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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Front Teeth Front Teeth Veneers Can Improve Esthetics Veneer treatment is a form of cosmetic reshaping that makes front teeth more beautiful, changing tooth color and shape — it comes in two forms: veneers and all-ceramic crowns. -
Retreatment Retreating Veneers to Look Natural Veneer or all-ceramic crown treatment isn't permanent, so retreatment eventually becomes necessary, whether from fracturing and debonding or for purely aesthetic reasons. -
No-prep Apgujeong Dental Clinic That Does No-Prep Veneers Well Quite a few of the patients who visit our Apgujeong clinic for front-tooth veneer treatment seem to be coming in specifically to consult about no-prep veneers. That's likely because it feels burdensome to reduce tooth structure just to correct a tooth's shape. -
Front Teeth Front Teeth Veneers for a Natural Tooth Shape Tooth shape and alignment are both the foundation and the finishing touch of a beautiful smile. If the shape or color of the teeth looks off, or the alignment is not good, the smile will not be beautiful. Ways to solve these problems include cosmetic tooth reshaping and orthodontics. -
No-prep A Veneer Redo Case Completed With No-Prep Veneers Veneers do not last forever. In the past, the average lifespan was considered to be around 7 years, but these days the average is more often seen as closer to 10 years. Since an average combines someone who used theirs for 5 years and someone who used theirs for 15, the lifespan varies enormously from person to person. -
No-prep No-Prep Veneers for Erosion From Acid Reflux or Acidic Foods There are various causes when teeth wear down. The most common is wear from brushing at the cervical area, where the tooth meets the gum. -
No-prep Celebrity Veneers Done Right, Without Looking Unnatural Veneers are a treatment done purely for esthetic purposes. They're a type of dental contouring that changes the shape of the teeth for a more attractive appearance. This kind of dental contouring is sometimes essential because of a serious problem with tooth shape or color, and in other cases the teeth are functionally fine but the treatment is done solely for esthetic reasons… -
Worn & Chipped Veneer Treatment for Severely Worn Teeth When teeth are used for a long time, they wear down for one reason or another. There are a few different terms depending on why the teeth wear down. Wearing caused by another object touching the teeth, such as a toothbrush or food, is called abrasion. -
No-prep No-Prep Veneers: Turning Awkward-Looking Teeth Natural Having done veneer treatment in Apgujeong-dong since 2006, I've seen a lot of change over nearly 20 years -- above all, the arrival of computer-based design and fabrication. -
No-prep Celebrity Veneers: A Natural Result with No-Prep Treatment Every so often, a broadcast will mention that some celebrity had veneer treatment done. Sometimes footage of the treatment itself is shown, and sometimes the celebrity talks on air about whether they did or didn't have it done. But occasionally, you can tell someone had it done even without them saying so. -
No-prep How to Reduce the Side Effects of No-Prep Veneers Veneer treatment is chosen for all kinds of reasons. Patients seek treatment because of the shape, color, brightness, or size of their teeth. If the alignment of the teeth isn't good, the chance that tooth reduction will be needed goes up, and if the alignment is good, the chance of going no-prep increases. -
Choosing a Clinic Before-and-After Photos From a Clinic Skilled in Front Teeth Veneers Treatment that transforms the front teeth into a more beautiful shape is called dental contouring. Its methods include veneers and all-ceramic crowns: a veneer treats the tooth by bonding a thin ceramic plate onto its front surface, while an all-ceramic crown treats it by reducing the entire tooth and capping it. -
Retreatment Natural Front-Tooth Veneers: Retreatment for an All-Ceramic Crown Esthetic treatment of the front teeth is a very demanding process. These days, AI and computers are taking over human work in nearly every field, and dentistry is no exception; in prosthetic fabrication, a great deal is now done through computer-aided design and machining. -
Discolored Teeth Treating Discolored Resin with Front-Tooth Veneers When decay develops between the front teeth, resin is the best material for treating it. The treatment is relatively simple and relatively inexpensive. It's also easy to work with and reasonably close to natural tooth color, which is why it's such a preferred material. -
Gapped Teeth Sinsa-dong Veneers: Veneer Treatment for Gapped Front Teeth There are various reasons why gaps open up between the front teeth. Most often, it's because the jawbone is large while the teeth are small. Sometimes the bone size is normal but the teeth are too small, or the tooth size is normal but the bone is too large — cases like that can happen too. -
Front Teeth Natural, Beautiful Front Veneers A smile plays a major role in shaping a person's overall impression. A beautiful smile needs teeth that harmonize with the lips and the whole face. -
Black Triangles Cheongdam-dong Dental Clinic: Veneer Treatment for Black Triangles When the gum between the front teeth recedes and a dark triangle appears, it's called a black triangle. Usually, as gum health declines and the underlying bone recedes, the gum recedes along with it, and once the gum between the teeth disappears, that spot looks dark, which is why it's called a black triangle. -
Smile Design Front Teeth Veneer Treatment for Beautiful Proportions The esthetic factors of teeth are quite varied — starting with the relationship between the face and teeth, since checking protrusion and tilt requires a full facial photo. -
No-prep No-Prep Veneer Treatment for Inward-Tilted Teeth with Gum Contouring There's a lot to weigh with aesthetic medicine. When a condition doesn't affect daily life, cosmetic treatments only earn their value if side effects are kept to a minimum. -
Retreatment Sinsa-dong Dental Clinic — All-Ceramic Crown Redo There are two methods of dental contouring that give teeth a prettier shape: veneers and all-ceramic crowns. A veneer reduces only the front surface of the tooth and bonds a thin ceramic plate onto it, while an all-ceramic crown reduces the whole tooth and covers it like a cap. -
No-prep No-Prep Veneer Treatment for Over-Retracted Teeth at Cheongdam Dream Dental Clinic When teeth aren't well aligned, orthodontic treatment is used. There are various orthodontic methods, but they can broadly be divided into extraction and non-extraction orthodontics. It's a complex topic, but simply put: if space is lacking and the mouth protrudes somewhat, extraction orthodontics; if the mouth doesn't protrude much and there's some space, non-extraction orthodontics... -
Front Teeth Front Teeth Veneer Treatment for Tilted Teeth When it comes to the relationship between the teeth and the face, there are a few things that need to be looked at before veneer treatment. To assess the degree of protrusion and flaring of the teeth, you need to observe the facial profile, meaning the side view of the face, and to see how much the teeth are tilted relative to the face, you need to look at the tilt from the front of the face. -
Retreatment A Clinic Skilled at Retreating Old Front-Tooth Veneers Cosmetic tooth treatment uses either all-ceramic crowns or front-tooth veneers. Crowns cover the whole tooth, while veneers bond ceramic only to the front, requiring less reduction, though the right choice depends on the case. -
Front Teeth Front Teeth Veneers for a Beautiful Smile — Dream Dental Clinic, Sinsa-dong When teeth deviate from their normal shape and it is not from chipping or breaking, the causes include wear that begins from bad habits, erosion from acid reflux or eating a lot of strongly acidic food, and congenital cases as well.