The cost of veneers is the question everyone wants answered first. I won’t put a number here, because there isn’t one until I have looked at your teeth.
What I can tell you is what decides it.
How many teeth
I want to treat the fewest teeth that complete your smile. For some people that is a few. For a wider smile, it is more. The number comes from your face, not a menu, and it shapes the fee.
The design
Your smile is designed before anything is made. On prep day, I design your teeth by hand and place your temporaries, a real preview you live in for two to three weeks.
We review color, shape and proportion together, and I adjust until you sign off. That time is part of what you are paying for.
The porcelain
Each veneer is hand-layered by a ceramist in our in-house lab. It is made for one face, tooth by tooth. I wrote about the people behind that in who actually makes your veneers.
What comes after
A few days after insert day, our hygienist sees you. After that, I want to see you quarterly, and at minimum once a year. Veneers are an investment in your face for the next two decades, and they deserve a maintenance schedule.
So when you compare fees, compare what is included: the design, the preview, the porcelain and the care that follows.
At your consultation, you get the exact scope and the exact number. For the full picture of how I plan a smile, read my guide to porcelain veneers in Beverly Hills. I’m based in Los Angeles and take one trip a month to our New York office.
Continue reading: Who actually makes your veneers · What a smile makeover actually involves
Common questions
How much do veneers cost?
There is no single number. The fee depends on how many teeth are treated, the design work, the porcelain and the aftercare, and it is set after an exam.
Why do veneer prices vary so much?
Because the plans differ: the number of teeth, how the smile is previewed and approved, who makes the porcelain and what care is included.
When will I know the exact cost?
At your consultation, once your teeth have been examined, you get the exact scope and the exact number.
How long do veneers take?
A handful of visits over a few weeks: a consultation, prep day, two to three weeks in temporaries, then insert day.
This article is general information only and not a substitute for a personal exam and treatment plan from your own dentist.
Cosmetic dentist at Apa Aesthetic in Beverly Hills and New York since 2015. NYU College of Dentistry. Founder and Chief Education Officer of Stribe, where she has trained more than 1,000 dentists.
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