Porcelain Laminate

Porcelain laminates can be used to improve the color of discolored teeth, change the contours of malformed teeth, close gaps between teeth, and in smile design.

Advantages and disadvantages?

• Porcelain laminates transmit, reflect, and conduct light just like natural tooth structure; thanks to this feature, they are indistinguishable from tooth tissue and offer the best aesthetics.
• They can be produced in the desired color using materials with superior aesthetic properties.
• Thanks to their shiny and smooth surfaces, food accumulation does not occur on them.
• They do not absorb liquids. Color changes that can occur due to tea, coffee, and cigarette use are not seen in porcelain laminates. They are long-lasting.
• They are in harmony with intraoral tissues. They do not have a negative effect on gum health.
• Minimal abrasion (0.3- 0.7 mm) is made from the tooth surface during the preparation stage. In small-scale aesthetic arrangements, it can be applied without abrasion.
• It is prepared in accordance with the smile design made suitable for the face structure and according to the patient's expectations.

In Which Situations Can It Be Applied?

• An aesthetic appearance can be achieved with porcelain laminates in tooth discolorations due to various reasons.
• Porcelain laminates can be applied in the presence of gaps (diastema) between teeth or in the correction of minimal tooth crowding and positional disorders.
• Porcelain laminates with superior aesthetic properties can be made to achieve perfect color and shape harmony in developmental morphology and color disorders.
• Smile aesthetics can be provided with porcelain laminates when tooth lengths need to be extended or contours need to be arranged in the presence of malformed, worn, or dark-colored teeth.
• Porcelain laminates can be made to arrange the contours of broken, cracked, or surface-worn teeth.
• Porcelain laminates with superior surface properties and color stability can be applied to improve the appearance of teeth with old or discolored non-aesthetic fillings.

In Which Situations Can It Not Be Applied?

• Porcelain laminates are produced in a very thin structure. They cannot be applied to people with parafunctional habits such as advanced teeth clenching and grinding (bruxism), nail biting, and pencil biting, as they may break due to excessive forces on the teeth.
• It cannot be applied to people with structural jaw disorders.
• It cannot be applied to teeth with advanced and untreatable gum recession.
• It cannot be applied in the presence of large fillings on the tooth surface because the perfect bond between the porcelain laminate and the tooth will be disrupted.

Treatment Stages?

First, jaw relationships, parafunctional habits, the patient's aesthetic expectations, and the condition of the teeth and gums are evaluated, and a treatment plan is created. If deemed necessary, wax-up and mock-up studies can show the patient beforehand how the teeth will look at the end of the treatment. At this stage, no abrasion is made on the teeth. During this time, the patient's opinion about the shape, color, and size characteristics of the teeth is taken, and thus desired changes can be made in the design of the laminates to be made. Then, minimal abrasion is made under local anesthesia from the teeth where porcelain laminate will be applied, and temporary laminates that the patient will use until the end of the treatment are prepared. After the impression and rehearsal stages, porcelain laminates are bonded to the tooth with special resin adhesives.

Treatment Duration?

Although it varies according to the current condition of the teeth, the extent of aesthetic requirements, and the number of teeth to be applied, it can be completed within 7-10 days (including rehearsal stages).

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