Cosmetic Dentistry
Ultra-thin porcelain shells bonded to the front of your teeth to change colour, shape, length and apparent alignment — designed against your face before a single tooth is prepared.
A veneer is a thin shell of porcelain, roughly the thickness of a contact lens, bonded permanently to the visible surface of a tooth. It changes colour, shape, length and apparent alignment without moving the tooth itself. Because it is porcelain rather than composite, it resists staining and holds its polish for years rather than months.
Photographs, a digital scan and facial measurements come first. The case is mapped against your midline, smile line, golden-ratio tooth widths and gingival zenith points, and you approve that design before any preparation begins. This is the difference between teeth that are merely white and teeth that look like they were always yours.
It depends on the case. Correcting colour alone can need almost no reduction; closing a wide gap or rebuilding worn edges needs more. The rule we work to is to remove as little as the result allows — enamel you keep is enamel you never have to replace.
Not every smile needs them. Composite bonding can close small gaps and repair chips in a single visit, with less cost and less tooth reduction. Whitening alone may be enough when the shape is already good. Crowding is often better corrected with aligners first, so that fewer veneers — or none — are needed afterwards. You will be told when a smaller treatment gives you the same result.
Your Visit
Examination, digital photographs, X-rays and a scan where needed.
Your smile is designed and previewed. You approve it and receive a written plan with fixed pricing.
Minimal preparation where required, then the veneers are fitted, checked against your bite and bonded.
A follow-up to check fit, bite and comfort, plus a maintenance plan to protect the result.
Questions
Veneer pricing depends on how many teeth are treated, the material chosen and whether any preparatory treatment is needed first. After your consultation you receive a written plan with a fixed total rather than an open-ended estimate. Send a photo of your smile on WhatsApp for an initial indication.
Well-made porcelain veneers typically last ten to fifteen years or more, provided you maintain good hygiene, attend regular check-ups, and wear a night guard if you grind your teeth.
Preparation is carried out under local anaesthetic, so the appointment itself is not painful. Mild sensitivity to hot and cold for a few days afterwards is normal and settles on its own.
It depends on how many teeth are visible when you smile and talk. Six to ten on the upper arch is common, but the number is decided by your smile line, not by a formula — you will see it in the design before you agree to anything.
Porcelain does not absorb stain the way natural enamel and composite do, so coffee, tea and smoking affect it far less. The bonding margins can pick up staining over several years, which is managed at routine cleaning appointments.
Because preparation removes a small amount of enamel, veneers are a long-term commitment — at the end of their life they are replaced rather than simply taken off. Minimal-preparation cases are more reversible, and which category yours falls into is explained before you commit.
Treatments
Start the journey
Message us on WhatsApp and we will tell you what is realistic for your case — before you sit in the chair.
