Cosmetic porcelain veneers without extensive tooth grinding

Cosmetic dental crowns began to flourish in Vietnam in 2019, attracting clients from all professions and industries due to the increasing demand for aesthetics. With its ability to keep pace with and update the latest dental crown techniques, Viet Bi Dental Clinic offers clients a cosmetic dental crown experience that is minimally invasive, does not require extensive grinding, and preserves the original teeth to the maximum extent.

What are cosmetic dental crowns? Should you get cosmetic dental crowns?

Cosmetic dental crowns are a restorative method using porcelain material to improve chewing function and aesthetics, resulting in even, beautiful teeth with a natural color like real teeth. Among these, many high-end metal-ceramic and all-ceramic crowns are commonly used in the market.

Popular dental crown brands currently available:

• Venus all-ceramic crowns (Germany)
• Katana all-ceramic crowns (Japan)
• Zirconia all-ceramic crowns (Germany)
• Lava all-ceramic crowns (USA)
• Nacera all-ceramic crowns (Germany)

Should you get cosmetic dental veneers?

Essentially, cosmetic dental veneers are excellent because they dramatically transform a patient’s smile in just a few hours. If performed by a reputable dental clinic and a highly skilled dentist, dental veneers offer the following major advantages:

Unbeatable aesthetics

Currently, this is considered the best method for cosmetic dentistry, allowing clients to choose their preferred tooth shape and color. It eliminates the “unattractive appearance” of chipped, decayed, discolored, or cracked teeth.

Time-efficient

In most cases of cosmetic dental veneers or porcelain veneers, patients only need to visit the dental clinic twice, each time for 1-2 hours. They can achieve a set of teeth with the correct size and natural white color within a week, without the long waiting time associated with orthodontic treatment (braces).

High durability

High-quality porcelain materials not only allow people to eat comfortably but also increase the durability of their teeth. As a result, porcelain teeth maintain long-term stability and are less likely to chip or break upon impact.

Long-term warranty for dental crowns

All types of full ceramic crowns provided by Viet Bi Dental Clinic come with a warranty of at least 10 years. With proper care and oral hygiene, ceramic crowns can last up to 20 years, or even permanently.

Eat and chew well

High-quality, durable porcelain crowns ensure comfortable eating and chewing, just like with natural teeth. After attaching the crowns, Moon’s dentists will carefully test the patient’s bite to avoid issues such as discomfort, misalignment, or improper fit between upper and lower teeth.

Cases where cosmetic porcelain veneers without extensive tooth grinding are recommended

• Tooth loss: Tooth loss is one of the most significant problems affecting oral health and appearance. When one or more teeth are lost, the remaining teeth may shift to different positions.
• Slightly crooked or misaligned teeth: A piece of advice for those considering cosmetic veneers: only consider this option if the teeth are slightly misaligned or slightly protruding to avoid excessive grinding.
• Chipped or misshapen teeth: Chipped teeth due to biting hard objects, falls, etc., affect chewing and aesthetics, especially in the front teeth. Unsightly tooth shape and uneven size are also reasons why customers want to change the “appearance” of their teeth.

   

• Teeth discoloration due to antibiotic use (tetracycline staining): This is a condition where teeth become stained, enamel yellowing, due to the side effects of tetracycline antibiotics. Antibiotic-stained teeth not only affect aesthetics but also cause a lack of confidence in communication.
• Gapped teeth: This is a condition where teeth on the dental arch are spaced far apart and not close together. The large gaps between teeth significantly affect aesthetics and oral hygiene.

Comparison of cosmetic dental crowns and cosmetic dental veneers

1. Porcelain veneers

Porcelain veneers are a dental restoration technique that involves grinding down the natural tooth and placing a porcelain crown over it, bonding them together with a specialized adhesive. The porcelain crown is custom-made to fit each individual’s dental impressions, ensuring a perfect match with their natural teeth. This allows people to have a set of even, beautiful, and shiny teeth.

Advantages of dental crowns

• It can correct many dental problems: gaps, slight misalignment, discoloration, open bite…
• High durability, because porcelain veneers are bonded tightly to almost 100% of the old tooth, with a large bonding surface, and the risk of loosening or cracking is extremely low.
• Comfortable chewing like real teeth due to the hardness and strong adhesion of porcelain veneers.
• Protects teeth with mild to moderate decay or damage. In cases where the natural tooth layer is no longer able to protect the pulp inside, or teeth that have undergone root canal treatment are prone to breakage, porcelain veneers are the most suitable method to preserve the tooth.

Limitations of dental crowns

• Invasive to the original tooth: To apply porcelain veneers, the dentist will have to grind away a relatively large layer of your tooth enamel, leaving only the underlying tooth structure (the degree of grinding depends on the misalignment, bite, and size of the original tooth).

   

• Requires a highly skilled dentist: Tooth grinding for porcelain veneers is a technique that requires as much experience and knowledge as possible to avoid damaging the tooth structure, causing tooth decay and sensitivity later on. Choosing a reputable dental clinic is crucial to the success of a full-mouth cosmetic porcelain veneer procedure.

2. Cosmetic porcelain veneers

Porcelain veneers are a method of bonding thin, solid layers of porcelain, shaped and sized like natural teeth, to the front surface of the teeth using specialized dental adhesive. This method is suitable for patients with already straight and beautiful teeth.

Advantages of porcelain veneers

• Non-invasive to natural teeth: With this method, the dentist only grinds away a very thin layer of the tooth’s outer surface to create a strong bond for the porcelain veneer, thus preserving the original tooth very well.

   

• Good durability: With proper care, both porcelain veneers and crowns have a similar lifespan, 20 years or even permanently. Veneer bonding at Moon comes with a minimum 10-year manufacturer’s warranty.

   

• Painless procedure: The amount of tooth enamel ground down for veneer bonding is very small, causing no pain, no complications, and no impact on the tooth pulp.

Limitations of porcelain veneers

• Suitable candidates: Veneers are suitable for teeth that are already aesthetically pleasing, without protruding, receding, gaps, or misalignment, as veneers do not correct misalignment but only improve the shape and color of the teeth.
• High technical skill required: A precise treatment plan and meticulous veneer placement are essential; no mistakes are allowed, otherwise the veneers may easily break.
• Relatively high cost: The reason why cosmetic veneers are more expensive than crowns is due to the high demands on materials, processing equipment, and the skill of the team performing the procedure.

Reputable dental clinic for cosmetic porcelain veneers in Hanoi

Highly qualified team of doctors: The doctors at Viet Bi Dental Clinic are very skilled and adept at advising, preparing, and fitting porcelain veneers. They accurately diagnose the condition of the teeth to create the most suitable treatment plan and porcelain veneer design. They have over 10 years of experience in the field of cosmetic dentistry.

Complete and modern equipment: Panorex and Cephalometric X-ray machines, new generation 3D Cone Beam CT scanners; autoclaves, instrument sterilizers, etc.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Viet-Bi Dental System is always with you on your journey to transform your smile.

 Hotline: 0962340588

 Website: https://nhakhoavietbi.com/