Do Dental Veneers Look Fake?

A successful veneer case is the result of great teamwork between a dentist and his lab technician. The dentist must design the case for long term success and the ceramist must create custom works of art to give a beautiful and natural look. There are many steps and time involved. Experience and training are key.
Cosmetics is not taught in dental school, so it is important to find a dentist that has extra training and certification showing his education. After that, photographs of the results from the dentist should be shown, and from that you can determine if the Dr can deliver in what you are seeking.
There are many fake looking smiles out there. This is usually the result of an under trained and inexperienced dentist and team.
Experience counts.

Porcelain veneers are a great choice to enhance your smile and should look completely natural when performed correctly.  It is important for your dentist to work exclusively with a laboratory that specializes in smile makeovers. These labs are able to create amazingly natural looking veneers with anatomy, shape, and color characteristics that make them undetectable to anyone that sees them.  Find an experienced cosmetic dentist to perform this procedure and always ask to see their before and after pictures.  Hope this helps. 

Our lab technicians LOVE it when they have a patient who wants natural looking teeth.  It really let's their talents shine.  It is more difficult to duplicate natural nuances, but totally attainable.

Under the care of an experienced cosmetic dentist, porcelain veneers are the ideal choice for the most natural and cosmetically pleasing smile.All the best.James Asaf, DDS

They can look fake if they are not fabricated by a good dentist and good lab technician. There are several characteristics that need to be incorporated into a veneer to make it appear natural so it blends in with the rest of your smile and with your face. You need to communicate with your dentist what your goals are and you can work together to get beautiful, natural-looking results. There is no reason for them to have to look fake.