title: Advances in dental veneers: materials, applications, and techniques.
abstract: Laminate veneers are a conservative treatment of unaesthetic anterior teeth. The continued development of dental ceramics offers clinicians many options for creating highly aesthetic and functional porcelain veneers. This evolution of materials, ceramics, and adhesive systems permits improvement of the aesthetic of the smile and the self-esteem of the patient. Clinicians should understand the latest ceramic materials in order to be able to recommend them and their applications and techniques, and to ensure the success of the clinical case. The current literature was reviewed to search for the most important parameters determining the long-term success, correct application, and clinical limitations of porcelain veneers.
authors.affiliation: Area of Restorative Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas - FOP/Unicamp - Piracicaba, São Paulo.
authors.forename: Núbia Pavesi
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Pini
authors.forename: Flávio Henrique Baggio
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.forename: Débora Alves Nunes Leite
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: José Roberto
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lovadino
authors.forename: Raquel Sano Suga
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Terada
authors.forename: Renata Corrêa
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Pascotto
keywords: aesthetic treatment; dental ceramic; porcelain veneers