REVIVE YOUR SMILE WITH VENEERS BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS
The holiday season is fast upon us, and if you’re like most folks in the Marco Island, Florida, area, you’re probably gearing up for all the festivities. This might include seeking out the perfect gifts for friends and loved ones, hanging lights and decorations, party and meal planning, and other tasks designed to make the season joyful. You can probably visualize your family members and friends smiling as they open gifts, feast around the dining room table, and raise a toast to good tidings and the coming new year.
However, amidst all the holiday joy and bright smiles, will your own smile be in hiding? Are your teeth misaligned, uneven, cracked, gapped, stained, or otherwise flawed to the extent you hesitate to display an open-mouthed wide smile?
If this describes you, the dental experts at Southwest Florida’s Island Tower Dentistry suggest you revive your smile before the holidays by treating yourself to dental veneers at their Marco Island practice. As one of the most popular and effective smile-improving cosmetic procedures in dentistry, dental veneers correct many types of imperfections and can create pearly white symmetrical smiles. As noted by Island Tower Dentistry’s Dr. Jonathan Van Dyke and Dr. Ryan Whelen, “When people mention the ‘Hollywood smile,’ they’re talking about veneers, whether they know it or not.” Here’s what you need to know about dental veneers in Marco Island:
WHAT ARE DENTAL VENEERS?
A dental veneer is a thin covering of strong, tooth-like material applied to teeth to cover imperfections and fix other dental issues. Porcelain is the most popular and widely used veneer material because of its incredible strength, longevity, and similarity in appearance and feel of natural teeth. Dentists can shape and tint porcelain veneers to match the unique contours and coloration of each patient’s teeth for results that are so natural-looking that no one can tell that the teeth have been veneered. Additionally, porcelain veneers are highly resistant to staining, provide extra protection to underlying teeth, and can last up to two decades before needing replacement.
WHAT SMILE IMPERFECTIONS CAN DENTAL VENEERS FIX?
The versatility of porcelain veneers allows Dentists to use them to correct many cosmetic and functional issues, including:
- Misaligned teeth
- Small gaps between teeth
- Worn down teeth
- Stunted teeth
- Uneven or crooked smiles
- Tooth decay damage
- Chips and cracks
- Stains
HOW ARE DENTAL VENEERS AFFIXED TO THE TEETH?
Getting fitted with porcelain dental veneers at Island Tower Dentistry begins with a consultation and dental exam in our Marco Island office. To maximize our ability to beautify your smile, we recommend patients schedule a Smile Analysis. This comprehensive examination and consultation assesses all elements of your smile to determine the best options—including veneers—for creating the smile you’ll be proud to beam throughout the holidays.
If you decide to undergo a complete Smile Makeover, fitting your veneers will be the last step of the service. Otherwise, you can get fitted with your new veneers as soon as you book an appointment after the initial consultation. To prepare your veneer work at Island Tower Dentistry, your dentist will make impressions of your dentition, which our local dental lab will use to construct a wax model of your planned new smile. When ready, you’ll return for a second appointment so that you and your dentist can assess the new color and shape of your new veneers as expressed by the model. If everyone is happy with their appearance, the installation can begin. Otherwise, your dentist will recommend modifications and work on creating a new model, a process designed to ensure your complete satisfaction with your new smile.
Once the modeling is completed to everyone’s liking, the next step involves prepping your teeth by reshaping problem areas and removing a small amount of enamel from veneer placement areas. Your teeth will be fitted with temporary composite veneers to protect them during the short healing period and while you await the fabrication of your new permanent veneers. Once ready, your dentist will place the new veneers on your teeth without cement to ensure they have met aesthetic expectations and correctly fit. If so, they can be cemented to your teeth, and your dentist will make final adjustments as needed.
Once the fitting is complete, your dentist will provide you with aftercare tips designed to maintain your veneers so that you can keep smiling for years to come.
TALK TO ISLAND TOWER DENTISTRY ABOUT YOUR HOLIDAY VENEERS
Dr. Van Dyke and Dr. Whelen have successfully used porcelain veneers to beautify the smiles of hundreds of Marco Island-area patients. They provide a natural-looking aesthetic smile transformation that is durable, stain resistant, and long-lasting. To learn how Island Tower Dentistry can transform your smile in time for the holidays, contact us today at 239-394-1004 for a consultation.