Porcelain veneers, aka dental veneers or dental porcelain laminates, are very thin shells of porcelain connected on the front side of the teeth to make a cosmetic improvement for a tooth.
Dentists regularly use porcelain veneers to create cosmetic alterations for teeth that are discolored, worn, chipped, or misaligned.
The technique of bonding porcelain veneers uses materials to firmly
attach a thin shell of porcelain to a tooth. Although porcelain is typically fragile, when attached to a strong substructure (a tooth), the porcelain becomes very sturdy and durable.
Two of the benefits of having porcelain veneers rather than other cosmetic dental bonding procedures are:
1) Porcelain veneers have a very realistic appearance of a tooth
2) Porcelain veneers withstand staining
