The basics
What are composite resin veneers?
Composite veneers are thin, custom-shaped layers of tooth-coloured resin placed over the visible part of your front teeth. The resin is durable and safe in the mouth, and your dentist chooses a shade that blends with your natural enamel so the change looks like your own teeth on a good day.
Instead of being made off-site, each composite veneer is sculpted directly onto the tooth. Your dentist adds the material in fine layers, hardens each one with a curing light and polishes the surface to the same sheen as enamel. Because most of your natural tooth is left untouched, the treatment is minimally invasive, and a veneer that chips can usually be repaired rather than replaced.
Composite veneers are ideal for people with healthy teeth and gums who want to improve the shape, length or colour of a few teeth. They can correct chipped edges, gaps between teeth, misshapen teeth, discolouration and areas of enamel erosion. Eating, speaking and the way your bite feels stay the same.










