Restoring One Maxillary Fractured Incisor with a Porcelain Veneer: A Case Report

Nowadays, facial appearance takes an important place in social life especially when it comes to the smile. In fact having even one unaesthetic tooth will negatively affect the social integration and self-esteem of the person particularly among young people. So the ultimate challenge for the dentist is to restore the patient's smile with the most conservative and aesthetic way. Within the philosophy of less is more and respecting the therapeutic gradient the indication of minimally invasive restoration took a place. Dental porcelain veneer present a suitable option for aesthetic restoration since their introduction in 1983 and this is based on their strength, longevity, conservative preparation, aesthetics, and biocompatibility.The clinical success that the technique can be attributed to many reasons such as the conservative preparation of the teeth; proper selection of ceramics to use; proper selection of the materials and methods of cementation; and proper planning and communication with the ceramist. In this article we will illustrate step by step the restoration of one fractured maxillary incisor with a feldspathic veneer.