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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Materials Four Ways to Fabricate Laminate Veneers, Part 2 In the previous post, I covered two methods of fabricating veneers, and in this post I'll go over the remaining two. The fabrication methods discussed here are built on a base of lithium disilicate, usually referred to as e.max. -
Lifespan & Care Four Ways to Fabricate Laminate Veneers! I’d like to share various facts about veneers that even dentists often don’t know well. Today’s topic is veneer fabrication methods. Most common prosthetics at a dental clinic are crowns. -
Lifespan & Care Lamista Academy - March 24 Lamista Academy is a seminar group established for correct veneer treatment. Unlike other dental treatments, veneer treatment is taught only in a fairly limited amount in dental school, so treatment is often carried out without fully understanding the correct method. -
No-prep The Difference Between No-Prep and Minimal-Prep Veneers Tooth reduction is what we're most careful about in veneer treatment. No-prep veneers put little burden on the dentist, but once any reduction is needed, keeping it to a minimum takes real effort. -
No-prep Treating a Retroclined Bite After Braces With No-Prep Veneers The veneer method that reduces no tooth structure at all is called a no-prep veneer. It would be wonderful if every case could be done this way, but that isn't so. -
Retreatment Veneer Retreatment That Brings Out the Details Quite a lot of people want veneer treatment these days. They come in for treatment to improve something they're unhappy with in the shape or color of their teeth. But more and more often, treatment meant to improve their teeth ends up looking so awkward and artificial that the result is actually less esthetic. -
Retreatment A Veneer Redo That Restores Both Esthetics and Function I imagine many people think about a redo after veneer treatment. There are quite a few reasons a veneer may need to be redone — when it fractures or comes off, when an esthetic problem develops, when the tooth alignment shifts and causes issues, or when gum inflammation keeps recurring. -
Retreatment Veneer Redo Treatment That Reduces Damage While Restoring Esthetics Lately, more and more patients have been coming in for veneer redo treatment. Rather than fracture or debonding after years of use, most come in for esthetic reasons instead. -
Discolored Teeth Teeth with Congenital Discoloration: Restoring Aesthetics with Veneers The causes of front-tooth discoloration are quite varied. The most common is discoloration caused by tooth decay. When a tooth develops a cavity, it darkens, but in most such cases, treating the cavity resolves it. -
Retreatment Redoing Awkward, Unnatural-Looking Veneers Veneer treatment is a cosmetic procedure that transforms teeth beautifully. No dental treatment, whatever it may be, lasts forever. Veneers also have a lifespan, and the figures reported vary somewhat from paper to paper. -
Lifespan & Care Awkward-Looking Veneers: Want Them to Look Like Your Own Teeth? Esthetic dental treatment usually falls into three types: braces to align teeth, jaw surgery for skeletal bite problems, and tooth reshaping to beautify color and shape. -
Retreatment How Do You Retreat All-Ceramic Crowns and Bridges When the Gums Are Also Damaged? Most treatments received at a dental clinic have a lifespan. In particular, tooth-replacing materials such as resin and ceramic are used constantly without rest inside the mouth, through repeated chewing and speaking, so this accumulated fatigue can eventually lead to fracture or debonding. -
No-prep Can Anyone Get No-Prep Veneers? Front-tooth veneer treatment is one of the dental treatments used to improve the shape, color, or function of teeth. A veneer is made of a very thin layer of ceramic, using translucent porcelain or a reinforced version of that material. -
Multi-layer Build-up Natural Multilayer Veneers You'd Never Know Unless Told One thing I always talk about is natural-looking veneers. In many cases, people picture something like xylitol gum stuck onto the teeth when they think of veneers, and in fact there are plenty of cases that really do turn out that way, looking awkward and obviously artificial. -
Retreatment How Do You Turn Unnatural Veneers Into Something That Looks Like Your Own Teeth? After veneer treatment, the teeth become beautiful, but depending on the case they can either look natural, blend well with the face, and bring out a natural smile, or, in other cases, look white and opaque, coming across as awkward and unnatural. -
vs Crowns Can a Crown and a Veneer Be Matched So Well the Difference Disappears? Redoing an old all-ceramic crown always comes with unknowns. Once removed, you may find a cavity underneath, severe discoloration, or excessive prior tooth reduction, and in many cases these problems are hard to predict beforehand. -
No-prep Know Exactly What No-Prep Veneers Involve Before You Get Them Continuing from my last post, I'd like to talk about no-prep veneers once more. In the lectures I give to other dentists, no-prep veneers are the topic they show the most interest in. -
No-prep Are No-Prep Veneers Really Possible Without Any Tooth Reduction? Veneer treatment is a method for reshaping the teeth. Its precise name is "laminate veneer." In Korea, it's usually just called "laminate," while abroad the term "veneer" is used more often. -
Retreatment Harmonizing an Old Crown Redo with Veneer Treatment Hello, I'm Park Jonguk, director of Dream Dental Clinic. It is rare to place a crown on a front tooth. A front-tooth crown is done only in limited cases, such as when decay is too severe, a tooth is broken, or discoloration is too severe. -
Side Effects Side Effects of Poorly Done Veneers and All-Ceramic Crowns, and How to Treat Them Veneer treatment, when done properly, is a procedure with relatively few side effects. Whether it's an all-ceramic crown or a veneer, most side effects arise from excessive tooth reduction. -
Retreatment Obvious, Fake-Looking Veneers: A Redo Case with Handmade Veneers For front teeth that already had veneer or all-ceramic crown treatment, the reasons for redoing it are quite varied — fracture or debonding after years of wear, or gum -
No-prep Do No-Prep Veneers Really Remove Zero Enamel? Last Sunday, too, I gave a lecture on veneer treatment to a group of dentists. Veneer treatment is quite unfamiliar even among dentists themselves. While a small number of dentists specialize in it, far more dentists don't do it at all. -
Retreatment Worried About Darkened Veneers? Retreat Them with Hand-Layered Veneers There are several reasons a tooth's color can be dark, in other words, discolored. The most common is discoloration following root canal treatment. Whether it's a front tooth or a molar, root canal treatment causes some degree of discoloration. -
Cavity Care Front-Tooth Cavities You Just Want to Hide: Finding a Seamless Solution A common pattern among people who keep getting cavities on their front teeth is that, despite brushing well and taking good care of their teeth, cavities keep forming, leading to repeated resin treatment. When cavities keep appearing on the front teeth despite good brushing habits, it is usually because the mechanism that resists cavities in the mouth is weak.