Upper Veneer Preps and Impressions

Learn how to treat a patient with minimal prep veneers on the upper arch with some broken contacts to ensure closure of black triangles.

The preps are done entirely in enamel.

In this case, the patient has previously had orthodontics for diastema closure.

1. Anaesthetic

2. Making temporaries with stent

3. Checking bite with leaf gauge

4. Occlusal Reduction

5. Buccal Reduction

6. Centric relation bite record

7. Anterior reduction

8. Removing mock-up material

9. Breaking anterior contacts

10. Finishing preps

11. Placing retention cord

12. Light body silicone

13. Impression

14. Shrink wrap temporaries