Abstract
UNLABELLED: The porcelain laminate veneer is an elective restoration, often placed in the absence of disease for purely esthetic reasons. As such, it would appear desirable that the success rate of the technique was 100%. It is therefore the purpose of this paper to review the literature on porcelain laminate veneer survival by searching dental databases containing clinical trials of porcelain veneer restorations. References of selected trials were also screened to identify relevant studies. Each paper that was included was examined to ascertain if preparation into dentin affected survival. A total of 24 papers were included in the review. It was concluded that survival rates of porcelain laminate veneers are rarely 100%, and there is reasonable evidence indicating that a veneer preparation into dentin adversely affects survival.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE: A review of the literature has indicated that porcelain laminate veneer survival is rarely 100%. Accordingly, patients should be made aware of this before embarking on this elective restorative technique. Clinicians should also be aware that the ideal preparation for porcelain veneers remains within enamel.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 257-65 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2012 |
Keywords
- Cementation/adverse effects
- Dental Porcelain
- Dental Prosthesis Design
- Dental Restoration Failure/statistics & numerical data
- Dental Veneers/statistics & numerical data
- Dentin/injuries
- Humans
- Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
- Survival Rate
- Tooth Preparation/adverse effects