The document provides an overview of esthetics with veneers. It discusses the definitions, history, indications and contraindications of veneers. It describes the processes of shade selection, tooth preparation including principles, rationale and types of preparation. It also discusses provisional restorations, cementation, maintenance and failures of veneers. Recent advancements discussed include feldspathic, lithium disilicate and minimally invasive veneers. In conclusion, veneers are a conservative treatment for improving aesthetics when done according to principles of preparation, cementation and maintenance.

1. Esthetics with Veneers: A Review
Presented by:
Nabid Anjum
PG IInd year
Department of Prosthodontics
Sowmya S, Sunitha S, Dhakshaini M R, Raghavendraswamy K N. Int J Dent
Health Concern 2015;1:1-5.

2. CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Definitions
• History
• Indications and Contraindications
• Shade selection
• Tooth Preparation
– Principles of tooth preparation
– Rationale
– Types of preparation
– Armamentarium
– Procedure

3. • Provisional Restoration
• Cementation of Veneers
• Maintenance
• Failures of Restoration
• Recent Advancements
• Conclusion
• References

4. INTRODUCTION
• The oral region is a dynamic part of the face, with tooth and gingival display
during functional lip movements creating an expression of aesthetics that is
unique to an individual.
• Esthetic dentistry is the fourth dimension in addition to other factors like
biological, physiological and mechanical factors, all of which are to be combined
for a successful result.
• Since, esthetic dentistry has become an integral part of everyday practice in
dental clinic. So with increasing patient demand, it has also become a
challenging job for our profession.
• Based on their strength, longevity, conservative nature, biocompatibility and
aesthetics, veneers have been considered one of the most viable treatment
modalities.

5. DEFINITIONS
• Veneer:
A thin sheet of material usually used as a finish.
(GPT, 9th Edition)
 A veneer is a layer of tooth colored material that is
applied to a tooth to restore localized or
generalized defects and intrinsic discolorations.
( Sturdevant Art & Science of Dentistry )
• Laminate Veneer Restorations:
A conservative esthetic restoration of anterior
teeth to mask discoloration, restore malformed
teeth, close diastemas & correct minor tooth
alignment.
(Mosby’s dental dictionary)

6. HISTORY
• Dr. Charles L Pincus introduced the concept of veneering anterior teeth with
laminates when approached by Hollywood directors in 1928. (HOLLYWOOD’S
DENTIST)
• Buonocore’s - Acid etching technique in 1955’s (increasing adhesion to
enamel surface.)
• Due to increasing aesthetic demand and the possibility of joining laminates
to the tooth structure (particularly enamel), a new concept was introduced:
minimally invasive restorative dentistry, which causes little damage to dental
structures.
• In this context, laminate veneer, also known as contact lenses, emerged.
Shirley Temple, age 8, went before
the cameras — no veneers. She lost
her baby teeth, just like any child,
but was never photographed with
any teeth missing.
Dr. Pincus placed "Hollywood
Veneers" on Shirley's front teeth.
They were only temporary, and
had to be removed daily when
eating, chewing or sleeping

7. INDICATIONS
• Improve extreme discolorations such as tetracycline staining, fluorosis, devitalized
teeth, and teeth darkened from age.
• Repair chipped or fractured teeth.

8. • Closing of diastemas between teeth.
• Ability to lengthen anterior teeth.
• Improve the appearance of
rotated or misaligned teeth.
• Poor restorations.• Enamel defects

9. CONTRAINDICATIONS
• If little or no enamel is present, full crown should be considered.
• Bruxing or Clenching, or other para-functional habits
• Severe crowding/Endodontically treated tooth
• Poor oral hygiene
• High caries rate
• Certain types of occlusal problems such as Class III & end-to-end bites.

