Most of the time, this question comes up with our patients, and they wonder why we recommend using Lumineers over more common dental veneers. A simple answer is that Lumineers are more natural and less invasive.
When it comes to placing dental veneers, your dentist will have to remove a specific depth of your naturally occurring tooth enamel to free up some space for veneers. This procedure is necessary to ensure your teeth don't look overly broad after the veneers are pasted onto your teeth. This means that you will permanently lose some portion of your natural dental enamel. Unfortunately, enamel doesn’t grow back. As a way of compensation, you will always need to use some form of artificial restoration to protect your teeth.
Besides the loss, the treatment is invasive and includes scraping, which can cause extreme pain and discomfort that can last for days.
When choosing Lumineers instead of veneers, you opt for something more natural, less invasive, and more promising. Lumineers are very thin and roughly have a thickness of a lens. They prevent any permanent alteration to your natural tooth structure. This makes the process of receiving Lumineers more comfortable, faster, and reversible. As a result, we have found that our patients tend to prefer this option.
As compared to Lumineers, veneers are cheap, but with Pearl Shine Dental in Houston, TX, you can get some very affordable rates and get your Lumineers placed within no time!