In the porcelain veneer treatment, there are multiple treatment options that can be applied using different infrastructure materials. Porcelain veneer treatment is a restoration process in which the natural tooth appearance is tried to be obtained by completely covering the surface of the damaged natural tooth with porcelain, which is very similar to the tooth, with porcelain veneers specially made for each patient and each tooth. Porcelain dental veneers are:
Metal-supported porcelain veneer:
It is the type in which the material forming the substructure of the veneer is made of metal in order to increase the durability of the porcelain tooth. These metal materials can generally consist of gold, platinum, and various alloys. The metal materials that make up the infrastructure provide the strength and durability of the porcelain tooth against chewing pressure and ensure that the natural tooth and the porcelain tooth match each other. These metal structures, which form the infrastructure from time to time, can affect the porcelain structure. In this type of porcelain veneers, metal structures may appear as a thin line between the porcelain tooth and the natural tooth, as a dark gray line from the outside. This type of veneer is generally used in restoring posterior teeth, where high chewing pressure occurs, and durability and strength are more prominent.
Zirconium-supported porcelain veneer:
Zirconium is a metal that has been heard quite often in dental treatment procedures in recent years. Zirconium metal is a material that is highly resistant to high pressure and abrasion, has very low heat and cold conductivity, very good light transmittance, is very similar to natural teeth with its existing ivory color, and has high biocompatibility. Due to these properties, it is used as an infrastructure material in porcelain veneers. In zirconium-supported porcelain veneers, as in metal-supported porcelain veneers, the thin dark gray line formed by the metal between the natural tooth and the porcelain tooth is not seen. Due to this feature, it is generally preferred for veneer operations on anterior teeth, as it does not spoil the aesthetic appearance. Thanks to its high durability, zirconium can be easily used in porcelain veneers applied to the back teeth.
Porcelain laminate tooth veneer:
Porcelain laminate tooth veneer is a treatment performed to provide a better smile aesthetic by eliminating the bad appearance of the anterior teeth due to aesthetic concerns. With this treatment, also called leaf porcelain, diastema (split teeth), broken tooth repair, correction of slightly crooked teeth, a more natural structure to the discolored and stained teeth, and correction of deformities in the teeth can be achieved. This method uses thin, semi-permeable, and highly resistant to breakage porcelain veneers, which are very similar to natural teeth, specially produced for each patient, without any substructure. After very little abrasion on the natural tooth surfaces, these porcelain dental veneers are adhered to the front surfaces of the teeth. This method is a very popular procedure, as there is not much loss of natural tooth tissue, it takes a much shorter time, and finally, a highly aesthetic appearance is obtained.
Full porcelain dental veneer:
It is a type of porcelain veneer made to obtain an aesthetic appearance on the front teeth. This method, also known as full porcelain or Emax veneer, it is tried to achieve the most similar appearance to the natural tooth. These veneers, which do not have any support infrastructure, consist only of porcelain. In order to increase the resistance of this type of porcelain veneers against high pressures, glass ceramics are applied to the porcelain surface under special conditions. The natural tooth to be covered with full porcelain veneer is shaped to be suitable for veneer and is made ready for the procedure. This type of veneer is an procedure that is difficult to understand as a veneer from the outside creates a natural tooth appearance, is generally applied to eliminate aesthetic concerns on the front teeth, and gives the person a chance to regain their aesthetic appearance.
Porcelain dental veneer treatment provides twofold benefits to patients. While the patient's teeth' functional properties are regained, an aesthetic appearance is also achieved. Thus, a two-way use is obtained.
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