Dental veneer materials

Dental Veneers are a common method of cosmetic dental restoration,
mainly used to improve tooth color, shape, arrangement or minor defects.

Material Type
Lithium disilicate (such as E.max): high strength (300-400 MPa), good light transmittance, suitable for anterior tooth restoration.
Zirconia Veneers (high transparency): higher strength (above 500 MPa), but slightly lower light transmittance,
suitable for cases with high strength requirements.

Advantages:
Natural beauty (close to the light transmittance and layering of natural teeth).
Good biocompatibility, not easy to stain.
Strong durability (usually can be used for 10-15 years or even longer).

Dental Press Ingot veneers (such as IPS Empress): good light transmittance but low strength, now gradually replaced by lithium disilicate.

Selection suggestions:
Anterior aesthetic area: give priority to all-ceramic veneers (such as E.max), especially for those with high requirements for color and light transmittance.