No-Prep Veneer Treatment for Peg Laterals with White Spots (Mottled Spots)

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This is Apgujeong Dental Clinic.

If there is a peg lateral in the lateral incisor, we aim to restore it to a normal size with veneers.

Of course, this depends on the degree of the peg lateral. Even if it is a peg lateral, if there is no bite-related problem or if the small size is only mild, it may be resolved with orthodontic treatment alone without veneers.

It depends on the case.

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When people hear “veneers,” they often think of teeth being shaved down.

But veneers used to restore the size of a peg lateral do not require separate reduction because the tooth is already small.

No-prep veneers are possible.

Today, let’s look at a case in which a patient with a congenital white spot on the front teeth, that is, a mottled spot, received no-prep veneers for peg laterals, with the mottled spot reproduced subtly to maximize a natural appearance.

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This patient came in for no-prep veneers with Gellami for peg laterals.

What is Gellami?

Gellami is the no-prep veneer brand of Yeonsei Baro Dental Clinic. MiniX, Xronate, and others are all veneer brand names created by each clinic. The essence is the same. They are veneers.

The identity of Gellami is 100% no-prep veneers. As an orthodontic specialty clinic, it is a true no-prep veneer procedure that minimizes tooth position with orthodontic treatment so that no reduction is needed at all.

In fact, when we sometimes look at patients who say they had no-prep veneers done at another dental clinic in the past, there are cases where the teeth have been slightly reduced. It is a bit difficult to call veneers like that no-prep...

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In any case, the patient’s alignment and bite are perfect, so no separate orthodontic treatment is needed.

However, there are white spots spread across the front teeth.

For white spots of this shallow and broad type, treatment with ICON is possible without shaving the teeth, so ICON was recommended first.

However, the patient did not want treatment for the white spots.

If you are curious about ICON treatment, please refer to the post below. So then, with the white spots left in place, the peg lateral veneers needed to be done in a way that minimized any sense of mismatch as much as possible. In this case, a subtle white-spot-like pattern was intentionally added lightly to the veneers to reduce the sense of mismatch and achieve an extremely natural look.

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This is the result after the no-prep veneer procedure on each peg lateral.

The milky translucency created by the underlying natural tooth color showing through due to the extremely thin thickness is a characteristic of Gellami.

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Do you see the very faint white-spot pattern on the surface?

By reproducing not only the texture of the surrounding teeth but also the fine surface pattern, we reduce the sense of mismatch and help it blend in naturally.

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The cleaner smile stands out.

I hope this post is helpful for those who are considering veneers for peg laterals after orthodontic treatment.