Three-hundred and seventy-two porcelain laminate veneers were fitted to defective and discoloured teeth in 102 patients. Ninety per cent of the restorations were fitted to unprepared teeth. Restorations were reviewed up to 78 months after cementation. Survival probabilities were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results showed higher rates of failure and problem development in veneers f...

CONTEXT Marginal discrepancy influenced by the choice of processing material used for the ceramic laminate veneers needs to be explored further for better clinical application. AIMS This study aimed to evaluate the amount of cervical and incisal marginal discrepancy associated with different ceramic laminate veneering materials. SETTINGS AND DESIGN This was an experimental, single-blinded, ...

OBJECTIVE This article presents a case report of restoration of anterior teeth using an indirect technique with composite veneers in order to restore the dental anatomy and to provide aesthetic and function of anterior teeth. MATERIALS AND METHODS A treatment of upper anterior teeth with indirect micro-hybrid composite restoration was proposed to a 40-year-old woman with old discolored and fr...

Ceramic veneers are considered a conservative solution for patients requiring improvement of the shape, color, or position of their anterior teeth. Ceramic veneers have been extensively and successfully used to mask intrinsic staining, to give the appearance of straightening, and to correct minor malformations of anterior teeth without the removal of substantial amounts of sound tooth substance...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The removal of porcelain veneers using Er:YAG lasers has not been previously described in the scientific literature. This study was designed to systematically investigate the efficacy of an Er:YAG laser on veneer debonding, possibly without damage to the underlying tooth, and preservation of the veneer integrity. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS The Fourier Transfo...

The treatment of severe tetracycline discoloration is a challenge for the dentist. There are several treatment options and one of the most effective is the use of feldspathic veneers. The aim of this clinical case was to carry out the replacement with conventional feldspathic ceramic veneers on a patient with highly stained teeth (grade IV tetracycline) by a minimally invasive approach. Clinica...

This paper addresses the design and implementation of thin coordination veneers for use in the development of applications over ad hoc wireless networks. A coordination veneer is defined as an adaptation layer that customizes a general-purpose coordination middleware to a particular domain with minimal development effort. This technique allows developers to build highly-tailored coordination mo...

Advances in the technology of bonding porcelain to enamel created the possibility of porcelain veneers as an alternative to the use of full crowns for the treatment of many clinical conditions, such as treatment of diastemas, malaligned teeth, worn dentition, chipped teeth, and excessively discolored teeth. Veneers are considered to be a more conservative treatment approach than full crowns bec...

Componeer is an emerging esthetic solution for the treatment of discolored, fractured, or congenitally malformed teeth, which once required full-coverage restorations. Componeers combine the superior esthetic of ceramic veneers, and the bondability to tooth structure like direct composite veneers. Precontoured enamel shells with excellent color stability, no laboratory procedure, and cost effec...

During the cementation of ceramic veneers the polymerization of resin cements may be jeopardized if the ceramics attenuate the irradiance of the light-curing device. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different types and thicknesses of ceramic veneers on the degree of conversion of a light-cured resin-based cement (RelyX Veneer). The cement was light-cured after interposing cer...