I Had a Porcelain Veneer Placed on One Front Tooth, and Want to Get the Other Done to Match?

It is ideal to place veneers on both central incisors or front teeth at the same time.  The porcelain that makes up the veneers will match best if the porcelain comes from the same batch from the manufacturer.  The shade of porcelain can vary from batch to batch slightly which for the front central incisors is noticeable.  The central front incisors are the most visible teeth and a mismatched color  will be eye catching (not in a good way)!  I would recommend redoing both ideally. 

 

We see this question a great deal with patients.  Especially if it's an anterior (front) veneer, it is always going to give you a more aesthetic result to do both front teeth veneers at the same time.  This will ensure that the lab will match the shade and sizes of the teeth exactly.  If a patient is opposed to getting two veneers done at the same time (like if cost is an issue), we generally will recommend our patient go directly to our local lab, so they can match the shade of the single tooth veneer to the rest of the teeth for a more aesthetic result.