Clinical Articles
Veneer notes written at the chairside
Questions that come up in consultations, answered with real cases. These are diagnostic notes — including the limits of the procedure — not advertising copy.
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Implants When a Front Tooth Is Extracted but an Implant Isn't an Option — The Maryland Bridge This blog usually talks about veneers, but today's a bit different — about front teeth needing extraction where an implant is difficult to place. -
Gangnam 20 Years of Veneers in Gangnam: The Story So Far It's been over 20 years since I started veneer treatment in Apgujeong, Gangnam. 29 years as a dentist, 20 years of that focused on veneers. It's remarkable to me that I've spent 20 years leading esthetic dental treatment trends in Gangnam, and looking back, a lot has happened along the way. -
Retreatment Why a Veneer That Only Shines Gives Itself Away — On Surface Texture and Gloss In my last post, I talked about why mass-produced veneers tend to look unnatural. Natural teeth aren't a flat white slab — the color near the gum differs from the color at the tip, and there's a layered structure inside that gives them their characteristic depth and translucency. -
Multi-layer Build-up Why Do All-White Veneers Look Unnatural? — The Story of Build-Up Veneers In the last article, I talked about why mass-produced veneers are becoming more common. Today let's go deeper into that: why do all-white veneers look unnatural? -
Smile Design Why Are Unnatural Veneers Becoming More Common? Veneer treatment is treatment that makes teeth pretty and beautiful. The standard for beauty differs from person to person, but at the very least, it shouldn't look strange to whoever sees it. People feel a sense of unease toward anything that departs from "naturalness." -
No-prep Peg Lateral: Why No-Prep Veneers Are the Best Fit A peg lateral is a tooth that developed smaller than normal, most often the lateral incisor next to the front teeth. If one or two teeth look small and pointed and bother you when you smile, that may be why. -
Worn & Chipped A Chipped Front Tooth: Resin or Veneer—Which Treatment Is Right? A chipped front tooth is more common than you'd think—biting ice, opening a bottle cap, a bump from a child's head. Patients always want to know: resin or veneer? -
Worn & Chipped Teeth Not Suited for Veneers — Cases Where Even I Advise Against It "Can I get veneers too?" is a question I get very often in consultations. But here's something that might surprise you — there are quite a few cases where I actually advise against it. Why would someone who's done veneers for over 20 years talk patients out of it? -
Crooked Teeth Protruding Mouth: Can Veneers Fix It? Over 20 years focused on veneer clinical practice, this is one of the questions I hear most often in consultations. Today I'll give you an honest answer to this question. Let me start with the conclusion -
Shade Guide Veneers: Is Whiter Always Prettier? The Pitfall of Overly White Teeth It's something I hear very often in consultations. But when I hear it, I pause for a moment. White isn't automatically pretty. In fact, celebrity teeth we see on screen often turn out to be more natural than expected when seen in person. -
vs Braces Worried About Your Front Teeth? Veneers vs. Braces, Which Should You Do First? You've probably paused in front of the mirror while washing your face in the morning. Your front teeth look a little crooked, the color bothers you, or you catch yourself covering your mouth in photos without meaning to. At some point, you've probably searched for an answer. -
Pricing Veneers: How Much of Your Natural Tooth Gets Cut Away? When I do veneer consultations, there's a question that comes up even before the price: "Doctor, how much of my natural tooth do I need to have cut down?" This is the question -
Materials Veneer Failure Comes Down to Who Did It, Not the Material Not long ago, a patient came in because two front veneers had come loose. She said it had been two years since she had them done elsewhere. She noticed the edges had turned black while looking in the mirror, and after searching around for a long time, she found her way to us. -
vs Crowns Veneers vs. All-Ceramic Crowns: What's the Difference, and Which One Fits My Case? As you look into aesthetic treatment for the front teeth, you end up weighing veneers against all-ceramic crowns. Both treatments naturally transform the front teeth, but they take different approaches. Veneers are an aesthetics-focused method that thinly attaches a layer only to the front surface of the tooth, while an all-ceramic crown is a method that covers the entire tooth. -
No-prep What Are No-Prep Veneers? How They Differ From Regular Veneers, and Whether They're Right for You Many people hesitate to get veneers because they're afraid of having their teeth ground down. That's why, these days, one of the questions I hear most often in consultations is about "no-prep veneers." No-prep veneers are a method where tooth reduction is minimized or nearly eliminated, and a thin piece of ceramic is bonded onto the tooth surface. -
Retreatment Veneer Redo: Is It Possible Without Reducing the Tooth Again? From the Causes of Failure to Safe Removal This is a question I hear very often in consultations. It's only natural to be upset when veneers you got after a lot of thought start giving you trouble sooner than expected. To give the conclusion first: a veneer redo is entirely possible. -
No-prep Do Veneers Require Cutting Down a Lot of Tooth? Reduction Amounts by Treatment Method When researching veneers, the first worry that comes to mind is usually "how much of my tooth will need to be cut down?" This article answers that one question. It lays out the reduction figures by treatment method, how they relate to the enamel, and the factors that determine the amount of reduction. -
Choosing a Clinic How to Choose a Good Veneer Clinic — 6 Criteria From Diagnosis to Warranty Veneers are a procedure that's hard to reverse once you start, yet a search turns up different guidance from every clinic, making it hard to decide "where to go." Today, from a clinical perspective, I'll walk through the objective criteria to look at when choosing a veneer clinic, and what's worth asking during a consultation… -
Side Effects Veneer Side Effects — Types, Causes, and Prevention All in One Place Among people considering veneer treatment, many search first for whether there are truly no side effects, or what side effects can occur if there are any. Information on side effects tends to be scattered in fragments, often making the decision even harder. -
Shade Guide Natural Veneers vs. Artificial-Looking Ones: What's the Difference? Many people worry about their front teeth, yet put off a decision out of fear of looking fake. There are clear reasons veneers look artificial, and clear fixes for it. -
Front Teeth Front-Teeth Veneers: 7 Diagnostic Criteria That Determine a Natural Result If the shape, color, or spacing of your front teeth catches your eye every time you look in the mirror, you've probably searched for "front-teeth veneers" at some point. But even though it's the same named procedure, how natural the result looks varies greatly from clinic to clinic and case to case. -
Pricing Why Laminate Veneer Prices Vary So Widely: Five Factors That Determine Cost There's a question that patients coming in for a veneer consultation almost always ask first. Even though the procedure goes by the same name, "veneer," some clinics quote a very low price, while others quote a price several times higher. -
No-prep The Truth About No-Prep Veneers -- The Gap Between Advertising and Clinical Reality In recent years, "no-prep veneers" has become one of the most searched terms in the field of veneers. As the phrase "just bond them on without cutting the teeth at all" appears often in advertising, many people find themselves wondering things like "How is this different from regular veneers?" and "Is it really possible not to cut the teeth at all?"... -
Side Effects The Truth About Laminate Veneer Side Effects: Five Situations Seen in 20 Years of Clinical Practice There's a question almost every patient who comes in for a veneer consultation asks. "Are there any side effects with veneers?" It's a concern for so many people that when you search "veneer" online, the very first related search term that comes up is "side effects."