Tired of your stained, chipped or discoloured teeth? Achieve a smile makeover with dental veneers, one of the most popular cosmetic dental treatments for restoring and enhancing your smile. Veneers, thin custom-made shells of tooth-coloured materials, are an excellent option for improving the appearance of stained or chipped teeth.
When a tooth is structurally sound but discoloured or misshapen, porcelain or composite veneers can restore your smile to its original healthy brightness. Teeth veneers are typically applied to the front teeth rather than the back molars. Inlays and onlays are used to repair back teeth.
Dental veneers are seamlessly designed to blend in with adjacent teeth and feel like your own natural teeth. Designed to cover the front surface of teeth, veneers are custom-made shells that are fitted over the teeth to create a smoother, more aesthetically pleasing appearance. They’re made from porcelain or composite resin, materials that are strong enough to withstand biting and chewing.
Tooth veneers may be your cosmetic option if you want a straighter, brighter smile in just weeks. TEETH @ Tiong Bahru Dental Clinic offers high-quality cosmetic dentistry services at competitive prices in Singapore.
Benefits of Veneers to Cosmetically Correct Your Smile
Composite or porcelain veneers may be perfect if your teeth are structurally sound but discoloured, chipped or slightly misshapen. They require less tooth surface removal than dental crowns and can disguise many aesthetic problems, including spacing and mild tooth misalignments.
All forms of veneers are permanent once bonded into place and cannot be removed. If you have cavities or gum disease, consider restorative dental care instead of veneers. Veneers also cannot replace lost teeth.
There are a variety of materials and types of veneers to choose from, including:
- Porcelain Veneers
Porcelain veneers are the most aesthetically pleasing, toughest and most durable tooth veneer materials. They are a long-term option that requires only minor tooth shaving before bonding. Dental porcelain veneers are highly biocompatible, meaning they rarely harm the gums and other soft tissues in your mouth. As porcelain is also natural-looking, these veneers can drastically improve the appearance of your smile.
- Composite Veneers
Composite veneers are made of a blend of inorganic and organic materials, specifically composite resin. The filler is the principal inorganic substance in composite resin. Composite resin veneers have the same bonding substance as tooth-coloured dental fillings. While sturdy, composite veneers are not as long-lasting as porcelain veneers.
Cosmetic Veneers Dental Process
When you begin aesthetic treatments, our dentists first create a digital mock-up of the intended result. This is very important because the changes to your smile may be dramatic. You may only be able to visually realise what your smile will look like when you see a 3D real-time digital impression on a screen.
You may also want to wear provisional temporary veneers before confirming your choice, as veneers cannot be removed once bonded to the tooth. This lets you and our dental team make minor adjustments before we fabricate the final veneers.
Once you decide veneers are the right fit for you, the procedure begins with a local anaesthetic to numb only the tooth area. Our clinic always applies a surface numbing gel before administering the local anaesthetic injection, providing almost pain-free analgesia. If you have any concerns regarding analgesia, please notify our dental team at any time before the treatment.
Preparation involves trimming the tooth surface. We then take impressions and fabricate temporary veneers. We will remove your temporary veneer when the dental laboratory returns your final veneers. The porcelain or composite resin veneer will then be bonded to the tooth.
Veneer Costs in Singapore
The cost of tooth veneers in Singapore varies by material. Our cosmetic dentistry clinic offers competitive prices for teeth veneers in Singapore. A composite veneer costs between $381.50 and $436.00 (incl. GST) per tooth. Veneers tend to cost more, at $1,308.00 to $1,635.00 (incl. GST), than composite veneers because porcelain offers superior durability and aesthetics. We encourage you to consult with our dentist and discuss treatment costs.
Our experienced dentists at TEETH @ Tiong Bahru Dental Clinic in Singapore will recommend the best veneer options tailored to your teeth’s condition and health, helping restore your beautiful smile. Contact us today for more information about dental veneers and to schedule an appointment for top-notch tooth veneer services.
