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 Five Ways to Identify a Clinic Skilled in Laminate Veneers: What Patients Should Check During Diagnosis Patients considering laminate veneers often search for a clinic that performs them well. Here are five checks drawn from 20 years of clinical experience. -
Process The Veneer Treatment Process: A Step-by-Step Guide From First Consultation to Final Bonding There's a question that patients coming in for a veneer consultation ask second most often. The answer varies by case, but in general, it takes 3 to 4 weeks and 3 to 4 visits from the first consultation to the final bonding. -
Lifespan & Care What It Takes for Veneers to Last More Than 10 Years: 5 Factors That Determine Their Lifespan There's a question patients ask most often when they come in for a veneer consultation: "How long do veneers last?" The common answer is "usually more than 10 years." But in actual practice, some cases develop problems within just 5 years, while others still look exactly as they did at the start even after 15 years. -
Retreatment Why Veneer Retreatment Shouldn't Be Rushed: The Role of Temporary Teeth and the Importance of the Initial Diagnosis After getting veneers or an all-ceramic crown, gum inflammation or a slight shift in tooth position can sometimes occur. When that happens, there's a decision patients make most often. -
Shade Guide Why Overly White Veneers Actually Look Unnatural: The Standard for a Natural Color I watched a Korean film at the theater not long ago. The camera kept cutting to close-ups of the lead actress, and her veneers were so white and unnatural that my eyes kept going straight to them for the whole movie. -
Choosing a Clinic How to Choose a Good Veneer Clinic in Apgujeong: 6 Checkpoints from a Director with 20 Years of Clinical Experience I've devoted 20 years to veneer clinical practice, and I also wrote Korea's first veneer textbook. Today I'd like to answer the question patients ask me most often. -
Peg Laterals How Many Veneers Do You Need? 2, 4, 6, or 8 — Here Are the Decision Criteria There is a question I hear more than any other in consultations: "How many veneers do I need?" "Will 4 be enough, or do I need 6?" "Why does one clinic recommend 2, and another 8?" Today, let's look at how the number of veneers is decided, and the criteria for each of 2, 4, 6, and 8… -
Shade Guide Why Does Veneer Color Look Awkward When It's Too White? Natural Tone Matching, Before and After There's a question patients ask most often at veneer consultations. Veneer color isn't just about how white it is, and three common requests can lead to an awkward result. -
Side Effects Veneer Side Effects: Do They Really Happen? A 20-Year Clinician Answers Honestly Veneer side effects. Search online and you'll find plenty of frightening reviews — sensitivity that supposedly lasts a lifetime, gums turning black, even stories of ending up needing root canal treatment. -
Bruxism Can You Get Veneers If You Grind Your Teeth Badly? 20 Years of Clinical Experience Answers Quite a few patients who come in for a veneer consultation ask this exact question. Today I'll answer these two questions drawing on 20 years of clinical experience with veneers. What's the difference between teeth grinding and teeth clenching? -
No-prep 5 Things Veneer Patients Regret Most — Know Them Ahead of Time and You Can Avoid Them Over nearly 20 years of treating veneer patients, I often meet people who come to our clinic regretting a procedure done elsewhere. There's one thing they all tend to say: "If I'd known this beforehand, I would have made a different choice." Veneers are a permanent treatment that's hard to reverse once done. -
Lifespan & Care Temporary Veneers: How Many Days Do You Wear Them, and How Do You Care for Them? During veneer consultations, the questions I hear most often are about temporary teeth. Over 20 years of focusing exclusively on veneer treatment, I’ve confirmed again and again that how the temporary-teeth stage is used determines the final result. -
Side Effects 5 Veneer Side Effects — The Real Cause Ultimately Comes Down to "This" These days, not just celebrities but ordinary people as well are giving serious thought to veneers for esthetic reasons. But in consultations, the very first thing patients ask is almost always the same fear about side effects: "Doctor, don't veneers make your teeth sensitive, or break easily?" -
Retreatment Veneer Lifespan: What Separates People Whose Veneers Last 10 Years From People Who Redo Them After 5 5 real deciding factors from 20 years of clinical practice. One of the questions I get asked most often by patients coming in for a veneer consultation is, "How long do veneers last?" And the second question is almost always, "Won't they break?" -
Wedding Timing Wedding Veneer Timing Guide | A Month-by-Month Checklist from a Doctor with 20 Years of Experience, From 6 Months to 2 Weeks Before Your Wedding After 20 years of countless wedding veneer cases, the questions I hear most are always the same: "My wedding is only a month away, can I still do it?" "Shouldn't my teeth be finished by the dress fitting?" "Will the color settle before the wedding photo shoot?" "Should the groom get it done too?"… -
Crooked Teeth Protruding Front Teeth or a Snaggletooth: Braces or Veneers? 20 Years of Clinical Experience Weighs In This week alone, I've heard a similar question four times in consultations. "My front teeth stick out a little, do I really need braces?" "I have one snaggletooth, can't a veneer fix it?" "The length of orthodontic treatment feels like a lot, is there another way?" "I heard I might still need veneers even after braces, is that true?"… -
vs Bonding Resin vs. Veneers: 5 Things You Must Know Before Front-Tooth Treatment Resin (Composite Resin) is a treatment that shapes a tooth-colored restorative material directly onto the tooth, while a veneer (Porcelain Laminate Veneer) is a treatment that bonds a thin ceramic shell, pre-fabricated in advance, onto the tooth surface. -
No-prep 7 Things to Check Before Your Veneer Consultation, From Dr. Park Jonguk Have you ever worried about this before a veneer consultation? "Do I really need this procedure?" "What should I ask during the consultation?" "How do I know which clinic is right for me?" Based on 20 years focused on veneers and consultations with thousands of patients… -
Retreatment 5 Things People Who Regret Their Veneers Have in Common A veneer is an esthetic treatment that bonds a thin ceramic shell onto the tooth surface to improve color, shape, and alignment. A properly made veneer holds up like a natural tooth for more than 10 years. But not every veneer produces that result. -
Lifespan & Care Veneer Care: 5 Tips from a 20-Year Specialist for Extending Their Lifespan After getting veneers, I often get questions like these. "How should I take care of them?" "Do I need to be careful with food?" "What should I do to make them last longer?" Veneer care refers to the daily habits and regular checkups needed after the procedure to maintain the lifespan and esthetics of the veneers. -
Retreatment Top 3 Causes of Veneer Failure — What You Need to Know Before Retreatment Today I want to talk about something a bit heavier — veneer failure. “I got veneers, but they look unnatural.” “My crown looks artificial.” “It doesn’t match the surrounding teeth.” I see a great many patients who come in with concerns like these. -
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Pricing Why Do Veneer Prices Differ So Much Between Clinics? Today I want to talk about something many people wonder about: veneer prices. "Why do veneer prices vary so much?" "Some places are cheap and some are expensive, what's actually different?" "Does more expensive always mean better?" After 20 years of veneer treatment, I'll share what I've honestly come to think about this. -
Lifespan & Care How Long Do Veneers Last? 20 Years of Experience Tells You Today I'd like to talk about veneer lifespan, something a lot of people are curious about: "How long do veneers last?" "Can I use them for life?" "How should I care for them?"