Dentist Veneers Mainz

1. Impression 

The dentist prepares your teeth for the application of the ceramic veneers. To do this, he or she lightly removes a millimetre-thin layer of enamel from the tooth surface. We perform this procedure under a local anaesthetic.

The prepared teeth are now ready for the impression – an impression of your teeth that is needed to make the veneers. To protect your teeth, your dentist will apply porcelain at some points as temporary protection.

2. Fabrication

Based on the impression of your teeth, our dental technician makes the appropriate veneers in our surgery’s own laboratory. To do this, he fills plaster into the mould of the impression and produces the ceramic veneers by hand.

It takes about two weeks until the temporary ceramic protection on your teeth can be exchanged for the classic veneers, during which time your individual ceramic veneers are made.

3. Fitting & insertion

Before you can try on your all-ceramic veneers, your dentist will first remove the temporary ceramic protection.

Once you and your dentist are satisfied, the veneers can be applied to your teeth. After this treatment, it is necessary to check the exact fit on the teeth and the functionality of the veneers again after one week.

Depending on your teeth’s condition, your dentist will choose a procedure and a type of veneer. 

The different veneers vary in thickness, method of application and material.

• Conventional veneers
  Conventional veneers usually consist of a 1 mm thick ceramic layer and are custom-made with the help of an impression of the patient’s teeth. After a light abrasion of the enamel, they are bonded to the tooth and cured under a blue light lamp.

• Non-prep veneers (non-invasive veneers)
  With a thickness of 0.3 mm, this option is much thinner than conventional veneers. Non-prep veneers can be bonded to the teeth without preparation. This means that the teeth do not need to be treated or anaesthetised, which is why the application of non-prep veneers is considered to be a painless treatment.

• Composite veneers
  Composite veneers, made from dental acrylics, are used as temporary protection before conventional veneers are delivered by our dental technician. Similar to instant veneers, they are fitted to the tooth and bonded directly.

• Instant veneers (veneers-to-go) 
  Instant veneers do require some removal of enamel from the tooth surface, but not as much as conventional veneers. Your dentist will fit your instant veneers to your teeth directly during the treatment and insert them immediately. In most cases, only one appointment is needed, as standardised veneer templates are used for instant veneers. This eliminates the need for cost-intensive fabrication in a dental laboratory.