Ultra thin Porcelain Veneers(lumineers)

In today's era of a healthy dentition is the passport for success in many areas of our lives. A dazzling smile boosts confidence and completes with the best way for a stunning appearance. Many teeth have imperfections: take care of those around you and you will find out. With the advancement of Dentistry, there is a solution for almost all cases.
One of the key techniques available to the cosmetic dental for several years and is the porcelain veneers. It is thin shells of porcelain manufactured in the laboratory and glued to the front surface of the teeth. In this way we can intervene in the color, shape, size and arrangement of teeth, that is practical to transform completely a smile. Nevertheless, the result is completely natural, as the sides have a high transparency and not hide the texture and transparency of the natural teeth that are located underneath the veneers.

The preparation that is required in order to be placed sides will not damage the teeth, as it does not τροχίζονται more than 0.5 - 0.8 of a millimeter, which is the thickness of the veneers. However, even this minimal grinding of the teeth makes the technique non-reversible.

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What's new today?

In addition to the classic porcelain veneers as described previously, there are some new υπέρλεπτες porcelain veneers(lumineers) and they have the thickness of a contact lens. Veneers can be placed over the natural teeth without any, or, in some cases, tiny edging of teeth. The advantage of these ultrathin veneers(lumineers) is that the teeth do not undergo any wear and, in particular, that the whole technique is reversible, i.e., if once removed, the sides of the teeth return to their original state. The disadvantage is mainly the increased cost of almost 50% over the traditional porcelain veneers. Another disadvantage is that it takes time to wait around a month from the moment you take the prints to the final installation, as well as the specific aspects are manufactured only in specific dental laboratories in Greece and abroad.

The final aesthetic effect is about the same compared with the traditional porcelain veneers, which even, in some cases outweigh. For this reason, the doctor takes into account all the factors and decide what is going to propose in every case.