Lumineers

Lumineers are thinner and less expensive than traditional veneers. They take less time to apply and can be removed or replaced with relative ease.

Lumineers are made from cerinate feldspathic pressable porcelain. This porcelain is about 0.3mm thin (about the same thinness as a contact lens) and is very strong. Lumineers require little to no tooth grinding or reduction and can last from 10 to 20 years or more with proper care.

Dental Lumineers vs. Veneers

Dental Veneers are cosmetic coatings that are attached to your natural teeth. Lumineers are technically a type of dental veneer. Traditional porcelain veneers (1.5mm) are thicker than Lumineers (0.3mm). While this doesn’t seem like much, it is a big difference. With conventional veneers, some of your natural tooth material will need to be removed to create enough space and an even surface for the thin shells of porcelain to be applied.

Effects

Traditional veneers come in a variety of shades. Their thickness allows them to be completely opaque, so they can create that perfect “Hollywood smile” that many celebrities have. Lumineers are thinner and are therefore slightly translucent. Their appearance is much closer to that of natural tooth enamel. They provide significant whitening benefits and give most people a beautiful smile, but may not be able to whiten teeth that are severely stained or discolored completely.

Are Lumineers Right For Me?

Lumineers can help treat a variety of common dental issues, including:

Crooked Teeth
Tooth Discoloration or Staining
Chipped, Fractured or Broken Teeth
Old Dental Work
Spaced or Gapped Teeth
Small or Misshapen Teeth

A relaxed treatment option, Lumineers can be the perfect solution to fix discoloured, chipped and overlapping teeth.

With Lumineers patients can expect:

Remove spacing and gaps
Align crooked teeth (fast alternative to braces and orthodontic treatments)
Reshaping of misshapen teeth
Restore cracked teeth

Benefits & advanage of Lumineers

It is a fast and efficient cosmetic system that enables a new smile to be created usually without any complexities
It is a more comfortable procedure and you can achieve an improved smile
Porcelain veneers are stain resistant
The entire procedure is often painless, no anaesthetic or drilling is required
There will be no sensitivity issues because no dentine will be exposed
The whole experience from the first visit to showing off your new smile is a quick, simple and easy process
Suitable for worn, chipped, crooked, stained teeth
Can be an additional treatment for renewing old dental work
Can be used to fix chipped, cracked, crooked or gapped teeth