Smile design
Dental veneers are thin, custom-made shells bonded to the front of your teeth to change their colour, shape, length or small gaps. Porcelain veneers are very natural-looking and stain-resistant, and are made to blend with your own teeth.
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How it works
A very thin layer of enamel is usually removed from the front of the tooth, so the veneer sits flush with the neighbouring teeth. We take an impression or scan, fit temporary veneers if needed, and a ceramist makes the final set. They are then bonded to the teeth and shaped to your bite.
Your options
Step by step
Before anything starts
After the examination you get a written plan: your options, what each step involves and how many visits it takes — itemised part by part. You decide before anything begins, and there's no pressure to start that day.
Results
Veneers and gaps
Gaps between front teeth closed with direct composite veneers, with no drilling of healthy tooth.
BeforeAfterShared with patient consent. Individual results vary. All results
Aftercare and who treats you
You can eat normally once the numbness wears off, though avoid biting hard foods such as nuts, ice or pens. Brush and floss as normal, and use a night guard if you grind your teeth. Attend your check-ups so the edges are checked.
Veneers are a design as much as a procedure. Dr Ruchi Goel (MDS Prosthodontics, AIIMS New Delhi) plans the shape and bite carefully so your smile looks natural in conversation and in photographs.
FAQs
Porcelain veneers are long-lasting but not permanent. They commonly last ten to fifteen years or more with good care, and because some enamel is removed, they're considered a lasting change to the tooth.
Porcelain veneers need a thin layer of enamel to be removed, which can't be put back. Done carefully, it's a conservative treatment, and we only recommend it where it's the right choice for you.
The preparation is done under local anaesthesia, so it shouldn't hurt. Some temporary sensitivity to hot and cold can happen afterwards and settles down.
Yes. Avoid biting very hard things like ice, pen caps or nails, and cut tough foods up. A night guard protects veneers if you grind your teeth.
A veneer covers only the front of a tooth and needs less tooth removal. A crown covers the whole tooth and is used when the tooth is weak, broken or heavily filled.
People with untreated decay or gum disease, or who grind their teeth heavily without a night guard. We'd treat those first or suggest a different option.
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