Understanding Veneers

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Veneers are thin covers for teeth

- similar to a 'false finger-nail'

Veneers improve the appearance of teeth

- by changing their shape, size, position and colour

A veneer can repair the structure of a single damaged tooth

- to help restore function, strength and appearance

Teeth sometimes need to be trimmed down

before veneers can be fitted

Direct veneers are put onto the tooth by the dentist

- using a soft material that then sets hard

(this is sometimes called 'bonding')

Indirect veneers (sometimes called laminates)

are made outside of the mouth

(either by machine or in a laboratory by a dental technologist)

the dentist then glues the veneer onto the tooth