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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Retreatment Gangnam Dental Clinic: Retreating Old All-Ceramic Crowns Treatment that makes the front teeth look prettier is called esthetic tooth reshaping. Among the methods of reshaping, there are two: all-ceramic crowns and veneers. As is widely known, veneers are a treatment that beautifies the teeth while minimizing tooth reduction, while an all-ceramic crown, in certain situations, reduces the entire tooth… -
Retreatment Sinsa-dong Dental Clinic — All-Ceramic Crown Redo and Front Tooth Veneer Treatment Treatment that changes the shape and form of a tooth is called dental contouring. There are two methods of dental contouring: veneer treatment, which reduces only the front surface of the tooth and bonds a thin ceramic plate onto it, and all-ceramic crown treatment, which reduces the whole tooth and covers it like a cap. -
Choosing a Clinic A Clinic Skilled in Veneers: Veneer Treatment That Brings Out Natural Beauty Over more than 17 years of performing veneer treatment, I've encountered a wide range of cases. Among them are some particularly difficult ones — the treatment of black triangles and protruding teeth stands out as especially challenging. -
Retreatment Retreating Unnatural, Awkward-Looking Veneers The number of dental restorations made by computer has been growing recently. These are restorations designed by computer and fabricated using a machine called a milling machine. Zirconia and most other ceramics can be processed this way. -
No-prep No-Prep Veneer Treatment for Black Triangles In my posts I talk a lot about no-prep veneers. It would be wonderful if every case could be done without any tooth reduction, but most cases do require some reduction, and cases where no-prep is possible are actually quite limited. -
Peg Laterals Veneer Treatment Including a Peg (Undersized) Lateral Tooth Veneer treatment is a way of changing the shape of a tooth, one method of tooth reshaping. When it comes to tooth reshaping — that is, methods for improving and changing the shape of a tooth — veneers and all-ceramic crowns are the two options, but since an all-ceramic crown covers the tooth completely, like putting a cap on it, the amount of tooth reduction… -
Retreatment Apgujeong Dental Clinic: Redoing Front-Tooth Veneers and All-Ceramic Crowns Due to Gum Inflammation After front-tooth veneers or all-ceramic crowns, there are a few possible side effects. The best-known one is probably tooth sensitivity, along with fracture, debonding, and -
No-prep Are No-Prep Veneers Possible on Every Tooth? Even in lectures I give fellow dentists, bringing up no-prep veneers often draws the question "Is that really possible?" — many people still don't understand this treatment. -
Retreatment When Veneer Side Effects Call for Retreatment Whether it's an all-ceramic crown or a veneer, retreatment eventually becomes necessary as time passes. The average lifespan is often quoted as 7 to 10 years, but that's roughly when ceramic becomes more likely to chip or come loose; in practice, retreatment is often driven by veneer side effects like gum inflammation or aesthetic concerns. -
No-prep Minimal-Reduction Veneers That Reduce Side Effects There was a time when "side effects" would come up as a related search term for veneers. Even now, that is probably the biggest worry people have about veneers. In fact, when treated with the correct indication, front-tooth veneer treatment is among the dental treatments with relatively few side effects. -
Retreatment Retreating Awkward Front-Tooth Veneers into a Natural Result Front-tooth veneers are a cosmetic treatment aimed at making teeth beautiful. What counts as beautiful is quite a subjective matter. Since the standard and what's wanted differ from person to person, treatment needs to match the individual purpose. -
Front Teeth Cheongdam Dental Clinic: Veneer Treatment for Prominent Buck Teeth Poor tooth alignment can show up in a variety of ways. Sometimes the canines stick out, sometimes the teeth are uneven, and in some cases only the two front teeth protrude. This is commonly called buck teeth. -
Retreatment All-Ceramic Crown Retreatment and Front Tooth Veneer Treatment When a front tooth breaks, treatment depends on severity. A minor chip gets resin or a veneer; if the nerve is exposed, root canal work plus an all-ceramic crown is typical. -
Retreatment Retreatment of One-Day Veneers Search for veneers today and you'll notice a pattern: clinics attach all sorts of catchy names, advertising as if their treatment were something entirely different, even though it's all the same procedure. -
Apgujeong Apgujeong Veneers: Treatment That Minimizes Damage to the Tooth Old veneers can need retreatment for various reasons. First, there's chipping and coming loose. Because of the nature of ceramic, fine cracks develop in a veneer over long-term use, and it can chip under strong force. -
Retreatment Veneer Clinic — All-Ceramic Crown Redo Front-tooth veneers and all-ceramic crowns are both often done to make teeth more beautiful. A crown is used when there's major tooth damage, severe decay, a prior root canal, or heavy discoloration, while a veneer makes a smaller change to a tooth's position or shape while… -
Retreatment Redoing Front Teeth Veneers and All-Ceramic Crowns Front teeth veneers and all-ceramic crowns are sometimes redone over time, from chipping or debonding to esthetic concerns the patient raises later on. -
Retreatment Apgujeong-dong Dental Clinic — All-Ceramic Crown Retreatment and Veneer Treatment One thing I've come to feel treating front teeth for many years is just how much teeth actually move — constantly, and differently from person to person and tooth to tooth. -
No-prep A No-Prep Veneer Case at a Clinic Skilled in Veneers About 15 years ago, veneers became a major issue because of side effects, after a few large dental chains carried out treatments that made no sense under the name veneers. -
Peg Laterals Bunny Teeth Veneers: Bringing Large Front Teeth into Proportion I've been doing veneer treatment in Apgujeong since 2006, and one case that's always a dilemma is when the teeth are large: there's really no option besides veneers. The problem is that even with veneers, you can't dramatically shrink a tooth. -
Front Teeth Front Teeth Veneers to Correct Tooth Shape and Alignment When tooth alignment is not good, orthodontic treatment is used. Occasionally, when there is also wear or fracture along with poor alignment, the alignment improves after orthodontics, but a problem with the tooth shape often remains. -
No-prep Natural Results with No-Prep Veneers at a Cheongdam-dong Dental Clinic Several times a year, I lecture other dentists on veneers, and each lecture ends with a Q&A session. One question comes up in almost every single lecture, every year: whether no-prep veneers are possible. -
Black Triangles Treating Black Triangles Between the Front Teeth with Veneers There can be all sorts of esthetic problems with the front teeth. A beautiful set of front teeth and a beautiful smile only come together when alignment, shape, color, and other factors are all in harmony. And it isn't only the teeth themselves that cause these esthetic problems. -
Retreatment Sinsa-dong Dental Clinic: Veneer Retreatment for a Natural Feel Retreating a front-tooth veneer that has already been done once involves a few things to consider. Before starting treatment, you must confirm exactly what is wrong with the existing veneer, and you must also confirm whether retreatment can actually solve it.