Same day dental veneers vs. lab made veneers

please explain why veneer type may be better than the other

3 answers to “Same day dental veneers vs. lab made...”

A: It is rare to find same day veneers that look real

Lance Timmerman, DMD

Same day veneers CAN look ok, but often look fake. Many steps are involved to make veneers look natural (fine tuning with provisionals, layering porcelains, etc). If the goal is simply to be done quickly, then same day would work. If you want the best, more time is needed.

A: It's a matter of the individual smile

Ryan Sellinger, DMD

All dental veneers are custom fabricated to fit individual teeth regardless if they are made same day or are made over a longer period of time. All dental veneers are fabricated in a laboratory to fit molds of each individual patient’s teeth. Without proper information the laboratory cannot fabricate... more

A: Need a provisional stage to fine tune the look of the veneers

Ronald Rosenblatt, DDS

Many patients have asked me why I don’t offer same day veneers like some offices do.  There are a number of reasons for this. The primary reason I do not believe in same day veneers is that if there is no provisional phase, there is no way to fine tune the look of the veneers in that provisional... more

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