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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No-prep All-Ceramic Crown Redo and No-Prep Veneers When the front teeth protrude like rabbit teeth, I first recommend orthodontics. But if it takes too long and treatment must finish quickly, dental contouring is considered. -
Retreatment Anterior Laminate Veneer Revision Cases After front-tooth veneer treatment, patients often come back for a redo as time passes. People usually assume this means the veneer fractured or came off, but surprisingly, fracture and debonding aren't very common when the treatment was done properly. -
Materials Common Questions From Veneer Consultations, Part 2 Continuing from the last post, I'll talk about the questions I'm frequently asked by patients considering veneer treatment when they visit the clinic. 4. What kind of ceramic is used for veneers? -
No-prep Common Questions From Veneer Consultations, Part 1 Having performed veneer treatment for nearly 20 years, I get asked a wide variety of questions. Among them, I'd like to talk about the things that anyone considering veneer treatment absolutely needs to know. -
No-prep No-Prep Veneers Are Only Possible When Conditions Are Met In front-tooth veneer treatment, there's a simple, clear principle: aesthetics should never come at the cost of tooth health, and most properly done veneers don't. -
No-prep No-Prep Veneers: Possible Only When the Conditions Are Right Most people who want veneer treatment probably want no-prep veneers. Some patients visit the clinic believing that some reduction is unavoidable, but in many cases they come in already thinking about minimal reduction or no reduction at all. -
Front Teeth Front Teeth Veneer Treatment for Natural, Beautiful Teeth Veneer treatment reshapes the front teeth, much like reshaping the eyes or nose — most often to change tooth shape and color. -
No-prep No-Prep and Minimal-Reduction Veneers That Minimize Side Effects Veneer treatment that beautifies the front teeth carries quite few side effects when the principles are properly followed. Many people worry about side effects after veneer treatment; various side effects can follow excessive tooth reduction, but excessive reduction usually means a case that was not actually suited to veneers was forced into treatment… -
Retreatment Redoing Old All-Ceramic Crowns and Veneers Front-tooth reshaping is divided into veneers, which remove only the front surface of the tooth to bond ceramic onto it, and all-ceramic crowns, which remove the tooth all around and cap it like a hat. As with all dental treatments, tooth reshaping also has a lifespan. -
No-prep No-Prep Veneers for Teeth Eroded by Acid, Including Acid Reflux Teeth are quite vulnerable to acid. You've probably heard, on TV or elsewhere, how quickly carbonated drinks like cola or soda can erode them. -
No-prep No-Prep Partial Veneers for Gapped Teeth When there are gaps between the teeth, there are a few treatment options, and orthodontics can be considered first. Moving the teeth can close the gaps. The downside is that it takes a long time, but if the retainer is worn properly after orthodontics, the result can be maintained without problems for a long time… -
Retreatment Natural Beauty: Veneers at Dream Dental Clinic Reshaping the front teeth for a more beautiful look is called tooth reshaping. Ceramic bonded only to the front is a veneer; covering the whole tooth is an all-ceramic crown. -
No-prep Can Everyone Get No-Prep Veneers? Cosmetic treatment is a fairly subjective kind of treatment. There are objective standards of beauty, but first and foremost, teeth that suit you are what make them beautiful, and they also have to look beautiful to you personally. -
Retreatment Redoing Fractured Laminate Veneers It's something I notice every time I redo an old veneer: the tooth has often been reduced quite substantially. There are plenty of cases where it's genuinely unclear whether the restoration should be called a veneer or classified as an all-ceramic crown. -
Crooked Teeth Veneers for Large, Protruding Front Teeth The esthetics of a tooth break down into several elements. First is what dental schools call tooth morphology, which refers to the tooth's own anatomical form. The shape must fall within the range of a natural tooth, and it must have a natural form and sense of three-dimensionality. -
Worn & Chipped Natural Veneer Treatment for Chipped Teeth The goal of veneer treatment is to make teeth beautiful. It is a treatment that "reshapes" abnormalities in tooth shape or color. These esthetic problems vary widely: some are congenital, but veneers can also address fracture from trauma or changes in tooth color from root canal treatment and the like, or… -
No-prep Minimal-Prep and No-Prep Veneer Treatment for Chipped Teeth There are many reasons for front-tooth veneer treatment. Since it improves tooth shape and color, it counts as tooth reshaping, often chosen for dark or poorly shaped teeth. -
Retreatment Asymmetric Gum Line After Veneers: Redoing an All-Ceramic Crown When patients who had front-tooth contouring done long ago come back, most say they're here for a veneer redo, but quite a few of them actually have all-ceramic crowns, not veneers. This mix-up traces back to a time when some clinics called every esthetic front-tooth treatment a "veneer" and treated patients without explaining properly, so… -
Black Triangles Veneer Treatment for Black Triangles As we age, when the gum bone recedes, the gum recedes along with it. Once the gum recedes, the tooth root becomes exposed, and when this happens at the front teeth, a gap opens up between them that looks like a dark triangle, called a black triangle. -
No-prep Gangnam Clinic Known for No-Prep Veneers What matters most in veneer treatment is tooth health and satisfaction with the result, I believe. Since it is an esthetic treatment, being happy with the outcome is extremely important. For methods of cosmetic tooth reshaping such as veneers or all-ceramic crowns to make the teeth beautiful, the thickness of the ceramic matters. -
Side Effects Understanding Veneer Side Effects Among related search terms for veneers, I think side effects is probably the most searched term of all. About 10-15 years ago, veneer side effects became a fairly significant issue. -
Front Teeth Natural, Beautiful Veneers for the Front Teeth Front teeth average about 10mm in length and 8mm in width. Esthetic dentistry expresses natural, beautiful detail within these very small dimensions. -
No-prep Natural-Looking No-Prep Veneers in Apgujeong Many people want more attractive teeth but hesitate over tooth reduction. This article explains when natural-looking no-prep veneers may be suitable. -
Gum Contouring A Gangnam Veneer Clinic: When Gum Contouring Needs to Go Along with Veneers When patients come in because the gums around their front teeth are swollen, in most cases it's gum inflammation or periodontitis. In many cases, it clears up with scaling alone. But occasionally, it doesn't go away even after scaling. In such cases, rather than the gum being swollen, the shape of the gum itself has become distorted.