A smile that looks like yours, on its best day.

What makes a good veneer

A good veneer is one nobody can point to.

Designed on screen first

We start with a digital scan, no impression putty, and Dr. Oh designs the proposed result on screen. In many cases we can also print a trial smile that sits over your own unprepared teeth. Nothing is bonded and nothing is removed, so you see the shape and length on your own face before you decide.

The design is a preview, and your real result can differ. It lets us make changes early, while that's still easy.

Restraint is the aim

Shade, shape, and translucency are chosen to suit your face and the teeth beside it. Sometimes that means one veneer, sometimes a few placed together for symmetry. The on-screen design makes that choice visible before you commit.

Enamel does not grow back

Preparing a tooth for a veneer usually means reshaping a small amount of enamel. That part is permanent, so the decision gets time. You review the plan, ask your questions, and start only when you're sure.

Two ways to make a veneer

Porcelain is made in a lab and bonded at a second visit. A printed veneer is made here at Sora Dentistry in Fairfield from a ceramic-filled resin. It often takes one visit and costs less.

Porcelain costs more. It has decades of clinical follow-up behind it, and in lab testing it holds up to repeated chewing force far longer than printed resin. Both need the same preparation of your enamel. We'll tell you which we'd choose for your teeth, and why.

Sometimes the answer isn't veneers

Whitening or Invisalign® sometimes gets you there without touching enamel at all. When a smaller treatment fits your goal, that's what we recommend.

Common questions