What is Porcelain Laminate Teeth?

Laminate means leaf in Latin. It is a method that is performed by thinning only the front surfaces of the teeth without cutting all of their surfaces and by losing the least amount of healthy tooth tissue. It is the process of bonding the prepared porcelain dental laminates to this thinned area.

What are the Application Areas of Porcelain Dental Laminates?

  • For severely discolored teeth that do not yield results with whitening,
  • In teeth with poor structural form and shape,
  • Restoration of broken and worn teeth,
  • To unite separated teeth (closing diastema),
  • Correction of old fillings whose color and structure have deteriorated,
  • It has applications as a cosmetic alternative in the correction of crooked and crooked teeth (as an alternative to orthodontic treatment).

In What Situations Cannot Porcelain Dental Laminates Be Applied?

It is not applied in cases of malocclusion of the jaws, bad habits such as nail biting, pencil biting, severe gum recession, severe crowding and positional disorders.