PORCELAIN VENEERS

Porcelain veneers (also referred to as dental veneers, dental laminates, porcelain laminates, or even simply tooth veneers) are custom-made paper-thin shells of porcelain that are bonded onto the front side of teeth so to mask imperfections associated with their color, shape, size, or positioning. Porcelain veneer technique is one of dentistry's more recent developments. If you were to inspect a porcelain veneer, you might think that its appearance is somewhat reminiscent of a false fingernail. That's because just like an artificial fingernail a porcelain veneer is very thin and delicate. Characteristically porcelain veneers are less than 1 millimeter thick. That puts them on the same order of thickness as the credit card you have in your wallet. And in part because they are so thin, if you were to hold a porcelain veneer up to a light source you would find that it is at least somewhat translucent (light will pass through it). Lumineers ® veneers are simply one brand of porcelain veneer. Lumineers ® veneers are fabricated using the patented ceramic Cerinate. The main characteristic that sets Lumineers ® veneers apart from other types of porcelain veneers is that they can be made so their thickness is ultra-thin. Beyond the capability that Lumineers ® veneers can be made so they are ultra-thin, Lumineers ® veneers are really just one other brand of porcelain veneer. And although a dentist will typically be inclined to favor or disfavor the various characteristics of Cerinate ® veneers, they are not drastically different from other porcelain veneers.