Hand-layered porcelain, and a frank conversation about whether you need it.
Minimal-preparation veneers made by the ceramist who works in this building. If bonding or alignment would get you the same result, we will recommend that instead.
Minimal preparation
Most of our cases remove between 0.3 and 0.5mm of enamel — less than the thickness of a fingernail. Some remove none at all. Aggressive preparation makes the ceramist's job easier and your tooth's future worse, and we are not willing to make that trade.
Made here
Our ceramist works on site, which means shade matching happens with you in the room and adjustments come back in days rather than weeks. It is the single biggest reason our veneers do not look like veneers.
What they will not fix
Veneers do not correct a bite, they do not stop grinding, and they do not fix gum recession. Cases with untreated grinding get a night guard first, or the porcelain will fracture. We would rather delay you six weeks than replace your front teeth in two years.
Six teeth, 0.4mm removed, and a night guard she now actually wears.
One real case, start to finish, including the part where the plan changed.
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What she came in for
She arrived with photographs of someone else's teeth and a quote from another practice for ten veneers. The examination found the real problem two steps earlier: nocturnal grinding that had shortened the upper edges and would have destroyed porcelain within three years.
What we did first
A night guard, and six weeks of nothing. The joint symptoms she had not mentioned settled, and we had a stable bite to design against. Only then did we scan.
The design
Six teeth, not ten — her smile ends at the second premolars, and treating teeth nobody sees is how a case starts looking like a case. The trial smile came back twice; she wanted the central edges a millimetre shorter than our first proposal and she was right.
| Presenting concern | Worn, chipped upper edges after fifteen years of grinding |
|---|---|
| Age band | Late thirties |
| Teeth treated | Six upper anteriors |
| Preparation | 0.3–0.4mm, enamel only |
| Elapsed time | Four weeks, three visits |
| Fee | $8,700 plus $390 night guard |
“I kept the trial smile on for a weekend and showed my sister. That is when I said yes.”
The patient, at the review appointment
Before
Worn upper edges, uneven length. Photographed at the first consultation.
Week 0
Trial smile
Resin mock-up, worn home for two days. Adjusted once.
Week 2After
Six layered porcelain veneers, fitted over one visit.
Week 4Published, and honoured.
These are our standard fees. Your written plan gives an exact figure after the examination, and it does not change afterwards.
| Veneer consultationPhotographs, scan and design | $150 |
|---|---|
| Trial smileCredited against treatment | $250 |
| Porcelain veneerPer tooth | $1,450 |
| Composite veneerPer tooth | $520 |
| Night guardWhere indicated | $390 |
| Replacement of existing veneerPer tooth, from | $1,450 |
The ones people actually ask.
Between four and ten, depending on how wide your smile is. We design to where your smile actually ends, which is usually further back than people expect.
Porcelain does not. The bonded margins can, very slightly, over many years.
Expect to replace them. That is the honest lifespan, and it is why we keep the preparation minimal — so replacement is possible.
Bring the question you were too embarrassed to ask the last dentist.
Consultations run forty minutes and end with a written plan, whether or not you book treatment.