One of the important factors that shape the image of a successful person is a beautiful smile. However, not everyone can boast of perfectly straight and snow-white teeth, achieved thanks to genetics or natural favor. Anomalies and defects occur in more than 80% of people, and occur both at birth and as a result of the influence of negative external factors - from poor hygiene and disruption of normal metabolism, to mechanical injuries and damage. A particularly noticeable impact on the aesthetics of a smile is caused by addiction to bad habits - systematic smoking and drinking coffee leads to the enamel acquiring a yellowish or gray tint.
Such problems are solved by aesthetic dentistry - a special field in which patients undergo a set of procedures that allow them to restore their teeth. One of the popular ways to restore a beautiful smile is lumineers.
For what indications can lumineers be placed on teeth?
Any dental procedure has its own specific indications for implementation. The installation of lumineers is no exception in this regard, which is indicated for patients who are dissatisfied with the aesthetics of their teeth. Lumineers can be placed on teeth:
- To obtain an ideal teeth closure line;
- For small cracks in tooth enamel;
- Lumineers can be placed to disguise the unsightly natural color of tooth enamel and large fillings;
- Installing lumineers will help hide unsightly gaps between teeth.
You can also put lumineers on your teeth to disguise the ugly shape of your teeth, but only if such a defect is present on only 1-3 dental units. If there is severe crowding of teeth, most of the teeth in a row are crooked - you need a preliminary consultation with an orthodontist, because you may need to first correct the bite and for this, braces are used, not lumineers.
It is worth knowing that there are contraindications to the installation of lumineers, which must be taken into account before starting treatment. Among them:
- Bruxism or night teeth grinding. If you have bruxism, you cannot install lumineers, as they may break;
- Severely thinned tooth enamel, increased abrasion of enamel;
- The fillings are too big.
The cost of installing lumineers in St. Petersburg is quite high, it is higher than the price of installing veneers, so before starting the process of aesthetic restoration you need to familiarize yourself with all the pros and cons of lumineers.
The main advantages and disadvantages of installing lumineers
Let's start with an overview of the benefits that a patient who decides to have lumineers placed on their teeth can receive. Among the advantages of lumineers:
- No need for preliminary grinding of tooth enamel;
- Fast treatment time. To place lumineers on your teeth, you will need a maximum of three visits to the dentist's office;
- The installation of lumineers takes place without pain or discomfort and does not require anesthesia;
- No temporary dentures are required. When installing veneers, which are much thicker than lumineers, the teeth are ground down and in order to protect them from the harmful effects of external factors, temporary dentures are placed on them, the price of which is not included in the cost of the veneers and is paid separately, which entails additional costs for the patient. Lumineers are fixed to the enamel of the teeth, without grinding, therefore, you do not need any temporary dentures;
- The beautiful color of lumineers will not change due to contact with external factors;
- The installation of lumineers is not associated with any risks to the health of patients, since the onlays are made from ceramics that are absolutely biocompatible with the tissues of the human body;
- Lumineers have high strength, withstand mechanical loads well and therefore can serve you for as long as possible - up to 20 years.
And of course, the advantage of lumineers is the opportunity to acquire an impeccable aesthetically pleasing smile with straight and snow-white teeth.
Do lumineers have any disadvantages? Yes, but lumineers don’t have many disadvantages. First of all, it is worth saying that lumineers can be placed on teeth only to mask unexpressed aesthetic defects. Lumineers are thin and have high levels of transparency, so if there is severe pigmentation of the tooth enamel or large stains, they will not hide the problem. You can make lumineers less transparent, but in this case their natural appearance will be lost.
The disadvantages of lumineers include their high price in St. Petersburg clinics, but it should be noted that the price of lumineers is fully justified by their quality, aesthetics, and durability.
USEFUL TO KNOW: Lumineers are durable microprostheses that have a long useful life. But lumineers will last you a long time if they are installed on your teeth correctly. Poor quality of fixation will lead to rapid failure of lumineers. In our dentistry in St. Petersburg, the closest attention is paid to the quality of installation of lumineers; in the process of fixing lumineers on the teeth, modern equipment is used - the multifunctional lamp “Sapphire Plus”. This powerful device ensures high-quality polymerization of the adhesive composition that secures the lumineers, and, accordingly, reliable fixation of microprostheses on your teeth.
