Case fabricated at Khai Nguyen Dental Lab to the treating dentist’s prescription, presented in our laboratory brochure. No patient-identifying information is included. Case summary Indication Full-arch vertical dimension rehabilitation after severe tooth wear Provisionals PMMA overlays raising the bite across all posterior teeth in both arches Definitive restorations 20 IPS e.max ZirCAD Prime crowns on…
Category Archives: Anterior Aesthetics
Porcelain veneers, tooth preparation, anterior morphology, pink aesthetics and smile design. Technical articles and clinical cases on how dentist and lab work together for natural results in the aesthetic zone.
Anterior Aesthetics
Case Study: 20 e.max Veneers Replacing Old Composite Veneers, with Midline Correction and a Fuller Arch
Case fabricated at Khai Nguyen Dental Lab to the treating dentist’s prescription, presented in our laboratory brochure. Clinical photos: Dr Truong Chi Bao. No patient-identifying information is included. Case summary Indication 20 porcelain veneers replacing old composite veneers Material IPS e.max (Ivoclar), chosen for natural translucency Technical focus Midline correction, fuller arch form, soft shapes…
Case produced at Khai Nguyen Dental Lab on the treating dentist’s prescription, published on Instagram @khainguyendentallab on 2 June 2025. No patient-identifying information is included. Case details Indication Veneers on teeth 14 to 24 combined with zirconia crowns on teeth 11 and 21 Materials IPS e.max Press (veneers) and IPS e.max ZirCAD Prime (crowns) Challenge…
Almost every anterior veneer case passes through this question: prescribe feldspathic or e.max. This note does not answer with “which is better”, because both are good inside their own indication. It sets out a decision procedure instead. The core differences Criterion Feldspathic IPS e.max (lithium disilicate) Flexural strength about 60–90 MPa about 360–400 MPa Minimum…
A ten-unit feldspathic case, which belongs to the most demanding esthetic group a laboratory receives. Why ten units is harder than ten times one unit A single feldspathic veneer is difficult because it has to match its neighbours. With ten units the problem inverts: there is no natural tooth left to match, but now the…
Khai Nguyen Dental Lab would like to thank Dr Mai Tran and the team at Duc Nhan Dental for their trust and for sharing an interesting clinical case. A single crown between two natural teeth This case was a single IPS e.max crown on an upper anterior tooth, sitting between natural teeth on both sides….
Khai Nguyen Dental Lab would like to thank Dr Bui Le My Hanh and Nhan Tam Dental for the collaboration, and in particular for the preparation and clinical work that gave the restoration a sound foundation. The starting point The patient presented with uneven wear across the upper anterior teeth, discolouration, and inconsistent form from…
Khai Nguyen Dental Lab would like to thank Dr Sai Aom Kham for the trust placed in our team on the two cases below. Case one: full-arch e.max veneers with bite raising This case carried two overlapping goals: improve the esthetics of the smile and raise the vertical dimension at the same time. The prescription…
Ten GC Initial LiSi Press veneers in BL2 for an international dentist: why LiSi Press, how consistency across units is kept, and lessons for cases sent from abroad.
