What are the differences between porcelain veneers and crowns?
We offer porcelain veneers at our office in Destin as an ideal alternative to crowns when a tooth only needs minor structural repair or cosmetic restoration. Crowns are caps that are permanently placed over the entire tooth, whereas porcelain veneers are only bonded to the front side of the tooth. Porcelain veneers therefore provide less structural reinforcement than crowns, but still produce dramatic cosmetic enhancement results. Porcelain veneers are preferable to crowns in some situations because they are made of a wafer-thin porcelain shell, making them much thinner than porcelain crowns. This means the damaged tooth requires less preparation and more of the original structure remains intact.
