You should feel confident in the quality of your smile. If you want to makeover your smile, make sure that you talk to your dentist about the available options. Here are five practical reasons to get porcelain veneers.

Veneers can help improve your oral health.

Porcelain veneers address a number of tooth deficiencies, including cracked or chipped teeth as well as slightly gapped teeth. Damaged and crooked teeth can be hard to clean effectively. Porcelain veneers are affixed to the front of damaged teeth and cover up the cracked, chipped portions. Veneers help to keep food particles from getting stuck in the cracks in your teeth. Further, veneers help you to clean your teeth more effectively when you brush and floss, which can help lower your risk of dental caries and gum disease.

Veneers can be applied in a single visit.

When you are unhappy with your smile, you want to be able to change it quickly. Your dentist can apply your veneers in a single visit once they have been ordered and shaped for your mouth. Once your veneers arrive, your dentist shapes the front of your natural teeth then affixes the veneers to the teeth with adhesive. Once the adhesive dries, your new, improved smile is ready to go. The process of getting veneers is simple and quick.

You keep your natural oral tissues with veneers.

Unlike other dental procedures, porcelain veneers allow you to keep your natural teeth and oral tissues intact. Unless you have an extremely rotted tooth that needs to be pulled, then you do not have to worry about extraction or drilling with veneers. Veneers act as shields over your natural teeth to cover up tooth deficiencies, giving you a beautiful smile while helping to protect your teeth and gums from infection. 

It is simple and inexpensive to care for veneers.

Caring for porcelain veneers is extremely easy. All you have to do is brush your teeth twice a day and floss once a day, just like your dentist recommends for regular oral hygiene. Keeping up regular oral hygiene removes food particles from your teeth and keeps your breath fresh. You do not have to buy any special tools to take care of your porcelain veneers.

Veneers are resistant to staining from food.

One major reason people get veneers is discolored teeth. Teeth often become stained from foods and drinks that have chromogens, which are highly pigmented molecules that bond with enamel to discolor teeth. Tea, coffee, red sauce, and berries are just a few examples of foods and drinks that have a high concentration of chromogens. Veneers are made of medical grade resin that are resistant to staining from food. For questions about veneers, talk to a dentist like Charlottesville Dental Medicine at Forest Lakes.