5 mm in thickness, so they do not look bulky! due to the 0.5mm thickness of porcelain placed over your teeth, (no matter what) some of the existing shade of your teeth can show through the porcelain!Īlso you do not want the porcelain thicker, since your tooth will look bulkier. Why lumineers can not make my dark teeth to paper white? With lumineers you can not change the color of your dark teeth to Hollywood white color! What to do if I want the whitest color teeth with Lumineers?ĭepending on the existing color of your teeth, Dr Mobasser may suggest, bleaching teeth prior to having lumineers or no prep veneers. The thinner the lumineer, the more your existing color can show, and the color of your teeth can not be hided by very thin 0.3 mm layer of lumineer porcelain. If you want a Hollywood white teeth, then the thickness of porcelain need to be increased to mask the color underneath, and that may look too bulky. The benefit of lumineers, or no prep veneers, for the patient is that they do not require any shots or anesthetics, no drilling or contouring is required by the lumineer dentist, and the end result is conservation of tooth structure, changing the shape and the color of your smile.Ĭan Lumineers change the color of my teeth to Hollywood white color?ĭue to the contact lens thickness of lumineer, if you do have an existing dark, yellow color, do not expect the color to get to paper white. If any reshaping is necessary then they are not called lumineer or no prep veneers, they will be considered veneers which has a different fee structure that is higher than no prep veneers. Lumineers are supposed to go over your existing teeth, without any reshaping done by your dentist. Lumineers are cerinate porcelain done by Den Mat company and the thickness is claimed to be as little as 0.3 mm, but usually it is thicker. However lumineers are not for every body, and one must understand that the addition of porcelain layer to existing teeth can add bulk to your natural teeth or interfere with the function of your teeth. Lumineers have become more in-demand, especially due to their conservative nature of not touching the existing teeth, and just adding porcelain material to the front and the edge of your teeth.įor the right candidate this type of smile transformation can be an effective way to achieve a uniform, beautiful smile.
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