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Dental Porcelain Veneer

At Dental Designs, we utilise pure ceramics, fabricated from natural high-purity feldspar found in Norway and Sweden. These ceramics have a natural fluorescence and inner glow, just like the ones we find in young teeth.

What Are Dental Porcelain Veneers?

What Are Dental Porcelain Veneers?

Dental veneers are delicate ceramic shells that are bonded to the surface of teeth to enhance their shape, harmony, and shade. They help camouflage cosmetic flaws, leaving you with a beautiful, natural smile.

Dental veneers, whether porcelain or composite resin, help to improve the way a smile looks. Porcelain veneers, in particular, offer durability and resistance to staining, ensuring your smile remains vibrant for years to come.

Given their minimally invasive nature, dental veneers may be the solution if you are looking for a Smile Makeover, or if you simply want to enhance the appearance of your smile.

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What Can Veneers Help With?

Dental veneers are often used to address smile concerns. They help to improve the appearance of a smile by closing small gaps, reshaping the contours of uneven teeth or restoring minor chips or cracks.


Dental Designs Clinic has an in-house dental lab. This allows our dentists to work closely with the ceramists throughout the process to develop a personalised smile design that not only improves how your teeth looks, but also complements your face shape.


Our in-house lab uses modern technology and high quality materials to produce custom veneers. The ceramics used in making our veneers integrate seamlessly with natural tooth enamel while also concealing its imperfections.

Benefits of Dental Porcelain Veneers

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Porcelain and composite veneers offer aesthetic enhancements for teeth. They are designed to closely resemble tooth enamel, providing natural-looking restorations.

The veneers are made to match the dimensions (size, shape and colour) of neighbouring natural teeth to improve the smile. From correcting discolouration to closing minor teeth gaps to fixing chipped tooth, dental veneers help to fix these cosmetic issues.

Dental veneers are custom-designed to blend in with natural teeth. They create a seamless appearance within your mouth and look as close as possible to real teeth. Made from fine porcelain, the veneer shells mimic the translucency of teeth, recreating the natural qualities of tooth structure.

In contrast to crowns, which require extensive changes to the tooth structure, veneers only require very little alteration to the natural tooth. This conservative method preserves more of your tooth structure while obtaining cosmetic outcomes.

On average, approximately one-half millimeter or approximately the thickness of a fingernail of the enamel will be removed from your tooth.

Natural teeth has a tendency to gradually absorb colour pigments when staining foods or beverages such as coffee, tea, or red wine is consumed regularly. This causes discoloration or staining of the teeth.

Porcelain veneers have a smooth and non-porous surface. They provide an effective and aesthetic tooth restoration that is resistant to staining over the long term.

Porcelain veneers are resilient against wear and tear. With proper care and maintenance, porcelain dental veneers are expected 10 years or longer, making them a durable investment in your dental future.

 Not Sure About Dental Veneers? Try Smile Trial First 

“Will it suit me?”

“What if I don’t like it?”

We understand how challenging it can be to decide to have veneers done, or to even proceed with a smile makeover. That’s why we provide a Smile Trial, so you can test-drive your new smile before committing to any permanent changes.

Veneer Smile Trial is a non-invasive procedure. There is no drilling or permanent changes done to teeth during your visit. It is a procedure done to preview what your teeth will look like, before committing to treatment.

As dental veneers at Dental Designs Clinic are fully customised, do let your doctor know during your consultation if there are any preferences or characterisations which you would like to incorporate.

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Are you still not sure if veneers are the right choice for you? Let us help you with that. Take the Smile Makeover Assessment, answer a few questions and we will let you know if dental veneers could help you improve your smile.

 

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Minimal Preparation: Protect Your Teeth

At Dental Designs Clinic, our approach to dental porcelain veneers is built around one core principle: “minimal preparation.” We preserve as much of your natural tooth as possible.

Veneer procedures often require removing a thin layer of enamel to ensure proper placement and a flush, natural finish. But we keep that removal to a minimum, about the thickness of a fingernail. A healthy tooth stays a healthy tooth, even after dental veneers.

We believe your smile makeover should improve your smile, not compromise the integrity of your natural teeth.

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Types of Dental Veneers

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Porcelain dental veneers are thin shells custom-made from dental porcelain or ceramic. They are made using CAD/CAM technology for a good fit. The final veneers are permanently bonded to the front surface of natural teeth.

  • Durable and and stain resistant
  • Addresses discolouration, chips, minor gaps, and irregularly shaped teeth
  • Long-lasting results, with proper care and maintenace
  • Minimal enamel removal required
  • It is a common component of many smile makeovers
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Pressed veneers are fabricated using high-strength ceramic melted and pressed into a mold under high temperature and pressure. They create veneers that are thin and strong.

