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VENEERS
The times of boiling white “puffy” teeth are left in the 2000s.
Now every veneer is a work of art, an original work, and your interlocutors will never guess that a magnificent smile is not yours from birth
More about Aesthetic Dentistry
Aesthetic dentistry is a modern branch of medicine that allows you to restore and eliminate various dental defects (chips, cracks, changes in the length, shape and color of teeth).
Possibilities for aesthetic dental restoration:
- Removal of scratches, chips and uneven teeth;
- Change in tooth color;
- Restoration of teeth after injuries (part of a tooth is missing);
- Eliminating gaps (gaps) between teeth;
- Aesthetic alignment;
- Correction of the consequences of bruxism;
- Changes in the width, length and shape of teeth.
Benefits of dental restoration:
- The patient has the opportunity to get the desired beautiful smile;
- In addition to the aesthetic effect, the functional state of the dentition is restored;
- The aesthetic restoration procedure itself is painless, since modern dentistry uses anesthesia and the patient does not feel discomfort;
- There are many alternatives (prosthetics, crowns, veneers, artistic restorations), so each patient will be able to choose the ideal option for himself.
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How durable are veneers?
Dental veneers can last 20 to 30 years depending on how well you care for them. Just like regular teeth, veneers require regular brushing, flossing, and dental examinations.
If veneers are installed on the upper teeth, is it necessary to install them on the lower teeth as well?
If at the Smile Design planning stage a need for correction of the lower teeth is identified, veneers are also installed on the lower teeth. However, in most cases, whitening is sufficient for the lower teeth.
How are veneers installed?
It is worth noting that the installation of veneers depends on the method of their manufacture:
We work on high-quality E-max materials, where each veneer is a work of art created in our laboratory according to the individual parameters and wishes of each patient.
What is mock-up?
Mock-up (smile modeling) is the transfer of a previously modeled shape of teeth into the oral cavity, a prototype of your future smile. The great advantage of this procedure is that the patient and doctor can see the final result before any irreversible intervention on the teeth or gums.
How is mock-up carried out technologically?
An impression is taken of the teeth and dental models are made. Next, in the laboratory, the teeth and gums are given the desired shapes and sizes. A silicone key is made from new teeth. Composite plastic is placed in the silicone key and the impression is placed on the patient’s teeth. Thus, after removing the key, the patient can see the planned shape of the teeth and, if desired, certain corrections can be made.
The procedure will require three stages and takes only 7 days:
- diagnosis and treatment planning;
- Preparation;
- fixation;
1. Diagnosis and treatment planning
Planning the “design” of your future smile: Our professor will discuss all aspects of the procedure with you in detail. Together you can discuss your expectations and plan your new smile: color, shape and other wishes.
Also, at the diagnostic stage, the professor will examine the health of your teeth. After the examination, it is necessary to conduct an x-ray examination to ensure that there is no damage to the gums, nerves and pulp. Before installation, a complete treatment of the oral cavity is mandatory – tartar, plaque and caries are removed. Teeth must be absolutely healthy and clean.
After preparation, you can proceed to choosing the color of future veneers. This step is always performed before grinding the natural teeth in order to fix the shade of the native enamel. If a veneer is installed on 1 tooth, then the color must be selected as close as possible to the neighboring ones. If veneers are installed on all front teeth, the patient can choose any shade for his future smile.
2. Preparation and preparation
The second stage will take from one to two hours. Although veneers are considered quite thin, preparation is still necessary, i.e. grinding of teeth. On average, up to 0.5 mm of tooth is removed (the amount of tissue to be ground is individual for each patient). Don’t worry, anesthesia (painkillers) is used to carry out the teeth grinding procedure. When the dentition is prepared, the professor will make an impression and transfer it to our dental laboratory for subsequent production of veneers.
The production time for veneers takes 1-3 days. In the meantime, the patient is waiting for new veneers from the laboratory, temporary ones are installed, since after grinding the tooth enamel becomes more sensitive.
3. Fixation
This step occurs at your next dental visit when the veneers are made.
At this stage, the color and shape are checked by our professor Turul Sarı with 27 years of experience in aesthetic dentistry. As soon as he is convinced that the shape and color correspond to the planned result, the veneer is prepared for application: the tooth is cleaned with the help of special substances to achieve good adhesion to the enamel. The enamel is degreased and a special gel is applied. After a couple of minutes, the gel is washed off and the surface is dried. A bonding agent is applied to the inside of the veneer and, accordingly, to the outside of the tooth. To activate the bonding process, a special photopolymerization dental lamp is used, illuminating each new tooth. Once all the veneers have been light-treated, our professor will remove excess material and polish the areas between the teeth and the artificial “onlays” to hide them. By the way, the material that is used for gluing veneers to natural teeth consists of useful microelements that will strengthen your native enamel.
