Tuesday, December 7, 2010

DENTAL VENEER



In dentistry, a veneer is a thin layer of restorative material placed over a tooth surface, either to improve the aesthetics of a tooth, or to protect a damaged tooth surface. There are two main types of material used to fabricate a veneer, composite, dental ceramics and dental porcelain. A composite veneer may be directly placed (built-up in the mouth), or indirectly fabricated by a dental technician in a dental laboratory, and later bonded to the tooth, typically using a resin cement and glass ionomer cement (GIC). In contrast, a porcelain veneer may only be indirectly fabricated.

Monday, December 6, 2010

COSMETIC DENTISTRY

As the word describes this part of dentistry deals with beauty.. As we all know teeth is one of the most important part of our body which generates beauty. A beautiful smile, a beautifully arranged dentition... this adds to every ones beauty.  This part of dentistry  focuses  mainly on creating a beautiful smile and dentition. This includes everything like veneers, crowns, fixed partial denture (FPD). Basically this includes every thing that adds color to ones smile.. such as changing the color of a tooth to its original color, replacing a missing teeth which effects the aesthetics, etc..