they can provide you with a rough idea of how your smile will look once your treatment is completed.
If you like their appearance, that is great! If there are some details that are not quite to your taste, be sure to let your dentist know as soon as possible. For example, you might want them to be a slightly different color or length. Your dental team wants you to be happy with your new look, so they will likely be more than willing to implement any reasonable adjustments that you request.
Temporary veneers can play an important role in helping you achieve the smile you have always wanted! If you have questions about what to expect while wearing them, talk to your dentist.
Meet the Practice
The highly skilled oral health experts at Aveni Dental Professionals are proud to provide veneers and a number of other cosmetic treatments in our comfortable, modern office. They have a keen eye for detail and are always willing to put in extra effort to make sure our patients are satisfied with the results of their aesthetic services. To learn more about us and how we may be able to help you achieve your ideal smile, get in touch with our Plymouth office at 508-876-3381.