  • Provides optimal fit and aesthetics
  • Stronger durability and wear resistance
  • Requires a longer fabrication time than milled options
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Layering is an add-on procedure for porcelain veneers to improve their aesthetics. Multiple thin layers of porcelain are built up by hand, each in a different shade and opacity, to create lifelike features.

  • This additional step allows for a more natural-looking result
  • It recreates the subtle characteristics, such as the depth and translucency of natural tooth enamel
  • Requires extensive hand-layering by a ceramist. This adds time to the fabrication process
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Composite veneers are made from resin material applied and bonded directly to the tooth surface. Composite veneers may be considered as an accessible entry point for smile improvements.

  • Cost-effective, as compared to porcelain veneers

  • Addresses minor chips, cracks, or cosmetic corrections
  • Less durable than the porcelain option; may need replacement after a few years
  • More prone to staining over time

Types of Dental Veneers

Porcelain dental veneers are thin shells custom-made from dental porcelain or ceramic. They are made using CAD/CAM technology for a good fit. The final veneers are permanently bonded to the front surface of natural teeth.

  • Durable and and stain resistant
  • Addresses discolouration, chips, minor gaps, and irregularly shaped teeth
  • Long-lasting results, with proper care and maintenace
  • Minimal enamel removal required
  • It is a common component of many smile makeovers

Pressed veneers are fabricated using high-strength ceramic melted and pressed into a mold under high temperature and pressure. They create veneers that are thin and strong.

  • Provides optimal fit and aesthetics
  • Stronger durability and wear resistance
  • Requires a longer fabrication time than milled options

Layering is an add-on procedure for porcelain veneers to improve their aesthetics. Multiple thin layers of porcelain are built up by hand, each in a different shade and opacity, to create lifelike features.

  • This additional step allows for a more natural-looking result
  • It recreates the subtle characteristics, such as the depth and translucency of natural tooth enamel
  • Requires extensive hand-layering by a ceramist. This adds time to the fabrication process

Composite veneers are made from resin material applied and bonded directly to the tooth surface. Composite veneers may be considered as an accessible entry point for smile improvements.

  • Cost-effective, as compared to porcelain veneers

  • Addresses minor chips, cracks, or cosmetic corrections
  • Less durable than the porcelain option; may need replacement after a few years
  • More prone to staining over time

How Are Dental Veneers Different At
Dental Designs?

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Fully Digital Workflow With in-house lab

 

Every veneer we make is produced in our own in-house lab. That means complete quality control from the first scan to the final bond. We use a sleek intraoral scanner to capture detailed images of your teeth, unlike traditional impression materials that can be messy and uncomfortable.

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High-Strength Ceramics From Europe

 

We source materials from Europe for consistent quality. Our veneers are produced using one of two methods: precision-milling from a single feldspar block (which reduces the risk of cracks and microfractures), or high-temperature pressing into a mould for thin, strong results.

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Completed on the same day

 

Because our lab is on-site, we can offer same day veneers in Singapore. No waiting for weeks for veneers to be fabricated. Same day veneers require two visits in one day. *Subject to case suitability. Consultation is advised.

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Customised for a natural look

 

Each veneer is finished by hand to impart a natural look. Multiple thin layers of porcelain are applied, allowing for colour adjustments. They are then hand-stained and hand-glazed to produce lifelike aesthetics.

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Experienced Team of Dentists and Ceramists

 

Our dentists collaborate directly with our ceramists throughout your treatment to incorporate the right balance of aesthetics and function in every veneer.

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5-Year Warranty

 

We stand behind our work. Every porcelain veneer at Dental Designs comes with a 5-year warranty.

Terms and conditions apply.

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Facially Driven Treatment

At Dental Designs Clinic, we don't look at your teeth in isolation. We look at the entire face.

We follow a facially driven treatment. This means we assess the proportions of your face, and take into account how your eyes, facial contours, and lips relate to your teeth. A personalised smile that complements you is then designed. It is not a standard template, but a smile tailored to your unique features.

By addressing underlying issues such as tooth decay, gum disease, or enamel damage, a facially driven treatment ensures that the procedure is not just aesthetically pleasing but also sustainable in the long run.

