Veneers
Do dental veneers damage your teeth?
What a veneer really removes from the tooth, what can happen afterwards and what remains reversible: an answer backed by figures, with its limitations.
Editorial journal
The smile
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Understanding what is possible, what is indicated and what is sometimes better left undone. Clear answers, so that you can take a full part in the decisions about your smile.
Diastema / gap between the teeth
Closing a gap between the teeth: are braces always needed?
A gap between the front teeth (diastema): composite, orthodontics or veneers? The options explained by Dr Haccoun in Levallois-Perret, near Paris 17.
Veneers
A single veneer on a front tooth: the challenge of a natural result
A veneer on one front tooth is sometimes possible: why matching the neighbouring tooth is difficult, what decides the indication, and the options to compare.
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Can two veneers be enough?
Treating only two front teeth with veneers: when it is possible, why matching the natural teeth makes it demanding, and how a case at the practice was handled.
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Cost of dental veneers: price ranges and what is included
How much dental veneers cost near Paris: the price range per tooth at the practice, what it includes, what makes it vary, reimbursement and the alternatives.
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How do you get veneers that look natural?
Measured shade, shape, surface, gums, number of teeth: the steps that decide whether veneers look natural rather than fake, and their limits.
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Veneers, whitening or orthodontics: which should you choose?
Colour, position or shape: what whitening, orthodontic alignment and veneers each correct, which comes first, and why the order of the steps matters.
Tooth wear
Bruxism and tooth wear: what is the link?
Teeth grinding (bruxism): whether it always wears teeth down, what worn teeth prove, how it is assessed, what drives it and what it changes before restoring.
Tooth wear
Dental erosion: wear without friction
How acids wear teeth without friction, the signs of erosion, where acids come from, why frequency matters, whether to wait before brushing, and when to treat.
Veneers
E.max or feldspathic ceramic: what are the differences?
Hand-layered feldspathic ceramic or pressed lithium disilicate (e.max): what really separates these two families of veneers, and what guides the choice.
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Ceramic or composite veneers: how do you choose?
Lifespan, appearance, repair, preparation and cost: how ceramic (porcelain) veneers differ from composite, with published figures, and what guides the choice.
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How long do dental veneers last?
What studies say about how long ceramic veneers last, the difference between a veneer still in place and one free of complications, and what helps it last.
Injection-moulded composite
Injection-moulded composite: how long does it last, and how do you look after it?
What is known about how long injection-moulded composite bonding lasts, what wears first, daily care, repairs, what a check-up does and when to redo it.
Fractured tooth
How can a fractured front tooth be repaired?
A chipped or fractured front tooth: what to do in the first hours, what the examination checks, reattaching the piece, composite or ceramic, and follow-up.
Tooth wear
Worn teeth: what should you do first?
Worn teeth: what you can observe for yourself before the appointment, what to avoid in the meantime, and what the first consultation can establish.
Restorations
Inlay, onlay or crown: what are the differences, and how do you choose?
Inlay, onlay, overlay or crown: what each one covers, how to choose between them, what studies say about their lifespan, and how treatment works.
Discolouration
How can a darkened root-treated tooth be lightened?
Why a root-treated or “dead” tooth darkens, how internal bleaching is carried out, what to expect from it, its risks, and the options if it is not enough.
Planning
What is a dental mock-up?
A dental mock-up is the plan tried on your teeth, without bonding or preparation: how it is made, what it does and does not show, and how it guides preparation.
Whitening
Does teeth whitening damage your teeth?
What whitening peroxide does to enamel, gums and restorations, sensitivity, what the regulations say and which products to avoid: an evidence-based answer.
Veneers
Veneers without preparing the teeth: when is it possible?
Do veneers mean “shaving” the teeth? When no-prep or minimal-prep veneers are possible, when they are not, and what studies say about how they hold up.