Dental Veneers that will enhance your smile
If you’re looking to enhance your smile, dental veneers may be the perfect solution. These thin, custom-made tooth coverings can effectively conceal a variety of imperfections, including tooth discoloration, uneven teeth, worn edges, or irregular shapes, giving you a brighter, more uniform, and confident smile.
Dental Veneers that will enhance your smile
If you’re looking to enhance your smile, dental veneers may be the perfect solution. These thin, custom-made tooth coverings can effectively conceal a variety of imperfections, including tooth discoloration, uneven teeth, worn edges, or irregular shapes, giving you a brighter, more uniform, and confident smile.
A Simple Solution for a Beautiful Smile
Dental veneers are ultra-thin layers of material that are carefully bonded to the front of your teeth, creating a straight, symmetrical, and natural-looking smile. Veneers provide a conservative and effective way to dramatically enhance your smile’s appearance. At our
clinic, we offer a range of veneer materials, including:
- Porcelain veneers
- Zirconia veneers
- Glass veneers
- Composite (resin) veneers
Veneer options
The material that’s right for you depends on what your expectations are. Our dentists are happy to discuss what is most
appropriate for your particular case.
Composite Veneers
Composite resin veneers offer a simple, cost-effective, and minimally invasive solution for enhancing your smile. They are a versatile option for correcting tooth imperfections, discoloration, or minor misalignments, providing a natural-looking and durable result.
Pros: Composite veneers are prepared directly at the chairside, allowing many cases to be applied and shaped on the same day with minimal tooth preparation. Once placed, shaped, and polished, they provide a natural-looking tooth with reasonable strength and durability for several years. Composite veneers are also a cost-effective option for achieving a beautiful, customized smile.
Cons: While convenient, composite veneers are not the strongest type of veneer available. Over time, they may be prone to chipping, staining, or discoloration, depending on lifestyle factors such as diet and oral habits. Fortunately, these issues can often be corrected by polishing, adding more composite material, or replacing the veneer entirely. The typical lifespan of a composite veneer ranges from 3 to 5 years.
Porcelain veneers
For patients seeking a high-quality, long-lasting smile transformation, we often recommend porcelain veneers at Fortitude Valley Dentist. Porcelain veneers provide superior aesthetics and the most natural-looking results for a beautiful, confident smile.
Pros: Porcelain veneers are extremely durable, typically lasting 7–10 years. They form a strong bond with natural teeth, are highly resistant to staining, and offer the most realistic, tooth-like appearance compared to other veneer materials.
Cons: Unlike composite veneers, porcelain veneers usually require two dental appointments. The teeth are prepared, and impressions are sent to a dental laboratory, which can take 1–2 weeks to fabricate the custom veneers. Temporary veneers are provided during this period. Additionally, porcelain veneers are generally more expensive than composite options, reflecting their longevity and premium aesthetic results.
What to expect
Your First Appointment for Porcelain Veneers
During your initial consultation at Fortitude Valley Dentist, we will gather all necessary records, including photographs, impressions, and dental molds of your teeth. Your dentist will conduct a comprehensive examination of your teeth, gums, jawbone, and bite (occlusion) to ensure optimal results.
Once your records are complete, you will meet with our skilled ceramist at a local dental laboratory, who will create a 3D digital design of your smile and a wax trial model. This allows you to preview how your porcelain veneers will look, ensuring a precise, natural, and aesthetically pleasing outcome.
Test Driving Your Veneers
Once you’re satisfied with the appearance of your porcelain veneers in the wax trial, we can create temporary plastic veneers for you to wear for 1–2 weeks. This “test drive” allows us to make precise adjustments—such as modifying tooth length or shape—so you are completely happy with your smile.
After your approval, we prepare your teeth and take dental impressions, which are sent to our local world-class dental laboratory, just a short walk from our Fortitude Valley clinic, where your custom porcelain veneers are meticulously handcrafted.
