Porcelain and Laminate Veneers in Esthetic Dentistry: Scoping Review with ☸️SAIMSARA.

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Porcelain and Laminate Veneers in Esthetic Dentistry: Scoping Review with ☸️SAIMSARA.

Skin & Aesthetics

Issue 8, Volume 1, 2026

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DOI: 10.62487/saimsarab2fd80f9

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Porcelain veneers can be highly durable and tooth-preserving — but only when enamel is protected, bonding is controlled, and occlusal risk is managed. Unlock the full read to explore the clinical survival data, preparation rules, esthetic masking factors, and failure risks behind predictable minimally invasive veneer therapy.

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Abstract: To map and synthesize original research on porcelain veneers, with emphasis on clinical performance, tooth preservation, bonding substrate, preparation design, esthetic outcomes, periodontal response, digital workflows, and mechanical or optical factors that influence success. The review uses 179 references and builds its evidence map from 364 original studies with 1253309 total participants/sample observations (topic-deduplicated ΣN). The dominant signal across this scoping review is that porcelain veneers function as a conservative and durable esthetic modality when enamel is preserved, adhesion is controlled, and occlusal risk is managed, with cohorts reporting survival up to 97.4% at 10 years for lithium disilicate laminates and 98% at 7–14 years. Evidence consistently indicates that bonding to dentin rather than enamel is associated with substantially higher failure risk, reinforcing intraenamel preparation as the central clinical principle. Esthetic outcomes were associated with the combined influence of ceramic thickness, translucency, substrate shade, and cement selection rather than any single variable. Because most supporting evidence derives from heterogeneous case series and laboratory work, future randomized cohorts with standardized survival endpoints and enamel-mapping protocols are needed to confirm thresholds for predictable, minimally invasive veneer therapy.

Keywords: Porcelain veneers; Porcelain laminate veneers; Feldspathic porcelain; Resin cement; Tooth preparation; Bond strength; Esthetic dentistry; Fracture resistance; Marginal staining; Periodontal health

Review Stats

Final search date and database lock: 2026-05-27 09:36:28 CEST
Plan: Pro (expanded craft tokens; source: PubMed)
Source: PubMed
Total Abstracts/Papers: 916
Downloaded Abstracts/Papers: 916
Included original and non-original Abstracts/Papers (all): 458
Included original Abstracts/Papers (Vote counting by direction of effect): 364
Reference Index (links used in paper): 179
Total participants/sample observations (topic deduplicated ΣN): 1253309

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Reference Index (180)

[1] Porcelain veneers: An update. — https://doi.org/10.17219/dmp/90729
[2] The Success of Dental Veneers According To Preparation Design and Material Type. — https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.353
[3] Tooth structure removal associated with various preparation designs for anterior teeth. — https://doi.org/10.1067/mpr.2002.124094
[4] Risk Factors with Porcelain Laminate Veneers Experienced during Cementation: A Review. — https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16144932
[5] Marginal and internal fit of porcelain laminate veneers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. — https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prosdent.2022.01.009
[6] Porcelain sectional veneers, an ultra-conservative technique for diastema closure (three-dimensional finite element stress analysis). — https://doi.org/10.17219/dmp/104602
[7] Effects of porcelain layer thickness and luting resin cement on the opalescence properties of porcelain veneers. — https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-024-04957-5
[8] Fracture Localisation of Porcelain Veneers with Different Preparation Designs. — https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.323

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