Maintenance for Porcelain Veneers
3 Things you Need to Know about Maintenance for Porcelain Veneers

After you have placed porcelain veneers inside your mouth, maintaining them is something that needs to be kept in mind. Though it is highly important, the maintenance of porcelain veneers is also relatively simple and straightforward. For long-lasting use, you want to follow at minimum these three steps.
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#1 Continue To Floss And Brush Every Day.
The importance of brushing and flossing your teeth like you would normally do on a daily basis cannot be emphasized enough. Don’t be afraid of damaging your porcelain veneers through brushing or flossing. In addition, the use of a non-abrasive fluoride toothpaste is most recommended in ensuring the best home care regimen for your veneers. As they are one of the kindest restorations to gum tissues currently available in dentistry, porcelain veneers will allow you to continue with your daily oral hygiene regimen like normal.
#2 Do You Grind Your Teeth? Read This.
If you have a habit of clenching or grinding your teeth, it is imperative that you let your dentist know. It is not uncommon for this to happen with highly stressed or anxious people and particularly when they sleep. The stresses that this places upon your teeth as you sleep can damage porcelain veneers. If you are fearful of this happening, tell your dentist. They may fabricate for you a protective bite guard that you can wear to sleep in order to minimize these stresses.
#3 THE FOLLOW-UP VISIT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
Your New Smile
After your porcelain veneers have been placed, a follow-up visit is likely to be scheduled for approximately one week later in order to evaluate how effective the treatment is and if there are any complications. This visit is extremely important. This will allow your dentist to evaluate the placement of your porcelain veneers, analyze the gum tissue response, and can provide you with a forum to ask any questions you may have with regards to your new smile. These form the basis of what is required for porcelain veneers maintenance. If these three steps are followed through with, creating a long-lasting, beautiful smile through the use of veneers should not be a problem.
What Is Appropriate For Your Veneers?
If you do have concerns about any oral care habits you have or if you are unsure about something, it never hurts to ask a dentist what is appropriate for your veneers. Though they are highly durable, bad habits can expose your porcelain veneers to damage that can be costly to fix. That said, there are many patients who wear veneers for decades at a time, some going up to 20 years with them. The dependability, functionality and cosmetic appeal are second to none, making them a highly popular choice among all demographics seeking to improve their smiles.
To achieve good oral hygiene and keep those veneers in tip top shape, remember to brush after eating, floss before going to sleep, ensure that your brushing and flossing the right way, that you’re going through with all expected follow-up visits, and that you’re not clenching or biting down on them throughout the night as you sleep.
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