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Cosmetic porcelain veneers
Here is another cosmetic veneer case from start to finish. We replaced 6 porcelain veneers to provide a more feminine and youthful smile. I apologize to those of you who do not like to see teeth up too close. A full-face smile would show much more, but our patient prefers to remain anonymous (which I totally understand!). Here is the before photo. The patient was concerned about the exposed margins of the old veneers that were stained. The later incisor (first arrow on the second photo) was especially dark and visible when she smiled. She also wanted to whiten her smile, create a more natural tranlucency on the teeth and round the edges for a more feminine appearance. The flash in the photo kind of whitens the old veneers, they actually had a much "grayer" appearance. This was a tough case, because we were starting with a pretty good situation. Our patient just wanted it to look perfect.
Exposed natural teeth.
These are the temporaries. You can see we added a little bit of length to match the lower lip line.
The final veneers one week after seating. Our patient was very happy with the final esthetics, color and fit.
This photo shows the natural translucency that was added to the edges of the teeth. The edges have a much softer feel and the teeth look very natural coming out of the gums (see the close up photo below). Again, the teeth are much whiter in this photo than the first, but the flash of the camera hides that a little.
Close-up showing very healthy and natural looking teeth and gums.