The answer to any question about cosmetic dentistry comes from the expert – your NYC cosmetic dentist. If you’re thinking about getting porcelain veneers or crowns to transform the appearance of your teeth, it’s time to learn what they can do for you aesthetically and functionally. Both procedures are incredibly powerful when it comes to altering your look, but your unique oral health makes all the difference when it comes to making the right choice.
The Porcelain Veneer Difference
First things first, there are two main types of porcelain veneers:
- Conventional veneers. This procedure requires the removal of some tooth enamel to make room for the porcelain shields on the teeth. It is not reversible but it is incredibly strong, beautiful, and natural-looking.
- Prepless veneers. An innovation on an already great creation, prepless veneers or Microthin veneers require only a teeth cleaning and maybe a light sanding to get super-thin porcelain in place to rebuild your smile.
Both versions of veneers can correct the same cosmetic problems – chips, cracks, small teeth, a narrow smile, and more. All veneers are customized in size, shape, length, color, and translucency to craft an impeccable natural appearance.
Veneers are an advanced cosmetic dentistry treatment and costs follow suit, but patients who get this smile makeover from an experienced dentist never regret their beautiful new teeth. Veneers can be used to correct nearly every cosmetic complaint and build out teeth to look their very best.
More-Than-Capable Porcelain Crowns
Porcelain crowns have that enviable power of being able to correct teeth that need restoration or beautify teeth that look a little rough. The most common uses for porcelain crowns include:
- Concealing deterioration and creating a more robust tooth.
- Correcting a broken or cracked tooth to prevent further damage.
- Covering a tooth treated for infection with root canal therapy.
- Concealing stains and discoloration that can’t be budged with whitening.
Porcelain crowns, above all, are a restorative dentistry treatment. They fix seriously problematic teeth and make your smile strong once more. They just happen to look great while doing it, especially when your cosmetic dentist carefully matches the shade of porcelain to your natural tooth enamel.
Sometimes You Don’t Have to Choose
Veneers and crowns are a power duo. When they are used together to create a smile makeover, the results are a whiter, brighter, younger-looking smile. If you want to cap your veneers at a certain number, crowns can step in to do the rest of the work. If certain teeth need crowns because of their condition, veneers might cover the rest. The plan for your smile makeover is designed carefully by your NYC cosmetic dentist and carried out as it makes sense.
Have a conversation about what you want to change within your smile and learn what’s possible for the unique you that you are. Submit a free video consult with Dr. Michael J. Wei or schedule an in-person consultation at his Midtown office to learn more about veneers and crowns.
