Porcelain Veneers

What are porcelain veneers?

Once a difficult procedure utilizing unproven materials and techniques, today's porcelain veneers are easy to apply.  Porcelain veneers are very thin layers of ceramic material placed over the existing dental enamel.  In places such as Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, porcelain veneers are a breakthrough product as appearance plays a greater role in personal appearance and social life.  Porcelain veneers are translucent making them the first product of its kind to have the same luster, shading and appearance as dental enamel. 

Are porcelain veneers and crowns noticeable?

Full porcelain veneers and crowns are practically unnoticeable if applied correctly as the texture and sheen of the ceramic material from which they are made are vastly improved and life like..  Although the use of “caps” or crowns has become less prevalent over the past decade with all of the advancements in cosmetic and implant dentistry, at times these porcelain-covered metal crowns give more support if teeth are badly decayed or damaged.  At WpD Dental Group, our Beverly Hills crown services as well as our Beverly Hills porcelain veneers are two of our most popular services as they improve the look of a person’s entire appearance and have a longer lifetime than the technology of just five years ago.

Uses of porcelain veneers and crowns

In Los Angeles, porcelain veneers and crowns are very routine procedures that can mask and repair a number of different tooth flaws.  A Beverly Hills crown procedure or a porcelain veneer procedure is a cosmetic service done for an exterior flaw and is not a surgical procedure.  Porcelain veneers are used for teeth that have been worn down over time, are chipped, uneven, misaligned or most commonly discolored.  Many of our patients have come to our offices initially for routine dental hygiene and returned for other cosmetic procedures such as porcelain veneers in Los Angeles.  Often times porcelain veneers are used in combination with techniques such as teeth bleaching or whitening to achieve the best results.  If the teeth are whitened first, the lightest shades of porcelain veneers can be used to match your wants and desires.