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Aesthetics or functionality? Veneers or braces?

Aesthetics or functionality? Veneers or braces?

Before answering this question, it is necessary to first understand the importance of aesthetics and functionality. A beautiful smile is certainly beautiful, but what is the use of it if it does not fulfill its full-fledged function?

All elements of the dental system are closely interconnected, so one small problem can lead to the development of a new larger problem. Both the specialist and the patient must clearly understand that aesthetics should be started after the restoration of the function and health of the teeth in general. All areas of professional modern dentistry are based on this rule: first, treat the teeth, restore their function, and only then proceed to aesthetic dentistry. For example, teeth whitening is not possible until all teeth are treated.

Some patients are mistaken when they consider it sufficient and correct to proceed with the installation of veneers, while not correcting the bite. Undoubtedly, the installation of veneers can solve the problems of crooked teeth, but only if it is 1-2 teeth in the wrong position. If the patient has a malocclusion, it is necessary to first resolve this orthodontic issue, and then proceed to prosthetics.

Therefore, a competent specialist will always insist on dental treatment first, and then start discussing the beauty and aesthetics of your smile. Pay attention to this. Statistics show that the majority of patients are significantly inclined towards the aesthetic issue of their smile and often ignore the moment with functionality and health.

Of course, if you first deal with the functional issue of a smile, and then only with aesthetics, it will take more time, money and increase the number of manipulations in the dentist's chair. But, as practice and our many years of experience show, it is this approach that ultimately saves your money and time in the future. Since if you ignore the moment of health, install “beautiful teeth”, the functional problem will not go anywhere, but will only get worse and lead to complications. At the end, you will have to completely redo the robot and additionally correct the complications that have arisen. Think about whether you need it?

Therefore, the specialists of the network of clinics "Sa-Nata" always advocate the provision of functionality, and only then advise to move on to the issue of aesthetics. It is better and more competent to do it once with high quality with results for many years than to do it once, two or three times, redo it, treat it, and so on ad infinitum.

Function should always come first, aesthetics second. If this law is violated, then the specialist with the patient will only get an aggravation of functional issues, while having a beautiful external “picture” of the teeth. Therefore, the team of professionals of the “Sa-Nata” network, before solving the aesthetic issue, must prepare the teeth - treatment.

To understand and decide on the preparation of the patient's teeth, for example, before installing veneers, an accurate X-ray diagnosis is carried out. Without diagnostics, it makes no sense to start any manipulations.

It is thanks to an integrated approach and high-quality diagnostics that Sa-Nata specialists manage to assess and study the patient’s clinical situation in detail and professionally from all its existing sides. And dentists of various specializations (orthopedist, orthodontist, surgeon, gnathologist, endodontist) can make their own verdict on the diagnosis in terms of their specific specialization.

Based on the above, it should also be taken into account that it is very important to clearly and fully explain to the patient the “picture” of his clinical case. It is important to make it clear to the patient that in order to achieve the final aesthetic result, a series of specific actions regarding the functionality is necessary to achieve the desired goal.

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Markers that indicate that you are in the hands of a true professional:

Your dentist will raise the following questions with you when discussing further treatment:

  1. Functionality: ensuring the correct and complete process of biting and chewing food, the impact of the final result on the integrity of the dentition, whether speech will be impaired, the impact of treatment on improving the general health of the patient.
  2. Comfort: how comfortable will the installed orthopedic structure be in everyday use, is it easy to use the structure, how long does it take to get used to the installed structure, what kind of daily care is needed for the “new” smile. 
  3. Reliability of the result: how securely the structure will be fixed, whether it will stagger, fall out, peel off during speech or eating.
  4. Providing guarantees for the work performed: the expiration date of the work, what are the recommendations for care for the long-term use of the structure, after what time it will be necessary to replace or correct the work, what is the percentage of the probability of successful treatment.
  5. Aesthetic question: will the work be noticeable, will the color change over time, will it be possible to correct the color / shade of the teeth.

Veneers or braces?

Returning to the question of what to choose: “braces or veneers” - do not forget that our teeth are not only a beautiful smile, which others first of all pay attention to. Teeth also perform very important and vital functions for the maintenance and existence of our body.

This question is often asked by patients, but it is not entirely tactful in itself. Why? Because braces and veneers solve various kinds of problems and it is wrong to compare an orthodontic bracket system and an orthopedic structure (veneers). Of course, they have one thing in common: braces and veneers provide an opportunity to change the aesthetics of your smile. But the principle of their work is completely different. The choice depends directly on the individual clinical situation of the patient and his desired outcome.

Veneers or braces?

Braces are able to make your dentition even, solve the issue with strongly protruding teeth, incorrect inclination and position of the teeth. The bracket system is able to correct the bite, as a result of which it distributes the correct and even load on both jaws and normalizes the load on the joints.

Veneers, in turn, can also correct the unevenness of the teeth, but if it is very light and insignificant, this is important to understand and take into account. Veneers will not solve the problem with a completely wrong bite. Veneers can also close interdental spaces by preparing their own tooth and placing a lining of the desired shape.

Veneers and other orthopedic constructions cannot be installed in the presence of malocclusion and severe crowding of the patient's teeth, since such a restoration will not be durable and the work will have to be redone. This is due to the fact that the installed veneers will quickly deteriorate (chop) as a result due to the uneven distribution of the load in the jaws and their improper closing.

If you aim to get as a result not only a beautiful, but also a perfectly healthy, functional smile with the prospect of a fixed result for many years, the specialists of the Sa-Nata network strongly recommend that you resort to a comprehensive professional approach using both orthodontic and orthopedic treatment.

Therefore, before the implementation of prosthetics, we recommend that you first correct the bite - restore the correct function, cure all teeth, and only after that do orthopedic aesthetic work with your smile. With this approach, the result of your smile will be as aesthetic as possible and, most importantly, durable!

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