2026 Mastering the Art of Smile Restoration with Ceramic Veneers: Prep versus Prepless

This course provides a full comprehensive lesson and hands-on application about This course provides a full comprehensive lesson and hands-on application about porcelain laminate veneers. Most of the questions asked by dentists about indirect anterior restorations and their placement will be approached and answered in dporcelain laminate veneers. Most of the questions asked by dentists about indirect anterior restorations and their placement will be approached and answered in detail.

Restoring a patient’s smile with ceramic veneers remains one of the most demanding aesthetic procedures in modern dentistry. The increasing expectations of patients—driven by heightened aesthetic awareness and media influence—have significantly raised the demand for indirect veneer restorations.

Ceramic veneers offer a combination of strength, durability, biocompatibility, and exceptional aesthetics, all while preserving natural tooth structure. Various preparation designs have been described in the literature, ranging from aggressive reduction to ultra-conservative or even no-preparation techniques. Yet, critical clinical questions persist: How should veneer preparations be classified? What are the specific indications for each approach? And where should the finish line be placed?

The presentation aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the key steps required to achieve predictable and successful outcomes using ceramic veneers. Through a series of well-documented clinical cases, we will explore each phase of the process—beginning with a customized digital smile design and continuing through to final cementation.

Common complications and failures associated with veneer restorations will also be addressed, along with evidence-based strategies to manage and prevent them.

This session is designed to equip clinicians with practical guidance and clinical insights to confidently navigate the complexities of ceramic veneer treatment and deliver consistently excellent aesthetic outcomes.

The hands-on part of the program will recap the theoretical session, giving the participants the opportunity to prepare, impress and temporize different maxillary anteriors on a typodont using IOS and digital impression technique. A step by step, systematic approach to tooth preparation, impression, temporization and cementation will follow. Numerous clinical examples of porcelain veneers will be demonstrated in the presentation.

Participants will be able to:

• Select the adapted case for porcelain laminate veneer
• Discuss their advantages and inconvenient
• Discuss digital wax up and lab analysis
• Understand the different indications of the injection mould technique
• Prepare several teeth for veneer restoration according to modern and conservative concept
• Bond veneers using resin-based cement

09:00–10:30 — Module 1: Treatment Plan and Digital Smile Design steps

• • Digital wax-up and lab communication
  • Intraoral scanning and digital impressions
  • Wax up using Injection mould technique
  • Managing patient expectations
  • Case analysis and troubleshooting

Learning outcomes:

• • Discuss advantages and limitations of ceramic veneers
  • Use digital tools in treatment planning
  • Understand the indications of the injection mould technique

10:30–10:45 — Coffee Break

10:45–12:15 — Module 2: Foundations of Porcelain Laminate Veneers : from preparation to cementation (Theory)

• • Introduction
  • Increasing aesthetic demands and veneer indications
  • Properties of ceramic veneers: strength, biocompatibility, aesthetics
  • Classification of preparation designs
  • Indications for each preparation design
  • Finish line selection
  • Overview of clinical workflow through clinical cases

Learning outcomes:

• • Understand where veneers fit in aesthetic dentistry
  • Distinguish between preparation designs
  • Assess indications through clinical examples

12:15–13:15 — Lunch Break

13:15–14:45 — Module 3: Hands-On Part I — Preparation and Temporization

• Step-by-step veneer preparation on typodont
• Conservative versus modern preparation
• Impression technique and IOS practice
• Temporization workflow

Hands-on exercises:

• Preparations on multiple maxillary anterior teeth
• Digital impression workflow
• Fabrication of provisional veneers

Learning outcomes:

• Prepare teeth according to modern conservative principles
• Perform digital impressions
• Fabricate provisional veneers

14:45–15:00 — Coffee Break

15:00–16:30 — Module 4: Hands-On Part II — Try in and Cementation of PLV

• • Veneer try-in protocol
    
  • Adhesive dentistry principles
    
  • Resin cement selection and handling
    
  • Light-curing strategy
    
  • Polishing and finishing
    

Hands-on exercises:

• Cementation protocol on typodont
• Step-by-step bonding workflow

Learning outcomes:

• Bond veneers using resin-based cements
• Identify failures and prevent complications
• Achieve consistent aesthetic outcomes

16:30–17:00 — Q&A, Recap, and Closing Remarks

• Open discussion
• Review of learning objectives
• Participant feedback
• Final clinical recommendations

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