Lumineers®

Lumineers are unique in that they are ultra-thin (approximately 0.2 mm) and highly translucent, allowing them to replicate the natural appearance of enamel. While traditional veneers are much thicker, requiring the grinding down of your original tooth structure, Lumineers are so thin that little to no tooth reduction is necessary. Additionally, the durability of Lumineers allows them to resist wear and remain resilient, lasting over 20 years. Arlington Smile Center, however, will not run the risk of leaving you with a bulky smile, so after a careful discussion of options with her patients, Dr. Roca will recommend the areas of your teeth that are bulky and explain how removing the tooth structure that is bulky without any anesthesia can often make a difference between a fake-looking smile and a natural smile.

Rest assured, the Lumineers procedure is a completely pain-free way to reshape and permanently whiten your teeth. Because they are ultra-thin, in most cases, you will get a perfect fit without shots or grinding down the original tooth structure. Once the procedure is completed, there is no post-placement discomfort or sensitivity, which means Lumineers will look natural and feel comfortable from the moment they are placed.

No. Lumineers are exclusive, one-of-a-kind products of the DenMat Lab, one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of professional dental materials.

In most cases, yes! We will be able to evaluate your teeth and decide whether orthodontics is necessary or the ideal choice. If you do not have severely crooked teeth, Lumineers will reshape your teeth, making them look straighter and more uniform, as well as whiter, something you don’t get with braces. However, at Arlington Smile Center, we always believe the least amount of dentistry is the best amount of dentistry, and often, a few months of Invisalign® is all you need to get a smile that will dazzle you for years to come. Dr. Roca will talk to you about what she would do if it was her smile and allow you to make the choice of what is best for you.

Yes. Although Lumineers are easily created as thin as possible, sometimes it is recommended to take slightly more tooth structure off so that the Lumineers can be made thicker in order to hide the shade of the tooth underneath. However, Arlington Smile Center also regularly uses a cement called Block-Out® cement in many different shades. This cement does an outstanding job of masking the color of the teeth underneath and allows us to still make ultra-thin Lumineers, giving a non-bulky, symmetrical smile.

Yes! The best part of Lumineers is that the ultra-bond Block-Out cement lets us bond the Lumineers to any surface underneath. So if you have dark silver by your gumline, for example, Lumineers can be bonded over your existing bridge, crown or veneer, producing a beautiful result.

Yes! We aim to please. At Arlington Smile Center, we much prefer for every smile that leaves our office to look so natural no one knows you have Lumineers. That is ideal for us. Often, however, our patients feel they are paying for teeth and want white teeth. We understand that everyone is different, so each smile is customized for each patient according to style, shape, and shade of the Lumineers.