10. What are the clinical considerations ?
• Esthetics and function
• Anterior guidance and occlusal harmony
• Physiologic contours
• Emergence Profile

11. SHADE SELECTION:
• The next important clinical parameter for the long-term success of veneer is
shade selection procedure.
• Based on the available literatures, a myriad of factors were available that
influences the assessment of color of restoration. The factors under consideration
are: Shade and
optical
properties
of tooth
laminate
characteristics
Dental shade
matching
devices
Influence of
polymerization
Shade and
thickness of
resin cement

12. TYPES OF VENEER:
 Directly fabricated veneers:
Composite Veneers
 Indirectly fabricated veneers
Preformed laminates
Laboratory fabricated veneers
-Acrylic resin veneers
-Microfill resin veneers
-Porcelain veneers

13. TOOTH PREPARATION
• Principles of tooth Preparation –
• Rationale:
Enamel preparation is done:
i. To provide adequate space for porcelain opaquing and composite resin
luting materials.
ii. To remove convexities in the surface and provide a definitive path for
insertion.
iii. To assist veneer seating during placement and bonding the laminate.
iv. To facilitate margin placement
v. To provide adequate contour and colour without over contouring

14. • PROCEDURE: It involves the following steps:
– Labial Reduction
– Proximal reduction
– Sulcular Extension
– Incisal Reduction
– Lingual Reduction
LVS no. 1 – 0.5 mm reduction
LVS no. 2 – 0.3 mm reduction

15. LABIAL REDUCTION
• The thickness of the ceramic laminate should be 0.5 mm.
• To achieve this, the labial preparation should achieve a uniform reduction of
0.3-0.5 mm, less gingivally and more incisally.
• This involves:- Depth Cuts & Reducting Remaining Enamel
Gently draw the diamond across the labial surface of the tooth from mesial to distal side.

16. PROXIMAL REDUCTION
• Depth can often be as 0.8- 1 mm, since the enamel layer is thick towards
proximal surface.
• Done with round end tapered diamond, just continued into the proximal area
(halfway).
• It is ensured that the diamond is parallel with the long axis of the tooth.
• Proximal reduction should stop just short of breaking the contact
• Margin should be hidden within the embrasure area.

17. • Reasons to break contacts:
 present of pre-existing restoration
 diastema closure (will extend lingually)
For proper contour
 If dentin exposure occurs at the periphery, such as the cervical region, it is
advisable to prepare a little deeper into this area:
• Use a layer of GIC can be used as a base.
• The GIC will bond to dentin, and seal it as opposed to a dentin bonding agent,
which may only adhere but not seal effectively.
• Reasons to not break contacts:
 Simplifies try in ,no need to adjust
contact
 Simplifies bonding and finishing
 Improve retention
 Improve aesthetics

18. SULCULAR EXTENSION AND MARGIN PLACEMENT
• Routinely the margins are placed supragingivally.
• When discoloration is excessive, the margins are extended subgingivally.
• A rounded 0.3mm chamfer serves as an ideal margin for ceramic laminate
veneer.
ADVANTAGESOFSUPRAGINGIVALMARGIN

19.  Conservative , Distinct.
 Provides increased bulk of porcelain giving adequate strength, avoids over
contouring.
 Good marginal seal.
 Accuracy of fit – veneers is easily inserted at try-in and final placement
Advantages of chamfer finish line

20. • WINDOW OR INTRA ENAMEL PREPARATION LABIALLY
• FEATHERED INCISAL EDGE PREPARATION LABIALLY
• INCISAL BEVEL PREPARATION
• OVERLAPPED INCISAL EDGE PREPARATION
INCISAL PREPARATION

22. LINGUAL REDUCTION
• Any reduction of the incisal edge would necessitate some lingual enamel
modification so that there is no butt joint at this incisal/lingual junction but
rather a rounded chamfer. This modification will help to prevent the porcelain
from shearing away from the incisal edge during function.
• The round end tapered diamond is held parallel to the lingual surface with its
end forming a slight chamfer 0.5 mm deep.
• The lingual extension will also enhance the retention and increase the surface
areas for bonding.

23. IMPRESSION MAKING
GINGIVAL RETRACTION:
If possible, retraction cord should be left during impression.
IMPRESION MAKING: Usually 1 step procedure is preferred
• Materials (light and heavy body)
• Trays
IMPRESSION MAKING :
• Actual impression material can vary from polysulfide to polyether, but the vinyl
polysiloxane injection method is the cleanest and easiest. Also because multiple
pours are required for laboratory procedure.

