Porcelain Veneers: Q&A
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How Close Should Temporary Veneers Look Like the Permament Ones?
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Temporary Veneers are an IMPORTANT Guide to the Design of the Permanent Veneers
The temporary veneers are an essential part of the design process for the permanent veneers. These are often made from an initial design prepared from a diagnostic wax up prior to the process beginning. The shaping and refining of the temporary veneers gives the patient and the dentist a better idea of the look, and feel, of the new restorations and modifications can be more easily made to the temporary veneers that can be translated into the permanent veneers by the dental ceramist.
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Look of temporary veneers
If made with enough precision and detail, temporary veneers should look very closely like the permanent veneers. The shade of temporary veneers should also be the right match as the permanent ones. One of the purposes of temporary veneers is for the patient to get an idea of what to expect of the permanent veneers in terms of shape, size, and shade, and also the bite if the bite is to be altered. Best, Dr. Elizabeth Jahanian
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Corona Cosmetic Dentist
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How Close Should Temporary Veneers Look Like the Permament Ones?
Temporary veneers should look and feel just the way that you want the final veneers to look and feel. In fact, we no longer use the term temporaries, but rather they are called prototypes. This an important distinction because the purpose of these prototypes is to guide the laboratory in fabricating your final veneers. The protypes should be tweeked until you are truly satisfied with the look, feel, and phonetics. Once this is accomplished, impressions and photos of...
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Temporary Veneers should look Fantastic
Temporary Veneers should look similar in shape size and alignment. Your smile is often undergoing a dramatic change when you have veneers placed. As a consequence pre-planning is critical. A wax up which acts a template is a great way to plan out you case. This model is what I use to make temporaries. Some Dentists will not do this step and use your existing teeth as the template. Although that is faster and less costly way of practicing, the problem with...
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Long Island Cosmetic Dentist
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How Should Temporary Veneers Look
I feel the temporaries are the most important stage in determining the smile you want and to establish how the permanent restorations should look. Imaging and wax ups can be useful but until you see it in your mouth for a few days, and get feedback from those in your life, its really a guess. The permanent restorations should be a continuation of the process of making and adjusting temporaries to how you like them.
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Esthetic temporary veneers
Temporary veneers should look pretty close to the permanents. They should be made from the diagnostic wax-up which was made to simulate an ideal desired final outcome.
They are made of an acrylic/plastic type material which is not as life-like as the final porcelain. Temps tend to be slightly duller and less translucent. However, the general shape, size, and color should be very close the finals.
After wearing the temps for a couple...
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Miami Beach Cosmetic Dentist
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How Closely Should Temporary Veneers Look Like the Permament Ones?
The answer is that the plastic temporary veneers ought to look pretty good. They ought to be a sketch of the aesthetic changes that you and your cosmetic dentist are transforming.
I tell my patients that these are an approximation of the final result. In complex cases they provide a "test-drive" so that you can get an idea of the changes and both you and the cosmetic dentist can see if these are the results you want.
I also make clear to my patients that the final...
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Every dentist has their own technique
A sign of a well trained and experienced cosmetic dentist is how well the temporary veneers look like the final porcelain veneers. In MY office, I have a wax blueprint created of the final smile, BEFORE I begin. This allows the pt to preview the final outcome.
If a dentist skips this step, it doesn't mean the final result will be poor, but it will be less predictable and there is a risk the pt won't be happy and it will be too late.
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Temporary Veneers vs Permanent Veneers
The temporary veneers I make are highly aesthetic. They are made from a wax-up on models of your teeth -- I call this wax-up my architectural blueprint or model, and it is supposed to lead us to the final smile design. After a week wearing the temps, you and I would meet back up so we can discuss how you like the temps (color, shape of the teeth/smile, etc) -- and we can make modifications to the temps if needed -- until you like them. Ideally I like to get your temps to a...
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