Advances in dental veneers: materials, applications, and techniques

dvances in dental veneers: materials, applications, and techniques Review (5033) Total Article Views Authors: Pini NP, Aguiar FHB, Lima DAN, Lovadino JR, Terada RS, Pascotto RC Published Date February 2012 Volume 2012:4 Pages 9 - 16 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCIDE.S7837 Received: 23 October 2011 Accepted: 14 November 2011 Published: 14 February 2012 Núbia Pavesi Pini1, Flávio Henrique Baggio Aguiar1, Débora Alves Nunes Leite Lima1, José Roberto Lovadino1, Raquel Sano Suga Terada2, Renata Corrêa Pascotto2 1Area of Restorative Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas – FOP/Unicamp – Piracicaba, S o Paulo, 2Area of Restorative Dentistry, State University of Maringá – UEM – Maringá, Paraná, Brazil Abstract: Laminate veneers are a conservative treatment of unaesthetic anterior teeth. The continued development of dental ceramics offers clinicians many options for creating highly aesthetic and functional porcelain veneers. This evolution of materials, ceramics, and adhesive systems permits improvement of the aesthetic of the smile and the self-esteem of the patient. Clinicians should understand the latest ceramic materials in order to be able to recommend them and their applications and techniques, and to ensure the success of the clinical case. The current literature was reviewed to search for the most important parameters determining the long-term success, correct application, and clinical limitations of porcelain veneers.