Meet Our Doctors and Dental Lab Team Behind Dental Veneers

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Dr Jo Ann Wong
Dentist
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Dr Nicholas Ng
Dentist
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Dr Peter Tang
Dentist
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Hannah Lim
Dental Technician
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Dr Annette Ong
Dentist
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Dr Amanda-Mae Nguee
Dentist
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Dr Maria Raskina
Dentist
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Dr Justin Giam
Clinical Director
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Dr Jaclyn Toh
Dentist
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Dr Bernard Siew
Senior Dentist
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Adrian Argie
Dental Technician
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Dr Phillip Miller
Dentist
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Katsuya Seki
Master Dental Ceramist
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Dr Dustin Lee
Dentist

Porcelain Veneers Created at Our In-House Laboratory

 

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Dental Designs Clinic has a unique in-house laboratory, where our dentists work hand-in-hand with our dental ceramists to create high quality, custom dental veneers. Each veneer is hand painted and finished with artistic characterisations, textures, and colours, to achieve natural and beautiful aesthetics. They go into a ceramic furnace, heating up to 850 degrees celsius to embed the colours and glazes onto the ceramic veneers, whilst further strengthening it.

Process of Getting Dental Porcelain Veneers At
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1. Consultation

We begin by understanding your concerns, expectations, and what your ideal smile looks like. A thorough assessment of the condition of your teeth will also be done to ensure it is suitable to receive veneers.

We will take digital 3D teeth scans, dental X-rays, and studio photographs to map your current dental health. This serves as a foundation of your smile makeover with dental veneers.

Your dentist will also discuss the available treatment options with you, ensuring you understand your choices and make an informed decision about your treatment.

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2. Smile Trial

Before the procedure begins, you have the option to try on your new smile with Smile Trial. It is a reversible and non-invasive procedure that lets you preview how your final smile will look like with veneers.

You can share specific changes that you would like to incorporate into your new smile. For example, to make a tooth look more rounded. Your dentist will take the shared preferences into consideration and assess if they can be incorporated while ensuring the final smile complements your facial features and overall appearance.

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3. Preparation Of Teeth

Once you're ready to proceed, your dentist will start with preparing the tooth to receive the veneers. They will remove approximately 0.5mm of the front surface of tooth to accommodate the ceramic veneers. This is an irreversible step.

A 3D intraoral scanner will be used to capture an accurate digital model of your teeth. The detailed digital impression will then be sent our in-house lab for fabrication of the veneers.

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4. Smile Prototype (Temporary Veneers)

After preparation, a set of temporary veneers is placed on the prepared surface. These temporaries typically last a few days to a week.

The temporary veneers protect your tooth until they are ready to receive the final veneers. They also help your dentist assess if any adjustments to your planned veneer design will be needed before they are fabricated.

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5. Bonding of Porcelain Veneers

Once the final porcelain veneers are ready, your dentist will try the veneers on to your tooth to make sure they fit well. They are then cleaned and conditioned.

Each custom veneer is positioned and permanently secured using dental cement. Once bonding is complete, we take professional studio photos to capture your new smile.

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6. Review Check

One week after your treatment, you will need to come back for a follow-up. The dentist will check your bite, assess veneer stability, and make any final minor adjustments as needed.

Since everyone's bite is a little different, minor adjustments may be required to get it feeling just right.

Cost of Veneers in Singapore

The cost of veneers in Singapore varies depending on material type, the number of teeth being treated, and whether additional techniques (pressed or layered options) are needed to achieve your desired result.

Dental Designs Clinic has an in-house lab where we fabricate all our dental restorations, including dental veneers. We utilise pure ceramics sourced from Norway and Sweden to deliver veneers that not only look natural but is strong and durable as well.

Despite the initial cost, porcelain veneers offer an aesthetic solution to dental issues such as chipped tooth, minor tooth gaps and irregularly shaped teeth. We recommend coming in for a consultation with one of our dentists so they can advise on a suitable treatment option for your specific needs.

Starts From

$457.80*

Porcelain Veneers $2,180 - $2,398
Pressed Option + $457.80
Layered Option + $457.80
Composite Veneers $457.80 - $1,258.95
Smile Trial $313.92 - $345.53

*Price are inclusive of 9% GST

*Prices listed above are for Per Tooth

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This dental clinic has very good staff who are well trained and friendly. The dentists are also very good and will explain the treatment in detail before starting treatment. The equipment is very high tech and I believe they are able to do high quality work as I did my crown here and it looks much better than my colleague who also recently did his at another place. The waiting room is also very comfortable. good job!

