Ceramic Veneers · over an implant
The implant that disappears
"The technical challenge here wasn't the veneers — it was the single tooth in the front that was already a dental implant. Crowns on implants almost always read 'fake': different translucency, no natural light reflection, a flatter colour than the teeth beside them.
I rebuilt the layering by hand to match the enamel of her natural teeth on either side — incisal edge translucency, subtle internal characterisation, even a faint mamelon at the right depth. The implant crown had to behave like enamel under every angle of light.
The result I'm proud of isn't the brightness or the alignment. It's that you can no longer tell which tooth is the implant. Even she forgets which one it is."
— Dr. Wasit Lertwanich, DDS
