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CHAPTER FOUR figure 48

Miracles in Two Visits
The Porcelain Veneer

T he majority of smile makeovers
today involve porcelain veneers,
therefore this revolutionary
procedure warrants special
attention. Although porcelain
veneers (porcelain laminates)
have been around since the
1980s, their popularity did not
materialize until years later
when a series of cosmetic makeover television
shows and news reports revealed the benefits and
showcased the dramatic difference they made.
The results from smile makeovers with porcelain
veneers are always dramatic and amazing.
What makes porcelain veneers so attractive is two
fold:
1) they can dramatically change a smile in two
visits; and
2) the procedure is virtually painless.

Even the most fearful patient can comfort-
ably have a new smile in a short period of time
with porcelain veneers. As mentioned in chapter
three, porcelain veneers are thin eggshell-like
pieces of porcelain that can be made in any color,
shape or size. They are only about one millimeter
or less in thickness (figure 48).

In order to receive veneers, the teeth need to
be decay free with a minimal thickness of enamel

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