What about no prep veneers?

I'm sure you've heard about no prep veneers.  They are often advertised with various brand names.  There isn't anything special about the brand, all good labs can make good veneers.  The technique of a no prep veneer has been around since the 1980's and has come back in vogue recently, mostly as a marketing ploy in my opinion.  Veneers have to be planned to produce teeth in the postion that will allow proper speach and smile.  Sometimes the teeth are too small and /or not in proper alignment, meaning more needs to be added to bring the teeth to the rigth place.  So we don't need to remove tooth structure to acheive the results we want.  No Prep is the type we need to make.  But if the teeth are too prominent or long, we need to remove tooth structure to bring the teeth into the right position for a great smile and abliltiy to speak properly, so a dentist needs to "prep" the tooth. 

That's it.  That's how we decide if a no prep type veneer is right for your individual smile.