Veneers are a minimally-invasive treatment method to remove common cosmetic issues such as chipping, spacing, or stained teeth.
By means of minimal or sometimes no reduction, the facial, incisal and proximal surfaces receive an adhesively bonded aesthetic veneer that can alter color, anatomy, and/or function. Several types of all ceramic systems have been developed with special attention to glass-matrix ceramics due to their high translucency, and fabrication methods varying from hand-made to CAD/CAM
Feldspathic porcelain veneer with refractory die:
Traditional feldspathic porcelain systems have long been indicated due to their optical properties and present long-term history of success
Validations
A systematic review on the survival and complication rates of laminate veneers has shown a slightly higher estimated survival for glass-ceramics (94%) compared to feldspathic porcelain (87%) although differences were not statistically different (Romanini-Junior et al., Monolithic CAD/CAM laminate veneers: Reliability and failure modes, Dental materials, 2020)
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Thickness Requirements
