Crowns are used to support a tooth and decrease the tooth’s chances of fracturing. This is especially true when a tooth has been heavily filled or root filled and the remaining tooth is weak or there is not enough tooth structure left to hold in a filling. Crowns are also used for aesthetic reasons when we need to change the shape or colour of a tooth.

Porcelain veneers are used to whiten the colour of a tooth and/or change the shape of it. You can do one tooth or a segment of teeth to completely change the way you smile.

These photos illustrate the before and after treatment of a patient having porcelain veneers.

The before picture shows that the two big front teeth were OK, but the lateral incisor teeth and canine teeth were in slightly the wrong position and their size and shape were not quite right.