Is the preparation for a dental veneer painful?

Is the preparation for a dental veneer painful?

Ronald Rosenblatt, DDS (General and Cosmetic Dentistry) gives expert video advice on: Is the preparation for a dental veneer painful?; What are the advantages and disadvantages of dental veneers?; How do I care for my dental veneers? and more...

The preparation for a dental veneer should not be painful. Having dental veneers should be the same as having a filling placed in your tooth. And in the same way as when you have your filling placed and the dentist numbs your tooth, he will numb your tooth before placing the dental veneer. You will stay numb for a while afterwards. The dentist, after he takes the impression, will place temporaries on your teeth, and the temporaries will protect your tooth during the time that the porcelain veneer is fabricated by the laboratory.