Description
Lumineers belong to microprosthetic technology and are thin overlays made of ceramic or porcelain. Fixed on the vestibular surface of the frontal incisors, they allow you to straighten the shape, restore natural whiteness and protect the enamel from damage caused by external factors. Luminizing is included in the category of reversible procedures that do not require additional treatment of the surface of the teeth, which allows you to contact your dentist at any time and freely remove or replace the damaged structure.
How many teeth can I get lumineers on?
Lumineers are usually placed on teeth that are part of the smile zone and are clearly visible to others when communicating. Lumineers cover the teeth of the upper row - up to 10 teeth and the teeth of the lower row - 8 teeth.
But if desired, lumineers can be placed even on 1 tooth. For example, all the other teeth have a good shape and color, but with one tooth in the row there is some kind of aesthetic problem that worries the patient. In this case, only one lumineer is made, and this is quite possible, since the material for making lumineers has a rich palette of shades, which allows you to make a microprosthesis exactly to match the enamel of the patient’s natural teeth.
How many teeth do you need lumineers for? Ask this question to the specialists of our dentistry in St. Petersburg - “New Line Dent”! After the examination, the doctors at our clinic will tell you how many lumineers you will need to get your ideal smile; in addition, we offer you free computer modeling of your future smile with installed lumineers. Visualizing the result is a great motivation for getting lumineers for those patients who are worried about what their new smile will look like.
Install lumineers in St. Petersburg: how the installation of lumineers will take place
Before installing lumineers, you will attend a consultation with two doctors - a therapist and an orthopedist. Consultation with two specialists at once is necessary for an accurate diagnosis and to exclude contraindications to the installation of lumineers. If the examination reveals caries on the teeth, inflammatory processes in the oral cavity, they need to be eliminated and only then will it be possible to put lumineers on the teeth.
Before impressions are taken of your teeth to make lumineers, you need to undergo a professional teeth cleaning procedure. Professional hygiene is necessary to remove plaque and tartar from teeth, which provoke the development of caries and other dental diseases.
Based on the dental impressions taken, computer modeling is carried out, which will allow you to see and evaluate your future smile with lumineers; dental impressions are also needed to make lumineers in a dental laboratory.
True Lumineers are made only in the USA. Therefore, the impressions taken will be sent to an American laboratory, and there they will make lumineers for you. As soon as the Lumineers are ready, they will be sent to Russia.
USEFUL TO KNOW: How long will it take for lumineers to be made? This question is of great interest to patients who want to have real lumineers installed on their teeth. On average, the manufacturing process of lumineers and their delivery to Russia and St. Petersburg takes a month.
Indications and contraindications
Lumineers are installed if the following medical indications exist:
- Darkening of tooth enamel;
- The presence of dark spots to even out the natural color;
- Tetracycline teeth;
- Fluorosis;
- Pathological abrasion of dental tissue;
- Restoration due to age-related changes;
- Expansion of dental spaces;
- Teeth are misaligned or twisted.
Like any medical procedure, the installation of lumineers has a number of contraindications. These include:
- Severe dental defects;
- Presence of diseases in the oral cavity (carious lesions, periodontal disease);
- Bruxism;
- Abrasion of dental tissue;
- Malocclusion.
Fitting and installation of lumineers
When your lumineers are delivered to the dentist in St. Petersburg, you will be invited to try them on and install them. It is not necessary to grind down the enamel of your teeth before placing lumineers on them, but some preparation will still be carried out.
This may include:
- Grinding the protruding edges of those teeth that protrude slightly forward from the row;
- If there is slight crowding of the teeth or one tooth is creeping onto the edge of another, the corners are ground down;
- The enamel is given a slight roughness, which makes it possible to place the lumineers as firmly as possible.
The dental surfaces prepared in this way are treated with a special acid solution, and then glue is applied to them. After applying the glue, the dentist will place the lumineers and illuminate the work area with a lamp. This is necessary so that the glue polymerizes and the lumineer is firmly fixed on the tooth.
The process of installing lumineers on teeth is completed by grinding their edges in the area of contact with the gum. This is necessary to achieve a smooth transition and a beautiful, natural smile.
How much does it cost to install lumineers in St. Petersburg?