24. PROVISIONAL RESTORATION
• Provisional restoration for laminates may not be essential as there is no
exposure of dentine (no sensitivity) and the proximal contacts are maintained
(no drifting of adjacent teeth).
• But most often it may be necessary for a patient to maintain their social
engagements and if proximal contact is broken (wrap-around technique)
Two Methods:-
Direct Method (intraorally)
Indirect Method (extraoral)

26. INDIRECT COMPOSITE RESIN/ACRYLIC RESIN VENEER

27. Laboratory
procedure
• Platinum foil backing
• Refractory models
• Direct castings
• CAD –CAM machining

28. Platinum foil backing :
• Thin layer of platinum foil is placed on the die .The porcelain is layered on the
foil. Then the porcelain foil combination is removed from the die and fired in an
oven . Before try-in ,the foil is removed, and the porcelain is etched .

29. Direct castings :
• cast ceramic restorations are fabricated using the ‘lost wax’ technique. This
eliminates the need for multiple firings but requires extrinsic staining for
coloration.
CAD/CAM Machining :
• A model or video image of the preparation is required, and the restoration
always requires modification of the surface porcelain to obtain proper esthetics.

30. CEMENTATION OF VENEERS
• Second appointment : Remove temporary
Evaluate fit and esthetics
 All veneers should be placed without bonding medium on teeth to assess the fit.
Preparation of veneer:
• Following cleaning of the veneer with a solvent such as acetone, it is etched with
10-15% hydrofluoric acid for 30 seconds to 1 minute according to the manufacturer’s
instructions and the ceramic used.
• A silane coupling agent is now applied to the fitting surface of the veneer and is
allowed to remain for one minute.
• It is then air-dried.
The silane creates a chemical bond between composite cement and
ceramic.

31. Aka Chemical coupling
Agents used in silanization:-
• 3-methacryloyloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane
• Butylacrylate –acrylic acid copolymer
 Bond of the porcelain laminate to the tooth
Silane greatly enhances the adhesive properties of the resin and thus increases
bond strength.
A salty-looking appearance should be
observed.
Once the silane is dried out, the choice of
adhesive is applied over the whole interior
surface.

32. Preparation of teeth:
 The teeth should definitely be kept clean and purified of blood, saliva or oral
contaminants.
• 37% phosphoric acid is applied on the
prepared area.
• It will create micromechanical porosities
on the enamel.
 Coat the etched tooth surface with bonding agent of the light activated type,
which is gently air dispersed into a thin, even layer. Light cure this evenly
dispersed layer to seal the tooth surface

33. • Fill the laminate with the selected composite resin luting agent.
• After 3-5 seconds of light curing, the excess luting resin that comes out of the
margins has a jelly consistency and can be easily cleaned with an explorer.
Place the laminate in position
on the tooth rotating it about
the incisal edge and toward the
gingiva. Ensure that excess
luting material extrudes from
all peripheral aspects.

34. Use carbide finishing bur to
remove excess cement.
Use the LVS no. 8 bur to remove
composite resin along the
incisal margin.
Clear the contacts with a extra
fine metal strip to ensure they
are free
Polish the porcelain interface
with diamond polishing paste.
Wash and dry.
Post operative viewCheck interproximal areas for
clearance with dental floss

35. MAINTENANCE OF VENEERS
• For 72-96 hours following insertion, patients should avoid highly coloured
foods, tea or coffee, hard food and extreme temperatures.
Routine scaling should be done, and ultrasonic scalers should be avoided.
• Abrasive and highly fluoridated toothpastes should be avoided.
• Excessive biting forces and nail biting and pencil chewing habits should be
avoided.
 Soft acrylic mouth guard can be used during contact sports.

36. FAILURES OF RESTORATION
• The survival probability of porcelain veneers according to the Kaplan - Meier
survival estimation method was 97% at 5 years and 91% at 10½ years
• Three Types:
 Mechanical : Poor positioning of incisal margin: less incisal thickness, margin too
subgingival.
Debonding: Use of expired cement
Faulty veneer/tooth preparation during luting

37.  Biological : Postoperative sensitivity
Secondary caries
Improper curing of cement, poor marginal adaptation.
Marginal Microleakage – poor fit and extension.
 Aesthetic : Improper shade selection
Gingival recession – over contour and improper subgingival placement

38. RECENT ADVANCEMENTS
• The recent years there have been various advancements in dental laminates and
veneers with the aim of overcoming the previous shortcomings and for a more
conservative feasible approach.
• The recent advancements are:
 Feldspathic teeth veneers
 Lithium disilicate teeth veneers
 Minimally invasive veneers or no prep veneers
 Zirconia Veneers (Prettau anterior, Zirkonzahn)

