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 Front Teeth Veneer Retreatment Case There are many reasons for retreating old veneers. In the past, when veneer materials or adhesives were weak, detachment and fracture were the biggest causes, but these days ceramics and bonding strength have improved so much that detachment or fracture rarely occurs. -
vs Crowns Making Large Teeth Look Smaller: Veneer and All-Ceramic Crown Treatment For patients with very large teeth, the size itself can be a real source of stress. Quite a few come in wanting veneers or all-ceramic crowns to make their teeth look smaller. -
No-prep A Minimal-Reduction Veneer Case from a Clinic Skilled in Veneers For those considering veneer treatment, the biggest worry is usually side effects, most often tooth sensitivity and the veneer coming loose. -
Discolored Teeth Minimal-Reduction Veneers for Protruding, Uneven Teeth If teeth are protruding or uneven, orthodontic treatment can correct the alignment. The problem is that sometimes, even after orthodontics, things don't improve any further. Because of a position problem with the lower teeth or the size of the jawbone, a protruding feeling can remain even after orthodontic treatment. -
Retreatment Veneer Redo: Restoring a Natural Tooth Shape In front-tooth veneer treatment, the very first treatment matters a great deal. It should of course be done properly to match the treatment goal, but minimizing tooth reduction is more important than anything else. -
Discolored Teeth Front-Tooth Veneers: Treating Discolored Resin and Chipped Teeth Resin is probably the most widely used material in dentistry. It closely matches tooth color and is a convenient, affordable way to treat a chipped tooth or cavity. -
Retreatment Before-and-After Gallery: Lower-Teeth Veneers, Redo Treatment, and Correcting Misaligned Teeth Veneer treatment brings in a truly wide range of cases. No two patients ever feel like the same treatment, so each case has to be researched and thought through individually to find the right treatment method. -
No-prep Veneer Treatment for Large, Protruding Teeth at Our Veneer Specialty Clinic In veneer treatment, the toughest cases are protruding teeth or teeth that are too large — the amount of reduction inevitably grows, so treatment must be very conservative. -
Black Triangles A Clinic Known for Veneers: Treating Black Triangles and Severely Worn Teeth with Veneers As we get older, our teeth naturally age along with us. A tooth that's been used for a long time tends to show wear, and depending on the tooth, cracks can develop too. When wear becomes severe, the enamel, the tooth's outermost layer, thins out, the whole tooth becomes thinner, and more of the dentin underneath starts to show through… -
Lifespan & Care ChatGPT and Veneer Treatment ChatGPT is getting an enormous amount of attention these days. The medical field, too, is watching this development in artificial intelligence with a mix of hope and concern. Just out of curiosity, I asked ChatGPT to tell me about the advantages of minimal-reduction veneers, and here's the answer it gave me. -
vs Crowns Tooth Reshaping with Sinsa Veneers and All-Ceramic Crowns When retreating old all-ceramic crowns on the front teeth, there are cases where Sinsa veneers are also done on the other teeth at the same time. Or when a tooth has had root canal treatment, or severe decay from discoloration means an all-ceramic crown is needed, veneer treatment is sometimes done at the same time on the other teeth to reduce how much they need to be cut down… -
vs Crowns A Collection of Veneer and All-Ceramic Crown Before-and-After Photos Through blog posts, I've been continuously sharing a variety of cases — veneer treatment, all-ceramic crown treatment, and retreatment or redo cases. Today as well, I'd like to gather together a variety of cases and show you before-and-after photos. -
No-prep Minimal-Reduction Veneers for Gapped Teeth There are several reasons gaps form between teeth: the teeth may be small relative to the jawbone, or conversely, the jawbone may be too large relative to the teeth. Either way, orthodontics can be considered as the first option, but there are many cases orthodontics alone cannot resolve. -
Process A Look at the Minimal-Prep Veneer Treatment Process Treatment that beautifies teeth is called tooth reshaping. Rather than doing minimal-prep veneers or a crown treatment on just one or two teeth, tooth reshaping treats several teeth together at once, addressing not only the tooth's shape and color but also the alignment, the degree of protrusion, or, in cases of buck teeth or an overbite, those… -
No-prep Cheongdam-dong Veneers, Done Without Any Tooth Reduction In Cheongdam-dong veneer treatment, the part patients worry about most is, as always, tooth reduction. Dentists spend their whole careers cutting teeth, after all. Reducing a tooth because of decay or after a root canal is only natural, but when it comes to reducing a tooth purely for esthetic reasons, nearly every dentist… -
Worn & Chipped A Veneer Treatment Case for Severely Worn Teeth The more teeth are used, the more they wear down. There are various reasons for this wear. Sometimes the problem comes from teeth wearing against each other. Sometimes it comes from eating a lot of hard foods. -
Discolored Teeth Minimal-Reduction Veneers for an Aesthetic Purpose Minimal-reduction veneers are, naturally, done for an esthetic purpose. Since it's a treatment meant to make teeth pretty, the goal of what "pretty teeth" means has to be clear. Some people like teeth that are white and opaque even if they look artificial and awkward, while others may prefer teeth that are more yellow but blend in well with the rest… -
No-prep A Case of No-Prep Veneers for Tucked-In Front Teeth No-prep veneers are, in a sense, the pinnacle of veneer treatment. These days, many patients come to us specifically wanting no-prep veneers. But since not every case qualifies, it often takes more explanation than usual. -
Retreatment Gangnam Veneer — All-Ceramic Crown Retreatment Before-and-After Photo Gallery Today I'd like to show you before-and-after photos from a variety of Gangnam veneer and all-ceramic crown treatments. There are cases where a cavity was first treated with resin and then improved esthetically with a veneer, cases redone after an old all-ceramic crown fractured, and various other cases. -
Retreatment A Skilled Veneer Clinic's Retreatment of Overly White, Unnatural-Looking Veneers Beautiful teeth need a range of design elements and details. "White teeth" are usually thought of as pretty, but are plain white, opaque teeth really pretty teeth? On TV you can sometimes spot someone whose teeth look unnaturally, awkwardly white. -
No-prep Tooth Reshaping Using No-Prep Veneers Veneers can be classified by several different criteria. First, by fabrication method, they're divided into handmade veneers and one-day veneers. For this part, please refer to a post I wrote previously. -
Retreatment All-Ceramic Crown Redo Done Together With Veneer Treatment Front-tooth dental contouring — all-ceramic crowns and veneers — ideally lasts a long time, but it typically lasts around 7 to 10 years, since it varies case by case. -
No-prep Before-and-After Photos: Gapped Teeth, No-Prep Veneers, Retreatment — Veneers and All-Ceramic Crowns Treatment that changes the shape, size, or color of the front teeth is called cosmetic tooth reshaping. There are two methods for it: veneers and all-ceramic crowns. -
Gapped Teeth Cheongdam-dong Veneers: A Treatment Case for Protruding, Gapped Teeth Gaps between teeth that can't be resolved with orthodontic treatment, or protrusion of the teeth that can't be resolved with orthodontic treatment, occur when the teeth are too small or there's a positional problem with the lower teeth, making orthodontic treatment difficult.