Porcelain Veneers are a great option for changing the aesthetic appearance of a tooth or all of your visible teeth, but they do have a lifespan of typically 15-20 years. If you only have a single tooth or a couple teeth that are misshapen, badly stained, or have other issues with their appearance, you could opt to have Dr. Winters place crowns on those teeth instead of porcelain veneers. Crowns cover the entire tooth down to the gum line, so they can completely change a tooth’s appearance. But crowns are only realistic to place on one or two teeth at most.
Another alternative to placing veneers is to have Dr. Winters use dental bonding to improve your teeth’s aesthetic issues. Like veneers, bonding only makes aesthetic changes to imperfections with a tooth. Dr. Winters applies the composite resin to the tooth and sculpts it to make its appearance perfect. Bonding is a great alternative to veneers, and it is less expensive, but bonding doesn’t hold up as long. Bonding usually needs to be replaced with new resin every 5-7 years.