Are Porcelain Veneers Painful to Get Attached?

The placement of veneers should not be painful. During the procedure, typically the patient is anesthetized and in some cases our patients request nitrous oxide. While the teeth are being prepared for veneers there should be no pain or discomfort at all. Shortly after the procedure our patients are given a non-steroid anti-inflammatory (NSAID) such as Advil. This is all patients should need to prevent the breakthrough of any pain associated with the preparation of veneers. The next part of... more

If the process hurt or was painful, then perhaps something was amis. We are talking surgery, so there CAN be some minor discomfort, but most of the time patients remark about how uneventful the process was. The key, as shared earlier, is experience. An experienced cosmetic dentist will have the training to make the process as comfortable as possible.

During a veneer procedure there should be no pain. The use of a good topical anesthetic followed by good injection techniques should make the anesthesia portion of the procedure pain free. The process of preparing the teeth as well as the process for seating the veneers should then also be very comfortable. Post operative sensitivity can be controlled very effectively with over the counter medication like Advil or Motrin. If the procedure was painful there may have... more

Since you are numb during the procedure, both on preparation and delivery days, you should not feel any pain during your visits.  After each visit, you may have a little tenderness, depending on how much work is done at each visit.  Every person has a different pain tolerance so some patients feel absolutely nothing after a visit and others could be a little sore. It should never be so severe as to interfere with your every day life.  Even with extensive work, my patients... more

The vast majority of the time, no pain is experienced during the placement of veneers. Afterward, only mild discomfort should be experienced. A few people do react to any treatment in an usual way.

Anesthetic is used, once numb they are applied painlessly. Its a smooth process for the patient only gaining the better end of things, a great brand new smile.

After over 25 years of experience doing Cosmetic Dentistry I can say with certainty, there will be no pain while the Veneers are prepared or placed! There can be however some minor sensitivity during the temporary phase and even after the final restorations are placed. If you experience some sensitivity, rest assured it will go away! Any dentist that says they have never seen some minor sensitivity associated with veneer preparation and placement has not done enough veneers.... more

I have seen some of this media coverage you are talking about. I have been successfully performing smile makeovers using porcelain veneers for a decade and have yet to have a patient who felt the process was painful (during or after treatment). If you're going to have porcelain veneers placed, make sure you choose an experienced cosmetic dentist. Check credentials; make sure they have taken (and continue to take) top continuing education courses for porcelain veneers and aesthetic dentistry... more