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 Key Rules to Follow When Redoing Veneers There are many reasons veneers need to be redone — chipped or debonded veneers are common, and older veneers are often redone simply because patients dislike the look. -
Retreatment All-Ceramic Crown and Veneer Retreatment It would be nice if dental contouring like all-ceramic crowns or veneers could last a lifetime, but that's not the case. Just as a natural tooth can decay or develop gum problems and need to be extracted if it isn't cared for well, most dental treatments have a lifespan. -
Retreatment Remaking an All-Ceramic Crown The general term for treatments that make front teeth beautiful is tooth reshaping. Just as with nose or eye plastic surgery, teeth can also be reshaped. Among the methods used for this are veneers and all-ceramic crowns. -
Retreatment The Limits of the One-Day Method in Veneer Redo Treatment Veneer fabrication methods fall broadly into two types. One is usually called the one-day method, designed by computer with CAD/CAM and milled from ceramic by a machine, and the other is a method that fires the ceramic the way pottery is fired. -
Retreatment Retreating Gum Discoloration After Veneers, Crowns, and Other Tooth Reshaping Gum discoloration is one of the phenomena seen most often when retreating old tooth reshaping work. There are broadly two reasons gum discoloration occurs. First, in older cases, instead of an all-ceramic crown, a method called PFM or PFG, which has metal inside, was often used. -
vs Bonding Resin Cannot Replace Ceramic Veneers Dental materials are advancing incredibly fast. Many of the materials I learned about back in school aren't used much anymore. In fact, most of the materials I use the most today are ones that came out after I graduated. -
No-prep Completing a Beautiful Smile With No-Prep Veneers I write a lot about no-prep veneers on my blog, and many patients come in specifically for them. It would be great if every case qualified, but there are a few conditions. -
Discolored Teeth Veneers That Also Consider Tooth Alignment The purpose of veneer treatment can be several things. Broadly speaking, it's done for the sake of "a beautiful smile." Natural, even teeth that blend with a natural smile, while also being bright and pretty.. -
Retreatment Something That Always Surprises Me in Veneer Retreatment Recently, the number of patients coming in for veneer retreatment has been steadily increasing. There are several reasons for veneer retreatment. Cases of esthetic dissatisfaction are the most common, and a fair number involve partial chipping as well. -
Retreatment Redoing Veneers After Inflammation Caused by Excessive Tooth Reduction These days, quite a lot of patients come in for veneer retreatment. The reasons for retreatment include: 1. Veneer detachment, 2. Veneer fracture, 3. Esthetic dissatisfaction, 4. Persistent inflammation. -
Discolored Teeth A Transformation Into a Beautiful Shape: Veneers In dentistry, there are two treatments for achieving aesthetic goals. One is orthodontic treatment. It's a treatment that can even change the overall look of the face by correcting a poor bite or moving the position of the teeth. -
No-prep No-Prep Veneers Aimed at the Best Possible Esthetic Result Most side effects after veneer treatment start with tooth reduction -- the less that's reduced, the fewer the side effects. That's why so many dream of no-prep. -
Retreatment Retreatment of Anterior Veneers and Crowns for Proper Proportions Teeth looking too large or too small can sometimes really be because the teeth are large or small, but in most cases the cause has more to do with relative proportion. When we look at teeth, we don't perceive an absolute measurement, we perceive whether a tooth is large or small compared with the face, large or small compared with the neighboring tooth, or whether its width compared with its length… -
Retreatment Veneer Redo: A Case That Resolved Fracture, Esthetics, and Inflammation Together The average lifespan of veneers or other front-tooth esthetic treatments is generally considered to be around 5 years, but in practice it's more like 7-10 years. Used a bit more carefully, they often last well over 10 years. -
No-prep Veneer Treatment with Minimal Reduction, Guided by Proportion In treatment aimed at aesthetics, how attractively the result turns out matters a great deal. Several factors shape the beauty of teeth, and proportion is the most basic. -
Black Triangles A Veneer Case That Effectively Closed Black Triangles When the triangular gaps between the front teeth look empty and appear dark, this is called a black triangle. Because the space between the front teeth looks dark, it creates a fairly serious aesthetic problem. -
vs Crowns What Makes Teeth Beautiful? People get eyelid surgery or rhinoplasty at plastic surgery clinics to make their eyes or nose more attractive. Surgery meant to make you look better is called cosmetic surgery, and teeth can be treated the very same way. -
Multi-layer Build-up Veneer Fabrication: Handmade vs. Same-Day Veneers are made of ceramic. The ceramics typically used are three main types: feldspathic ceramic (called feldspar), a reinforced feldspathic ceramic, and lithium disilicate. -
No-prep The Know-How Behind Nearly Side-Effect-Free No-Prep Veneers The biggest drawback of veneers is that they require removing tooth structure — a great treatment for a better smile, but one that can come with a range of side effects. -
Retreatment What Matters Most in Veneer Treatment? What's the most important thing in veneer treatment? It is a question I always ask when I lecture. Dentists actually tend to have a habitual answer to this question: the margin (meaning the boundary line between the ceramic and the tooth) must fit well, the impression must be taken well, the lab work must be done well, the bonding… -
Retreatment Side Effects Seen Through Veneer Redo Cases, and What to Watch For When Redoing Veneers These days, the most common case I see is redoing veneers — redoing veneers that were done in the past. There was a veneer craze about 10 to 15 years ago. Back then, some clinics advertised heavily using the term "rapid orthodontics" rather than "veneers," for commercial purposes. -
Retreatment A Look at the Actual Veneer Retreatment Process If you've already had veneer treatment and now find that your gums bleed often when brushing, or the gum area looks red and inflamed, or you're unhappy with the shape, or a veneer has fractured or come off, retreatment is needed.