Dental veneers with no preparation / less preparation done to the actual tooth

The patient complained of an uneven gummy smile and unattractive teeth with diastemas (spaces between the teeth) and old chipped composite bonding.  The bonding had always made her teeth feel thick.

The patient had a special gum surgery to raise the gums up (called gum lift, crown lengthening, or perioplastic surgery) and to make them even.  Then porcelain veneers were done by only removing the old bonding material.  Only a very modest amount of  tooth preparation was done to remove some dark stains. Patients appreciate it when the dentist saves as much of the tooth structure as possible. The process of making veneers with very little or no tooth preparation is called doing "Prepless Veneers".