Key Points
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The development of porcelain veneers
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Longevity and factors affecting it
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Tooth preparation, and management of existing restorations
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Impression recording and temporisation (in those few cases which require it)
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Try in, bonding and finishing
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Non-standard porcelain veneers
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Crowns and extra-coronal restorations:
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Changing patterns and the need for quality
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Materials considerations
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Pre-operative assessment
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Endodontic considerations
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Jaw registration and articulator selection
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Aesthetic control
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Cores for teeth with vital pulps
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Preparations for full veneer crowns
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Provisional restorations
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Impression materials and technique
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Try-in and cementation of crowns
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Porcelain veneers
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Resin bonded metal restorations
Abstract
Porcelain veneers are resin-bonded to the underlying tooth and provide a conservative method of improving appearance or modifying contour, without resorting to a full coverage crown. The porcelain laminate veneer is now a frequently prescribed restoration for anterior teeth. The sums spent by the Dental Practice Board on this type of treatment increased from quarter of a million pounds in 1988/89 to over seven million in 1994/95,1 representing some 113,582 treatments. Since that time the number has stabilised at over 100,000 veneers prescribed each year.2 The objective of this paper is to give a practical guide on providing these restorations.
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Walls, A., Steele, J. & Wassell, R. Crowns and other extra-coronal restorations: Porcelain laminate veneers. Br Dent J 193, 73–82 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4801489
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