porcelain veneers & ceramic crowns
Veneers are very thin porcelain covers for the front of ones teeth or tooth. It might be compared to a false finger nail. There are many ways for veneers to improve ones appearance: Veneers can be used to hide gaps between the teeth. They can make teeth appear straighter than they actually are. They can smooth the edges of chipped teeth and provide an even color and hide or replace older fillings. Veneers take only two appointments to fabricate with about three weeks in between. Dr. Silberman uses a special laboratory in California nationally known to cater to movie stars and the like. This laboratory has also been featured on the television make-over shows.
Crowns (also know as caps) cover one's tooth on every side. There are crowns made exclusively out of gold that are reserved for back teeth, crowns that have a porcelain covering over a gold alloy which allows for the strength of metal but the color of natural teeth and crowns that have no metal whatsoever.
All porcelain crowns are the most natural looking of the described crowns. Because there is no metal light is transmitted through the tooth similar to natural teeth.
