Dental Bonding or Porcelain Veneers, Which Should I Choose?

You may be thinking about composite or porcelain veneers for a variety of reasons, as these cosmetic dental treatments can improve your smile in a variety of ways.

Dental bonding, also known as composite veneers and their porcelain counterparts, produces dramatic results and can easily transform a smile from ordinary to extraordinary in as little as one day.

What Is the Difference Between Dental Bonding and Porcelain Veneers?

Before we get into the specifics of the differences between your dental veneer options, let’s look at what’s similar.

The following cosmetic issues are addressed by Dental bonding and porcelain veneers:

Teeth that are deeply discoloured
Minor cracks in your teeth
Teeth that have worn down or are too small
Teeth that have been chipped
Teeth that are slightly misaligned
However, depending on your objectives, one option may be preferable to the other.

Dental Bonding or Porcelain Veneers – Which is right for you?

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Dental Bonding or Porcelain Veneers – Which is right for you?

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Dental Bonding or Porcelain Veneers – Which is right for you?

Porcelain Veneers

These thin but strong porcelain shells are made to order and color-matched to your teeth. Following the reshaping of the teeth to accommodate these restorations, a precise dental impression is taken and sent to the lab, where your veneers are crafted to fit perfectly over your prepared natural teeth.

Dental Bonding

Composite veneers are applied directly to the front of the teeth rather than using a prosthetic. This material hardens and is shaped to look like the enamel of healthy, straight teeth that blend in with the rest of your smile.

Weighing the Benefits and Drawbacks of
Dental Bonding and Porcelain Veneers

A closer examination of a few factors may assist you in determining which cosmetic treatment is best for you.

Aesthetics:

Both porcelain veneers and dental bonding are designed to blend in with the rest of your smile. Porcelain veneers appears more natural and translucent than composite resin, which is more opaque.

Stain resistance:

Porcelain veneers are stain resistant, but the bonding material may darken over time if exposed to dark liquids or smoking.
Porcelain veneers are known for their durability and can last up to 25 years. However, your veneers must be well-cared for, and your teeth should only be used for eating and smiling.
Dental bonding can last between three and 10 years, depending on the quality and the care they receive.

Convenience:

dental bonding are frequently completed in a single office visit, whereas porcelain veneers require two appointments.
If you have multiple dental flaws, including discoloration, porcelain veneers are versatile and long-lasting. Bonding is an excellent and cost-effective solution for one or two chips or minor gaps in your teeth. If your dentist recommends it as an appropriate and cost-effective approach, you can even combine dental bonding, porcelain veneers, and professional teeth whitening.

Cost:

Given that porcelain veneers are virtually permanent, it’s not surprising that they are more expensive than dental bonding.

Who are not a good candidate for both Dental Bonding or Porcelain veneers

There can be situations where certain teeth, or even certain people, are not good candidates for this procedure. Some areas of concern are:

a) Teeth that need strengthening.

Teeth that have lost a significant amount of structure due to wear, decay or fracture, and those that have large fillings don’t make good candidates for porcelain laminates.

That’s because veneers do not strengthen teeth, they only improve their appearance. And as mentioned above, if the tooth on which one has been placed is not rigid enough to prevent flexure, it may ultimately crack or break.

In this type of situation, dental crown placement makes the more appropriate choice.

b) Teeth with little enamel.

A porcelain veneer won’t stay in place well unless it’s primarily bonded to tooth enamel. Here’s why.

When it’s bonded onto enamel, the enamel is the more rigid of the two and it tends to absorb most of the forces applied to the tooth.
When bonded directly to dentin (the layer underneath enamel), the laminate is the stiffer object and any forces directed to the tooth tend to become focused in it. This can lead to veneer fracture or debonding.

Some teeth may have little or no enamel remaining on their front surface due to:

1) Tooth wear or trauma.

2) The placement of previous dental restorations.

3) Erosion – Tooth wear caused by an exposure to acidic foods and beverages, regurgitation of gastric acid, etc…

If so, they don’t make good candidates. A dental crown would make the more appropriate choice for these teeth.

c) Excessive forces are involved.

People who clench and grind their teeth (referred to as bruxism by dentists), or have a bite where their front teeth come together edge-to-edge, don’t make good candidates for porcelain veneers.

The level of forces generated by these conditions can be substantial and can cause laminates to chip, break or debond.

As a measure against fracture, construction using a comparatively stronger type of “porcelain” can help (such as: aluminium oxide, lithium disilicate, zirconia). The trade-off is that restorations made using these ceramics characteristically have a comparatively less lifelike appearance

Misconceptions about Porcelain Veneers

Veneers are painful. Dr Castro applies a local anaesthetic to numb the area so that any pain or discomfort is not felt. A small amount of pressure may be experienced, but patients do not complain of pain from dental veneer application.
Veneers look too fake.Sometimes, people opt for a shade of dental veneers that appear too milky white for an unnatural appearance that may seem fake to some. However, the choice is yours in how you want your teeth to appear using a shade guide.
You lose too much of your original tooth when you receive veneers. In certain cases, tooth reshaping is not even needed to apply a dental veneer. However, when reshaping is needed it is often minimal

CHART GUIDE TO THE COST OF OUR FULL SETS OF PORCELAIN VENEER with weekly payment plan reckoner*

We understand that patient have different financial commitment, capabilities and individual preferences and expectations, hence we have different pricing point, in order to make veneers more accessible and affordable for everyone.

The following costs for our different Sets of Porcelain Veneers are correct when written, but they can change. We will provide written pricing for each ‘cosmetic treatment’ as part of our free consultation.

The exact fee for veneers will be determined after a preliminary assessment distinguishing your personal needs and the type of work needed. The prices mentioned below are just a guide and is subject to change.

Please email us or call us on 9629-7664 to confirm the availabilities of this pricing as we don’t regularly update our website. Offer is subject to terms and conditions.

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Dr. Zenaidy Castro understands the impact a beautiful smile can have on your daily life. She takes the time to listen to each patient’s goals in order to produce the best results for everyone who wants to have a better smile.

Dr. Zenaidy Castro love transforming smiles through cosmetic dentistry, and with her vast experience of over 30 years, the care and aesthetic results she provides for all her patients is unmatched. What sets her apart is her careful eye for detail and ensure they have superior results that meet her patients expectations.

She enjoys creating smiles based on the idea that each person is born with a unique smile, and believe that a beautiful smile is not a one-size-fits-all smile design or a an appearance that seems like coming from a single factory manufacturing line.

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