The cost of installing lumineers in St. Petersburg is one of the main questions of interest to people planning to install lumineers on their teeth. Note that in terms of price, this is one of the most expensive aesthetic dentistry services; the price of lumineers is several times higher than the cost of veneers.
At the very beginning of the article, we told you that now, in order to attract clients, some clinics have begun to call thin ceramic veneers, which they make themselves, in their own laboratory, and offer at low prices (compared to the price of Lumineers), Lumineers. But this is not fair to patients, since real Lumineers are made only in the USA, using patented technology. In the manufacturing process of real lumineers, high-quality and unique materials are used to ensure high strength and aesthetics of microprostheses. Hence the high price of the final product for patients.
How do you know if you are being offered fake Lumineers? The price offered by the clinic will tell you everything. If the price of one lumineer in advertising is 25-40 thousand rubles, then it is actually a thin ceramic veneer. We will talk about prices for real Lumineers in St. Petersburg below.
Pros and cons, differences from veneers
The advantages of these prostheses include:
- Reversibility of the design - no grinding is required for installation since the lumineers are very thin and are applied directly to the enamel. This makes it easy to remove them if necessary or desired.
- Natural appearance – manufactured microprostheses do not differ at all from natural teeth.
- Absence of allergic reactions - the material for production is neutral ceramics, which does not cause rejection or allergies.
- No staining - due to the smooth surface, pigments from dyes contained in food products do not settle on it.
- Convenience – the installation and removal process is not accompanied by pain and does not cause discomfort to the patient. You also don’t need to get used to them, since you don’t feel the presence of a foreign body in your mouth.
- Long service life - with proper care, they will please their owner for at least 20 years.
The disadvantages are:
- High prices for lumineers;
- Long waiting times for prosthetics to be made;
- Low prevalence of the service.
Lumineers have several distinctive features compared to veneers. These include:
- Less thickness.
- Less preparation of the dentition.
- Stronger hold.
- Long service life.
Lumineers: installation price for 1 tooth in St. Petersburg
The price of lumineers made in the USA will be 80 thousand rubles per tooth. This is indeed a very high price, but we remind you that it is completely worth it because the procedure for installing lumineers is reversible, the lumineers themselves are impeccable in aesthetics and last as long as possible - up to 20 years.
Lumineers are the only type of prosthesis for aesthetic restoration that can be placed on other prostheses, such as crowns. Lumineers can also be placed on pulpless teeth, on which it is not recommended to install veneers, since teeth with the removed nerve become more fragile.
It is very difficult to calculate the cost of installing lumineers on your own, especially if preliminary treatment of teeth and gums, oral sanitation and whitening are required. In addition, usually when ordering lumineers for a large number of teeth, the cost of installing them will be lower than if it is necessary to install lumineers on only one tooth in a row. Don’t do your own calculations, call New Line Dent and we will calculate the cost of installing lumineers on an individual basis!
If the price of lumineers is too high for you, but you want to get a beautiful smile, in our dentistry in St. Petersburg “New Line Dent” we can offer you artistic restoration with composite veneers, regular veneers and ultraneers (ultra-thin glass-ceramic veneers). These restoration options will help you achieve beautiful teeth and a smile at affordable prices.
Installation
Lumineers in St. Petersburg are installed in several successive stages:
- Preparation of the oral cavity (cleaning and eliminating existing diseases, if any).
- Taking and making a jaw cast.
- Smile modeling using a computer.
- Creation of a thin lining from heavy-duty phosphorus, the thickness of which is no more than 0.2 mm.
- During the second visit to the dentist, the manufactured dentures are tried on and the shape is corrected if there is any discrepancy.
- Fixation of the structure on the tooth surface using a special adhesive base that is resistant to food acids.
Service life, care
The service life of installed lumineers directly depends on the quality of the material used by the dentist and the work performed. If you follow all medical recommendations and take care of the installation, it can please its owner for 10-20 years.
These microprostheses do not require special care. It is enough to regularly maintain thorough oral hygiene, visit the dentist in a timely manner and not start the progression of dental diseases, use mouth rinse, give up bad habits and minimize the consumption of products that can stain the enamel.
Price
Prices for lumineers in St. Petersburg depend on the material from which they are made and the number of prostheses. As a rule, Emax lumineers cost 19,000-30,000 rubles apiece.
