{"id":171,"date":"2012-09-27T13:34:35","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T18:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.delaunedental.com\/blog\/?p=171"},"modified":"2012-09-27T13:34:35","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T18:34:35","slug":"should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I get composite filling or porcelain veneers to close my gap?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I want to close a gap between my front teeth. I know that composite fillings are cheaper than veneers, but how do they really compare? If veneers are really better I don\u2019t want to be too cheap to spend the money for them. Thanks for your help \u2013 AnnKatherine<\/p>\n<p>AnnKatherine \u2013 It sounds as you\u2019ve done some research on your options. <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/new-orleans-tooth-bonding.html\">Composite bonding<\/a> can be used to close small gaps. The composite is less expensive than the veneers, but it still requires the skill of a cosmetic dentist to match the color and translucency of your natural teeth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/new-orleans-porcelain-veneers.html\">Porcelain veneers<\/a> are more expensive than composite filling, but they also are more durable and more stain resistant. The veneers can beautifully conceal the gap in your teeth. But matching them to your natural teeth also requires an experienced dentist. If you take care of your veneers, they can last up to twenty years or more.<\/p>\n<p>Discuss the pros and cons with your cosmetic dentist to help you make a final decision.<\/p>\n<p>This blog post is sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/\">New Orleans cosmetic dentist<\/a> Dr. Duane Delaune.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I want to close a gap between my front teeth. I know that composite fillings are cheaper than veneers, but how do they really compare? If veneers are really better I don\u2019t want to be too cheap to spend the money for them. Thanks for your help \u2013 AnnKatherine AnnKatherine \u2013 It sounds as you\u2019ve [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[13,130,50,49,15,129],"class_list":{"0":"post-171","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-porcelain-veneers","7":"tag-dental-bonding-2","8":"tag-gap-teeth","9":"tag-metairie-cosmetic-dentist","10":"tag-new-orleans-cosmetic-dentist","11":"tag-porcelain-veneers-2","12":"tag-tooth-gap","13":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Should I get composite filling or porcelain veneers to close my gap? - Dr. Duane Delaune&#039;s Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Should I get composite filling or porcelain veneers to close my gap? - Dr. Duane Delaune&#039;s Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I want to close a gap between my front teeth. I know that composite fillings are cheaper than veneers, but how do they really compare? If veneers are really better I don\u2019t want to be too cheap to spend the money for them. Thanks for your help \u2013 AnnKatherine AnnKatherine \u2013 It sounds as you\u2019ve [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dr. Duane Delaune&#039;s Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-09-27T18:34:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"AllSmiles\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"AllSmiles\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/delaunedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/delaunedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"AllSmiles\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/delaunedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0f5f1c60dae630d1f0d988a4ce395d1b\"},\"headline\":\"Should I get composite filling or porcelain veneers to close my gap?\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-09-27T18:34:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/delaunedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":195,\"keywords\":[\"dental bonding\",\"gap teeth\",\"Metairie cosmetic dentist\",\"New Orleans cosmetic dentist\",\"porcelain veneers\",\"tooth gap\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Porcelain Veneers\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/delaunedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/delaunedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\\\/\",\"name\":\"Should I get composite filling or porcelain veneers to close my gap? - Dr. Duane Delaune&#039;s Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/delaunedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-09-27T18:34:35+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/delaunedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0f5f1c60dae630d1f0d988a4ce395d1b\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/delaunedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/delaunedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/delaunedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/delaunedental.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Should I get composite filling or porcelain veneers to close my gap?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/delaunedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/delaunedental.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Dr. Duane Delaune&#039;s Blog\",\"description\":\"Answers to your questions about dentistry\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/delaunedental.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/delaunedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0f5f1c60dae630d1f0d988a4ce395d1b\",\"name\":\"AllSmiles\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ff4a0aeb3aaf237d6e4b5863be8234ecf7f933aecb024be33700bb2eeafde255?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ff4a0aeb3aaf237d6e4b5863be8234ecf7f933aecb024be33700bb2eeafde255?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ff4a0aeb3aaf237d6e4b5863be8234ecf7f933aecb024be33700bb2eeafde255?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"AllSmiles\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Should I get composite filling or porcelain veneers to close my gap? - Dr. Duane Delaune&#039;s Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Should I get composite filling or porcelain veneers to close my gap? - Dr. Duane Delaune&#039;s Blog","og_description":"I want to close a gap between my front teeth. I know that composite fillings are cheaper than veneers, but how do they really compare? If veneers are really better I don\u2019t want to be too cheap to spend the money for them. Thanks for your help \u2013 AnnKatherine AnnKatherine \u2013 It sounds as you\u2019ve [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\/","og_site_name":"Dr. Duane Delaune&#039;s Blog","article_published_time":"2012-09-27T18:34:35+00:00","author":"AllSmiles","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"AllSmiles","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\/"},"author":{"name":"AllSmiles","@id":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0f5f1c60dae630d1f0d988a4ce395d1b"},"headline":"Should I get composite filling or porcelain veneers to close my gap?","datePublished":"2012-09-27T18:34:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\/"},"wordCount":195,"keywords":["dental bonding","gap teeth","Metairie cosmetic dentist","New Orleans cosmetic dentist","porcelain veneers","tooth gap"],"articleSection":["Porcelain Veneers"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\/","url":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\/","name":"Should I get composite filling or porcelain veneers to close my gap? - Dr. Duane Delaune&#039;s Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2012-09-27T18:34:35+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0f5f1c60dae630d1f0d988a4ce395d1b"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/should-i-get-composite-filling-or-porcelain-veneers-to-close-my-gap\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Should I get composite filling or porcelain veneers to close my gap?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/","name":"Dr. Duane Delaune&#039;s Blog","description":"Answers to your questions about dentistry","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0f5f1c60dae630d1f0d988a4ce395d1b","name":"AllSmiles","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ff4a0aeb3aaf237d6e4b5863be8234ecf7f933aecb024be33700bb2eeafde255?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ff4a0aeb3aaf237d6e4b5863be8234ecf7f933aecb024be33700bb2eeafde255?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ff4a0aeb3aaf237d6e4b5863be8234ecf7f933aecb024be33700bb2eeafde255?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"AllSmiles"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174,"href":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171\/revisions\/174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}