The most common question that gets thrown around the dentist office by patients is often, is that procedure going to hurt? It could be something as simple as putting polish onto a patient’s teeth but if they hear a term they do not know, they assume that it is going to be painful. With veneers, Hudson patients know that part of their tooth’s structure has to be removed in order to attach veneers into their mouth but maybe they do not know so much about the procedure itself. Any dental procedure is going to cause some form of discomfort but veneers are not on the same level as the typical root canal that scares people away from the dentist.
Preparation For The Veneer Procedure
Before anyone can have veneers attached to their mouth they have to be prepared first. The first thing that must be done is to shape your teeth to prevent the veneers from giving your teeth a bulky appearance. This is the part that scares people the most because it requires the removal of a small amount of a tooth’s structure. While your real veneers are being made in a laboratory setting, the dentist will have you wear a temporary veneers. Hudson residents can get used to having a veneer on their tooth even before they actually placed on. A lot of the “pain” from this procedure comes from getting used to the new veneer. You might find it a little painful or discomforting at first to chew food but it does get easier as time progresses.
What About the Actually Veneer Process?
Once your veneers are done being crafted in the lab, putting them in is no much more painful than having bands cemented on your teeth for braces. In fact, many people are surprised to find out that the entire procedure is just as easy as the dentist proclaim it to be. There is no significant pain, and most of which come from the preparation rather than the installation of veneers. Hudson residents might be a little bit discomforted by the lack of feeling when chewing and tasting food but other than that, veneers are relatively painless.
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