E-max Veneers

A dental veneer is a layer of material placed over a tooth to improve the appearance and function of the teeth and to protect the tooth's surface from damage. E-max veneers are a type of porcelain (ceramic) veneer, and porcelain veneers are fabricated indirectly, made outside the mouth by a dental technician and then bonded to the tooth, typically with a resin cement, rather than being built up directly in the mouth like a composite veneer. Veneers are used to address discoloured, malformed or worn teeth, and enamel defects such as hypoplasia, hypocalcification, fluorosis, tetracycline staining, non-vital discoloration, minor malposition and enamel fractures. Multiple veneers can be used together to close spaces, lengthen teeth shortened by wear, fill the 'black triangles' between teeth caused by gum recession, and provide a more uniform colour, shape and symmetry; thin porcelain veneers are also recommended to strengthen worn teeth and to cover teeth that will not respond to whitening. A laminate veneer is a thin layer that covers only the surface of the tooth, in contrast to a full veneer crown, which covers all of a tooth's surfaces. Porcelain veneers generally require some preparation of the tooth surface, although advances in ultra-thin porcelain laminates allow very modest or, in some cases, no reduction of tooth structure, so-called 'non-prep' veneers. Because preparing a tooth for a veneer can be irreversible, veneers should be reserved for teeth with genuine aesthetic or structural problems rather than used as a substitute for whitening or routine care.