Dr. Victoria Veytsman on the Veneer Process

So there are three steps to the veneer process. The first visit is the consultation visit, the second one is the preparation visit, and the third one is the final seat visit where your smile transformation is finalized. The consultation can be done either virtually or in person. In the initial consultation, we discuss the patient's goals and any changes they want to make to improve their smile. We also discuss the entire process and after reviewing the teeth, the features, facial harmony, we come up with a customized treatment plan for the patient and gather all the information we need to create a custom blueprint for that patient's smile design. In the prep visit, we recontour the teeth and prepare them for the porcelain veneers. The patient leaves with temporary veneers after this visit that are worn for about two to three weeks. During this visit, we keep the patient comfortable with local anesthesia or IV sedation and this visit usually takes about two to three hours. During the several weeks that our patient is wearing the temporary veneers, our ceramist is handcrafting each individual veneer to perfection. In the seat visit, we'll remove the temporary veneers. Try in the final restorations. Make sure that it's a perfect color match, a perfect fit, get the patient's approval. They have to love it, we have to love it, and then they're finally bonded in. This visit as well is just a few hours long. Throughout this process, there are several follow up visits as well. For example, after the final veneers are cemented, we like to see patients to make sure everything is going well, the bite is perfect, and if there are any aesthetic adjustments we need to make, we can make them at that visit.