title: Composite laminate veneers: a clinical study.
abstract: A 2-year clinical trial of a composite laminate veneer system for masking discoloration or hypoplasia on the anterior teeth of patients has been undertaken. Three hundred and twenty restorations were placed in seventy-nine patients, of these 273 restorations in sixty-eight patients have been followed over a 2-year period. The technique produced an acceptable improvement in the aesthetics of the patients in the trial. However, the veneers were susceptible to chipping (52% of lateral incisor veneers and 79% of central incisor and canine veneers showed some evidence of material loss after 2 years) and marginal staining (75% of veneers showed some evidence of marginal staining after 2 years) during function. The veneer restorations had a deleterious affect upon the gingival health of the teeth on which they were placed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Operative Dentistry, Newcastle University Dental School, U.K.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Walls
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: McCabe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003116:Color; D003188:Composite Resins; D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation; D003744:Dental Enamel Hypoplasia / Q000628:therapy; D003801:Dental Veneers; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013499:Surface Properties; D014070:Tooth / Q000473:pathology; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D008768:Methylmethacrylates