39. • These veneers contain many stacks of porcelain giving rise to multiple layers in
the veneer.
• Feldspars are naturally occurring aluminium silicate containing sodium or
potassium. The feldspars contain fluoroapatite crystals improving the optical
appearance of the tooth.
• It has a polychromatic appearance and high translucency, hence closely
resembles the natural tooth. Hence, it is of great esthetic value.
• It is the highest quality cosmetic veneers.
• A major concern with feldspathic porcelain veneers, however, was their
strength, which was only approximately 70 MPa to 90 MPa.
FELDSPATHIC VENEERS

40. LITHIUM DISILICATE VENEERS
• They are the most widely used true glass ceramics. It is versatile and is stronger
than other porcelain veneers .
• It has high resistance to thermal shock thus managing the problem between two
similar materials.
• It is used for teeth which requires minimal reshaping. It can be used to correct
the shape of a malformed tooth.
• They can be conventionally cemented or adhesively bonded.
• IPS Emax (Ivoclair vivadent) is an example of these veneers.

41. MINIMALLY INVASIVE / NO PREP VENEERS
These veneers are ultrathin
having a thickness similar to
contact lenses of about 0.3-0.5
mm and hence get are called
"contact lenses of teeth".
These help in greatly conserving
the tooth structure as previously
used porcelain veneers needed a
mandatory 0.5mm to 1 mm
removal of tooth structure so
that the thin layer of porcelain
does not fracture.
They consist of Lumineers,
Durathin veneers and Vivaneers.

42. Lumineers:
• They are exceptionally thin veneers (0.3mm) made of a special cerinate
porcelain.
• Cerinate is material made of feldspathic porcelain reinforced with leucite
crystals.
• They have high strength and resilience despite being exceptionally thin.
• They can be showed according to the patients wishes and can be placed with
minimal visits to the dentist. They can be placed within two visits to the
dentist. Lumineers are a reversible procedure.
• However the disadvantage of lumineers is that they have an opaque
appearance interfering with the aesthetics of the patient.

43. Although Lumineers are most advantageous option, there are
certain limitations to be considered:
Lumineers can only be placed on teeth that are in good structural condition.
The patient must have good oral hygiene, with no receding gums or signs of
gum disease. Bleeding of the gums will interfere with the bonding process.
Because there is very little or no tooth preparation, a small bump is likely to
develop between the veneers and the gum.. The bump may create an
irritation to the gum, and may increase the chances for staining and tooth
decay.

44. The LUMINEERS Minimal Contouring Technique
• It requires slight modification of the enamel but never touches dentin during
LUMINEERS placement. Only 0.3 mm-0.5 mm enamel is removed, causing no
sensitivity for the patient and therefore no need for any anesthesia.
Add 5 coats of
Tenure® A+B.
Add 1 coat of Tenure
S to the teeth.
Note: Tooth surfaces
must be shiny.

46. Componeers:
• Pre-fabricated nano-hybrid composite enamel-shells
• Attractive teeth and a new smile after only one visit
• Very little removal of healthy tooth structure – 0.3mm
• Individual, customized shaping of the front teeth.
• Shine can be refreshed by polishing at any time
• Unlike porcelain veneers, they can be easily repaired.
Modeling MB5

47. Edelweiss Veneer System:
• For the first time in the history of dental, it is now possible to work with
prefabricated veneers made from nano-hybrid composite using modern laser
technology.

48. • Low shrinkage due to nano-technology and high amount of filler-83 %
• Good abrasion resistance
• Very good physical and mechanical properties
• Antibacterial surface due to zinc and fluorine particles in the filler
• Easy polishing
• Natural fluorescence and opalescence

50. CRITICAL ANALYSIS
• Types of veneers were not highlighted.
• Different types of tooth preparation for veneer have not been described.
• There were no post operative photographs.
• Advancements in veneers were not discussed.

51. CONCLUSION
• Esthetic procedures have the ability
to alter the entire appearance of the
patient by providing them with a
beautiful smile. The patient gains not
only a positively improved
appearance, but also a potential
moral “boost” that acts positively on
their mental health and self-esteem.
• There are several types of veneers
used commonly in practice today.
Fired or pressed ceramic veneers are
the most popular. Thin ceramic
veneers bonded to acid-etched
enamel have been suggested as the
most acceptable, predictable type of
veneer.

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