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What Is a Dental Veneer? According to the American Dental Association, a veneer is a permanent change used to correct tooth imperfections, such as stained or chipped teeth. Veneers are thin porcelain or composite resin coverings that are bonded to the front surface of a tooth using dental cement. Uses: 1. Easily whiten the smile Tea and coffee stains, tobacco stains, cigarette stains turns teeth an unattractive shade of yellow or brown. Stained teeth can be bleached, but they get discolour over a time incontrast veneers are mostly stain-resistant. 2. Veneers can correct fractured tooth, cracks, gaps between teeth, minor misalignment. Although veneers can't replace orthodontic or braces treatment. 3. Replaces the damaged Enamel. Veneers are an excellent treatment option for abraded teeth or eroded enamel or hypoplastic enamel. Veneers are of two types- 1.Porcelain or indirect veneer Porcelain veneers are a strong, thin cap that a dentist can place on the tops and sides of the teeth. To attach them, the dentist will remove some enamel from the tooth before placing them. Porcelain veneers have the same color as natural teeth, but it is possible to make them whiter to brighten the smile. 2.Resin based Composite veneers Similar to porcelain veneers, but they are less expensive and require less enamel removal. Sometimes, removal of enamel is not required before placing the composite veneer.