To prepare you for porcelain veneers, your dentist will typically start by removing a small amount of enamel (the outer covering of the tooth) from the front and/or sides of your natural teeth. Tooth reshaping allows your veneers to fit more comfortably and achieve a more natural-looking appearance in your mouth.
After your enamel reduction, your dentist will create a mold of your teeth. The mold will be sent off to a dental lab to create a custom set of veneers that can then be fitted, bonded, polished, and adjusted.
Because some of your natural tooth material will have to be removed, veneers are typically irreversible.
No-Prep Veneers
Some no-preparation and minimal-preparation porcelain veneers are paper-thin and don’t require as much (or any) tooth reshaping.9 However, not everyone is a candidate for these newer procedures. Your tooth enamel must already be in great shape for this option.
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