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This clinic is one of the best I have ever seen. I saw dr Justin for my implant which I did many years ago, the tooth was loose, and other drs told me to remove it as they could not find out what brand it was but dr Justin was able to take 3d xrays and locate the brand and specially ordered the part in. he saved me from having to do a surgery to remove and put a new implant which would have cost me a bomb. the tooth looks even better than the original thanks to the experieced dental technician Katsuya from Japan. 

Very happy and will keep coming back for my regular dental. 

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my workplace is close by and I had a problem with my tooth for a few days, so I made an appointment to come down. The receptionist who booked my appointment was very helpful and friendly to explain the way to the clinic from my office. I saw Dr Nicholas who was able to do a root canal treatment on the same visit so that I didn't need to come back. I felt safe and comfortable to do my dental treatment here as the dental picks are all wrapped up and sterilized and only opened before each treatment when im inside. 

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The service and doctor is the best in town! The customer service and receptionists are very friendly! Dr Phillip Miller and Dr Noah Teo is very nice and very professional on their skill! They also very patient to explain to me about the treatment!

Will come back again!

Thank you very much!

李岳侨

Beautiful and friendly dental clinic, was recommended by my colleague. Been coming here for dental cleaning and fillings. Always a good visit!

J. Kho

This dental clinic has very good staff who are well trained and friendly. The dentists are also very good and will explain the treatment in detail before starting treatment. The equipment is very high tech and I believe they are able to do high quality work as I did my crown here and it looks much better than my colleague who also recently did his at another place. The waiting room is also very comfortable. good job!

C. Zheng De

This clinic is one of the best I have ever seen. I saw dr Justin for my implant which I did many years ago, the tooth was loose, and other drs told me to remove it as they could not find out what brand it was but dr Justin was able to take 3d xrays and locate the brand and specially ordered the part in. he saved me from having to do a surgery to remove and put a new implant which would have cost me a bomb. the tooth looks even better than the original thanks to the experieced dental technician Katsuya from Japan. 

Very happy and will keep coming back for my regular dental. 

G. Hock An

my workplace is close by and I had a problem with my tooth for a few days, so I made an appointment to come down. The receptionist who booked my appointment was very helpful and friendly to explain the way to the clinic from my office. I saw Dr Nicholas who was able to do a root canal treatment on the same visit so that I didn't need to come back. I felt safe and comfortable to do my dental treatment here as the dental picks are all wrapped up and sterilized and only opened before each treatment when im inside. 

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Frequently Asked Questions About Dental Veneers in Singapore

Porcelain veneers are a versatile, minimally invasive solution for improving tooth colour, shape, size, and alignment. They resist staining, require minimal alteration to your natural tooth, and deliver long-lasting cosmetic results. Book a consultation to find out if veneers are right for you.

Your dentist first examines your teeth and overall oral health, including X-rays if needed. If no underlying issues are present, the process moves through consultation, smile trial, tooth preparation, temporary veneer placement, permanent bonding, and a review check, all managed at our clinic with our in-house lab.

If you already have crowns elsewhere other than the concerned tooth, then yes veneers can still be placed on the concerned tooth. This is as long as the concerned tooth is a natural tooth and is suitable to receive veneers.

However, if you already have crowns on the concerned tooth and are looking to replace it with dental veneers, then that will not be possible. This is because veneers are designed to be placed only on the front surface of tooth to improve their appearance, while dental crowns encase the entire tooth fully.

Your dentist will assess your existing dental findings and will be able to advise you during the consultation.

With proper care, porcelain veneers typically last for at least 10 years. Longevity depends on your oral hygiene habits and avoiding behaviours that put excessive force on your teeth, such as grinding, chewing ice, or using your teeth to open packaging.

No special care is needed. The underlying natural tooth is still susceptible to decay and gum disease, so continue brushing and flossing twice daily. Regular dental checkups remain important.

Potential issues include temporary tooth sensitivity post-procedure, minor chipping from trauma the veneer loosening if cement washes out, or rarely the veneer falling off. If any of these occur, contact your dentist promptly.

Porcelain veneers are designed to match the translucency, colour, and texture of real tooth enamel. Unlike natural teeth, they won't stain or change colour over time, and they don't respond to temperature changes. Aesthetically, a well fabricated veneer can be made to mimic natural teeth and match the neighbouring teeth as well.

Direct composite veneers can be applied directly over a tooth surface, but they lack the rigidity of ceramic and are prone to cracking under pressure. Porcelain veneers are often combined with Invisalign and teeth whitening for a comprehensive smile transformation, addressing both alignment and aesthetics together.

Dental veneers are considered a cosmetic procedure and are generally not covered by standard health insurance or Medisave in Singapore. We recommend checking with your insurer and speaking to our team about available financing options.

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