At around 0.3 mm they are bonded onto enamel rather than into it, which is what makes the treatment near-reversible. This page covers the lumineers appointment itself — what is prepared beforehand, what happens in the chair, and what the first hours afterwards feel like. Plan for 2 appointments and 5-7 days.
Allow 2-4 hours for the preparation and scan appointment on a full smile case, and a similar sitting for try-in and bonding a few days later. Local anaesthetic is used when enamel is reduced; genuinely no-prep cases are often done without it. Nothing stronger than local is required. At around 0.3 mm they are bonded onto enamel rather than into it, which is what makes the treatment near-reversible.
Your scan or photographs are reviewed in person against the remote plan. At around 0.3 mm they are bonded onto enamel rather than into it, which is what makes the treatment near-reversible.
The planned shape is tried directly on your teeth in composite so you can approve length, width and edge line before anything is irreversible.
Reduction is kept within enamel — usually 0.3-0.7 mm — because a veneer bonded to dentine is measurably weaker than one bonded to enamel.
Each unit is etched, silanated and bonded under rubber dam, one or two at a time, then the excess cement is cleaned from the margins before the final cure.
An ultra-thin veneer brand that often needs little to no tooth preparation.
You leave with written aftercare and the follow-up schedule fixed — for this option that means 5-7 days, with 2 appointments in total.
Local anaesthetic is used when enamel is reduced; genuinely no-prep cases are often done without it. Nothing stronger than local is required.
Allow 2-4 hours for the preparation and scan appointment on a full smile case, and a similar sitting for try-in and bonding a few days later.
A cosmetic or restorative dentist does the preparation and bonding; the laboratory technician designs the shape from a digital wax-up and should be part of the shade conversation.
You leave the prep visit in temporaries that preview the final shape — this is the moment to say what you want changed, not after bonding. Speech feels odd for a day or two and lips catch slightly on the new edges.
Close to it — with no enamel removed, the teeth underneath stay intact. Removal still needs a dentist.
On already-aligned teeth, no. On protrusive teeth, adding thickness without preparation does look bulkier.
Ask directly. Bond strength to enamel is far higher than to dentine, and a case cut into dentine is more likely to debond or need a crown later.
Yes. The trial smile stage exists so you can adjust length and shape; approving it means you accept that shape in ceramic.
A single unit can normally be replaced, but the shade match to neighbouring units after years of use is imperfect — get the replacement policy in writing.
2 appointments — and 5-7 days. Any quote that compresses that materially is worth a second read, because laboratory and healing time set the schedule, not the clinic diary.
Conventional porcelain veneers mask more and reshape more, but they take enamel away permanently.
Enamel preservation is the entire point of this product.
Shade change without shape change is the ideal case.
No-prep options lower the stakes.
At around 0.3 mm they are bonded onto enamel rather than into it, which is what makes the treatment near-reversible.
| Sessions | 2 appointments |
|---|---|
| Time in Turkey | 5-7 days |
| Recovery | Minimal; some bulk sensation for a week |
| Expected lifespan | 10-15 years |
Conventional porcelain veneers mask more and reshape more, but they take enamel away permanently.
Timeline, aftercare and what to watch for, day by day.
At around 0.3 mm they are bonded onto enamel rather than into it, which is what makes the treatment near-reversible. Allow 2-4 hours for the preparation and scan appointment on a full smile case, and a similar sitting for try-in and bonding a few days later.
At around 0.3 mm they are bonded onto enamel rather than into it, which is what makes the treatment near-reversible. Local anaesthetic is used when enamel is reduced; genuinely no-prep cases are often done without it. Nothing stronger than local is required. Allow 2-4 hours for the preparation and scan appointment on a full smile case, and a similar sitting for try-in and bonding a few days later.
A cosmetic or restorative dentist does the preparation and bonding; the laboratory technician designs the shape from a digital wax-up and should be part of the shade conversation. You leave the prep visit in temporaries that preview the final shape — this is the moment to say what you want changed, not after bonding. Speech feels odd for a day or two and lips catch slightly on the new edges.
2 appointments and 5-7 days are what the plan is built around. Conventional porcelain veneers mask more and reshape more, but they take enamel away permanently.