Smile Gallery: Veneers (Partial Crowns)

There are two basic types of veneers, composite and porcelain. Traditionally, porcelain is the first choice due to its predictability in creating great aesthetic results. However, there are two major downsides to using porcelain over composite. The first is that in almost all cases, natural sound tooth structure must be removed in order for the porcelain to replace it and look natural. The second is cost--they're typically about twice as much. In contrast, composite can almost always be a purely additive procedure. The reason that not more dentists offer composite veneers is that they are one of the most difficult ...

Occasionally people are born without some of their permanent teeth (also known as congenially missing teeth). This patient has a removable partial denture (flipper) which is why two of the teeth are just slightly more gray than the others. Often, a great option for creating that great-looking confident smile is tooth replacement with dental implants. In this specific case, dental implants for the top two lateral (teeth next to the middle teeth) were combined with composite veneers on the two front middle teeth. Dental implants are currently the best technology to recreate a missing tooth. The implant itself is replaces ...