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Same Day Dental Veneers Vs. Lab Made Veneers
please explain why veneer type may be better than the other
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It's a matter of the individual smile
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 veneers that are functional and esthetically pleasing. Each mouth is different and every smile has to be individualized as such.
In order to get the best results from a smile makeover,...
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Need a provisional stage to fine tune the look of the veneers
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 stage. Whenever I do a cosmetic makeover for a patient, there is a lot of give and take about what you, the patient, would like to see in your new smile. We are talking about color of the...
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Same day veneers can be awesome!
The options available today are remarkable. While proper planning is important, i have personally done hundreds of same day CEREC veneers with remarkable outcomes. Today, the blocks have built in color, and can be further customized with cutback of the porcelain or staining. There need not be an esthetic compromise with a same day approach. It does make for a long day.
Some patients need a provisional phase. i recommend this for very large changes. For...
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