Porcelain Veneers for Patients from
Montrose, CA

Porcelain veneers can help fix your teeth if your teeth are, for the most part, healthy. But in a case where the problem tooth is dead or missing, a porcelain veneer is useless and a dental implant is likely to be the most effective option. Porcelain veneers are highly effective at covering up surface blemishes; however, they must have a solid original tooth to be attached to. If you are a patient with a dead tooth, then a porcelain veneer will not help you, and a dental implant is likely the best choice. The success rate for dental implants is very good, but smokers notice a scarier complication rate with theirs because dental implants depend on a well-maintained mouth.

The process of getting dental implants is often a long one; it may sometimes take as long as six months for the dental implant to become completely stabilized and an additional three months until the prosthetic tooth is in place. Dental implants, unlike other rather superficial techniques used by your cosmetic dentist, are attached surgically; dental implants are actually placed into holes made in one's mandible. Dental implants can be ideal for tooth replacement, but they can be somewhat less than ideal for altering an entire smile. In such a case, porcelain veneers could be an alternative. Your dentist will tell you if your teeth are healthy enough for porcelain veneers.