Lumineers

Lumineers is a brand of porcelain veneer that is made of cerinate Porcelain. Cerinate is exceptionally strong which allows the veneers to be made very thinly. In most cases they do not require tooth reduction, therefore there is no pain and/or the need for anesthesia (5 years warranty).

Lumineers are indicated for stained, misaligned or teeth with spaces in-between. An impression is made and the mold is sent to the Cerinate Smile Design Studios where the LUMINEERS are crafted.

On next dental visit, Dr. Nader Ahdout will try the LUMINEERS to ensure a good fit. The LUMINEERS are then bonded to natural teeth and set in place with a curing light.

PAIN-FREE AFTER

In only two easy dental visits, you will have a permanently whiter and beautiful smile without shots, drilling, or pain.

In a situation where there is not enough remaining solid tooth structure after decay and fragile tooth structure is removed, or the tooth has fractured and is now missing important architectural reinforcements, the tooth might very well require an extracoronal restoration: a restoration consisting of a dental material that will exist around the remaining tooth structure to a varying degree. Restorations that fall into this category include the various types of crowns and onlays, and these can consist of a number of materials as well, including gold, ceramic, or a combination of the two. Ceramic crowns are increasingly being substituted in place of gold crowns for aesthetic and structural reasons. In a recent study, only 1.7% of the ceramic crowns needed to be replaced after 2 years, with 3.7% showing occlusal chipping without need of replacement.

The circumstance of the damaged tooth defines the restoration. In other words, based upon factors such as remaining solid tooth structure, aesthetics, the location of the tooth within the dental arch and the consequent forces of function that said tooth will have to deal with once restored, Dr. Nader Ahdout will then decide on the proper way to treat the tooth.

Things are not always straightforward when it comes to restoring a tooth. An advantage of crowning a tooth over restoring the tooth with an excessively large pin-supported amalgam or composite restoration is that crowns provide much more protection against future fracture or recurrent decay. The indirect techniques of crown fabrication translate into a more adapted tooth-restoration margin, and thus a better seal against the decay-causing bacteria present in saliva.