While a trial phase isn’t required for composite veneers, it can be added at an extra cost. This phase is particularly useful for ceramic or porcelain veneers, where some tooth structure is removed, ensuring the final results are perfect. Composite veneers, which are minimally invasive, can often be fabricated and placed immediately, though a trial phase remains a safe option for optimal results.
Placement of Your Veneers
During your follow-up appointment at Fortitude Valley Dentist, your custom veneers will be carefully bonded to your teeth, completing your smile transformation and ensuring a natural, long-lasting, and aesthetically pleasing result.
Treatment Benefits
Transform Your Smile Quickly with Dental Veneers
Dental veneers are a highly effective solution to enhance the appearance of your teeth. Each ceramic veneer covers imperfections, irregularities, and discoloration, creating a uniform and radiant smile. If you’re unhappy with your current smile or prefer a faster alternative to braces for bite correction, dental veneers in Brisbane could be the ideal solution.
Our Unique Approach to Dental Veneers in Brisbane
At Fortitude Valley Dentist, we take a distinctive approach to veneers treatment by partnering with one of Australia’s top ceramists, conveniently located just a kilometre away. This collaboration allows for a complimentary custom shade matching and smile design consultation, where the ceramist conducts a photoshoot to ensure your veneers are perfectly matched to your natural teeth in terms of shade, shape, and overall aesthetics.
Daily Care and Maintenance of Veneers
Like natural teeth, dental veneers require proper daily care to maintain their appearance and longevity. Floss around each veneer daily, avoid staining foods and drinks such as wine and black coffee, and refrain from biting into hard objects. Proper care ensures your veneers remain strong, bright, and durable for years to come.
Your Dental Veneers Consultation in Brisbane
Book a consultation at Fortitude Valley Dentist to determine if dental veneers are right for you. During the appointment, we will assess your facial structure, oral anatomy, and discuss your specific concerns. We’ll help you decide if veneers are the best option or if alternative treatments are more suitable. If veneers are recommended and you’re happy with the proposed care plan, you can schedule your first treatment appointment and start your smile transformation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know
They change the smile or appearance of a person’s teeth with minimal prepping. Ceramic veneers have a much better resistance to fracture and they hold the colour longer than composite veneers.
One disadvantage of ceramic veneers is they do require some removal of tooth structure. You have to remove about 0.3 millimetres from the front of the tooth and can go up to 1-1.2 millimetres of reduction. Ceramic veneers also cost more than composite ones at about $1200 per tooth.
With these veneers, no tooth structure needs to be removed. You just add them on to the current teeth. Composite veneers are also less expensive than porcelain ones at about $750 per tooth. These veneers can be done in a single visit.
As long as you care for your veneers properly, they should last between 10-20 years. Without proper maintenance, the average lifespan is less than a decade. All of our dental veneers are Australian made and feature a 5-year warranty, provided that you keep up with your check and clean every six months.
We find that any nervousness arises due to lack of information and preconceived notions that patients would have about the procedure. We will provide numbing before we begin, and if you have severe anxiety, we can provide nitrous oxide.
Does insurance cover veneers?
Many health funds cover veneers but it depends on the level of cover you have and your particular health fund.
Yes; we offer My Smile Plan, which allows you to finance your veneers affordably.
Depending on the type of veneer that you need and the design time that’s necessary (such as hand-crafted characteristics applied by our ceramist), the cost is $950 to $1,800 per tooth.
From start to finish, about three weeks.
Book an appointment today
Ready to enhance your smile with dental veneers? Contact Fortitude Valley Dentist today to book your consultation and discuss the best treatment options for you.
Take advantage of our 0% interest-free financing plans to make achieving your dream smile easier. Need a routine check-up and clean? We offer a comprehensive package for just $229, including an examination, professional clean and polish, x-rays, hygiene pack, and street parking reimbursement (or GAP only with health insurance; offer valid for new and returning patients). Book your appointment today and take the first step toward a brighter, healthier smile.
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