In general, the procedure takes about 1-2 hours.
To make an appointment with Professor Turul Sari with 27 years of experience in the field of aesthetic dentistry, who is one of the strongest professors in Turkey, write to us at +90 (541) 105 93 24
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CROWNS
Most patients are afraid to have their teeth treated because of the fear of pain from the upcoming procedure. Because of this, visits to the doctor are constantly postponed and rescheduled.
Therefore, we will consider in detail all the stages of installing a crown on a tooth, so that you can learn every step of this orthopedic manipulation.
The most unpleasant stage is preparing the tooth for the installation of a future structure.
It includes treatment of caries and, only if necessary, depulpation of the tooth, as well as grinding of the tooth to the thickness of the future crown.
These manipulations take place under local anesthesia and are completely painless.
The type and amount of anesthetic is selected individually for each patient. Anesthesia is carried out locally and it brings slight discomfort, but does not cause severe pain. And the upcoming manipulation after anesthesia takes place without pain.
1 INITIAL INSPECTION
First, the patient undergoes an examination and x-ray diagnostics by an orthopedic dentist. Which tooth the crown will be installed on is decided by a specialist in this particular field. If necessary, a number of additional diagnostic measures are carried out. After the information received, a complete treatment plan is compiled, including not only the orthopedic part, but also what needs to be treated additionally, which includes:
- the need for professional oral hygiene to remove plaque and tartar;
- teeth are identified that cannot be treated orthopedic or therapeutically and need to be removed;
- pathologies of hard dental tissues (caries, etc.) are determined;
- teeth that require endodontic treatment are determined (nerve removal or root canal retreatment)
Note that removal of the nerve is not a mandatory procedure, and when a viable pulp chamber is identified, doctors often decide to install a crown on a living tooth.
Also, during the initial diagnosis, the most optimal material option for the future orthopedic design is selected, which will best suit the patient from an aesthetic, functional and price point.
In our clinic we work using materials of the highest European quality!
After discussion with the patient, the first stage of treatment begins.
PREPARING TEETH FOR INSTALLING A CROWN
- We start with professional oral hygiene. Plaque and tartar are removed from the surface of the teeth to determine the most suitable color for the future crown. This procedure also helps to identify those pathologies of hard tissues that are hidden under dental plaque.
- Next, a number of therapeutic and periodontal manipulations are carried out (if necessary!). Caries, pulpitis, periodontitis – you cannot place a crown in an oral cavity that has not been sanitized in advance.
- And the most important thing is the treatment of the tooth on which the crown is directly installed. If pathologies are left without intervention, they will continue to progress under the crown and lead to unpredictable results.
GRINDING A TOOTH FOR A CROWN
Grinding a tooth to the required thickness of a future crown is called “preparation” in professional dental slang.
Thanks to the burr machine, the doctor gives the tooth the shape on which the crown can be firmly and tightly fixed.
Before this manipulation, local anesthesia is required, because the process can be painful or uncomfortable. But if the tooth was previously depulped, then anesthesia is most often not required.
Simply put, preparation is the removal of a layer of hard tooth tissue. The thickness of the layer depends on how thick the crown will be. More fabrics are removed under a metal-ceramic structure than under a ceramic one. On average, about 2.0 mm of tooth tissue is ground.
CROWN MANUFACTURE
After grinding, the orthopedist, using a special plate mass and an impression tray, will take an impression (a negative image of the jaw teeth). Using this impression, a dental laboratory will make a plaster model on which the crown will be formed.
During the preparation of a permanent orthopedic structure, the doctor may suggest installing a temporary crown made of plastic so that the patient does not go without a tooth.
Plastic crowns play a purely temporary role.
FITTION AND FIXATION
Before placing a crown, you must try it on. For this purpose, the patient is invited to the clinic, where, during fitting, the accuracy of manufacturing and the tightness of fit of the crown on the tooth stump are assessed. If no inaccuracies are found and the patient does not feel discomfort, then temporary fixation is performed on the tooth.
Temporary fixation is a kind of test drive of the crown. The patient will walk for approximately 4 weeks and, if no defects or inaccuracies are identified during this period, the product will be fixed with permanent cement
This stage is considered the final stage.