No shots, no drilling, no kidding!! Enjoy a brand new smile in as little as two visits. Do you desire a whiter, prettier, more beautiful smile with out altering your existing teeth? Now you can.

Dental veneers are an increasingly popular cosmetic dental procedure that is used to create a brighter, whiter smile. Veneers can also give you a perfectly aligned smile with translucent qualities of ceramic materials to provide a completely natural, redefined look for your teeth. Today, veneers provide a more natural look than what has been previously available in the past.

Custom-designed shells consisting of a tooth-like ceramic material, dental veneers are applied over the surface of your tooth to cover worn enamel and uneven tooth alignment or spacing, in addition to other appearance deformities. Most veneers, today, are made of porcelain because it resists stains better than any other material and has a light reflecting element similar to natural teeth.

According to the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), if you are looking to mask mild to moderate tooth discolorations, correct minor alignments and rotation of anterior teeth, veneers may be an appropriate choice for your smile restoration. Veneers may help significantly change most, if not all of your cosmetic dental issues, including:

• Worn Enamel
• Wear and Tear
• Uneven Teeth
• Accidental Damage

Typically, veneers require at least three dental visits to complete, which involves diagnosis and treatment planning, preparation, and bonding. To prepare your teeth for veneers, your dentist will lightly buff your teeth to allow for the small added thickness of the veneer - typically, about half a millimeter of your tooth will be removed.

An impression of your teeth is taken and sent to a dental lab where your veneers are custom fabricated. At your next dental visit, your dentist will attach the veneers to your teeth with a special adhesive to keep them in place permanently. During a two-week period of adjustment that follows your procedure, you may notice a slight change in the size and shape of your teeth.

Veneers are not for everyone, and require proper consultation with your dentist. Upon review and diagnosis, your Ottawa dentist will assess and develop a proper treatment plan for altering the appearance of your smile.