A veneer is a 0.3 to 0.7 millimetre shell bonded to the front of a tooth. Because it covers only the front, far less enamel is removed than for a crown, and sometimes none at all. That is the whole reason to choose one.
A veneer covers the front surface. A crown wraps the whole tooth. That difference drives everything else: how much enamel is removed, how long it lasts, and what it can correct.
The teeth are structurally sound and the problem is colour, small chips, minor crowding or gaps. Enamel does not grow back, so preserving it is the point. Choosing crowns for convenience on healthy teeth is the most common over-treatment in cosmetic dentistry.
Root-treated, heavily filled, cracked or severely misaligned teeth. A veneer bonded to a weakened tooth transfers stress into a structure that cannot take it.
The bond between ceramic and enamel is strong and durable. The bond between ceramic and dentine is neither. Once preparation goes through enamel into dentine, the veneer is relying on a weaker join for the rest of its life, and debonding stops being unlucky and starts being predictable.
This is the technical reason a veneer case has limits. Where the correction needed is larger than the enamel available, the honest answer is a crown or orthodontics first, not a thicker veneer.
For a single chipped edge on a young tooth, composite is often the better answer. For a front-tooth smile that has to look consistent for a decade, porcelain is.
Not chewing. The three things that end veneers early are grinding, an unstable bite, and gum disease left untreated underneath them. If you grind, a night guard is part of the treatment, not an accessory sold afterwards.
Veneers from €200 per tooth, zirconium crowns from €180. The gap is small enough that the decision should be clinical, not financial.
At Swedish Clinic a German-made dental implant in Istanbul starts from €299, and our current campaign is Buy 3, Pay 2. The same implant brand typically costs €1,500-€2,500 per tooth in Western Europe and the UK. Your free pre-consultation gives you an exact, all-inclusive quote with no hidden fees.
No, monolithic zirconium crowns in Istanbul start from €180 per tooth, roughly one fifth of UK and German prices. Zirconium is metal-free, does not create a grey gum line and is the material we recommend for most Hollywood Smile cases.
Treatment begins with a 3D CT scan and digital planning. Implants are placed by a specialist dentist under local anaesthesia in a single session, then the jaw heals for 2-3 months before the permanent crown. Simple cases are completed in one 3-5 day visit in Istanbul and All-on-4 full arches in 4-6 days, with the final fitting on your second trip or via a temporary bridge.
Lower running costs, favourable exchange rates and high patient volume, not lower quality. We use the same German-made implant systems and CAD/CAM zirconium as European clinics, in an internationally accredited hospital with a Turkish Ministry of Health tourism licence.
Plan 3-5 days for implant placement, 4-6 days for an All-on-4 full arch and 5-7 days for a zirconium smile makeover or veneers. Recovery is 2-3 days with no pain for most patients, and treatment is outpatient, no hospital stay. We help with airport transfers, a translator and your hotel so the trip is easy.
Ours is. Swedish Clinic holds Temos international accreditation for both dental and medical care, works under a Health Tourism Authorisation Certificate issued by the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health, and operates an ISO 9001 (UKAS) certified management system. Every implant is placed by a licensed specialist dentist, never a technician.
No. Placement is performed under local anaesthesia, so you feel nothing during the procedure. Most patients describe only mild discomfort for a day or two afterwards, easily managed with standard painkillers.
With good oral hygiene and regular check-ups, titanium implants can last a lifetime, which is why we back them with a lifetime warranty. Zirconium crowns typically last 15-20 years before they may need renewal.
Yes. We arrange VIP airport transfers, a translator in your language and help with hotel booking, so you can focus entirely on your treatment, and enjoy Istanbul between appointments.
Before, the stage that is normally skipped, and the finished result at conversation distance rather than under a studio light.
The full set of fourteen pairs, unretouched and without treatment labels we cannot verify, is on the dental page.
A titanium fixture replaces the root.
All-on-4 ImplantsTwo implants vertical at the front, two angled up to 45 degrees at the back.
Monolithic ZirconiumA monolithic crown is milled from a single piece of zirconia.
Hollywood SmileSixteen to twenty units planned as one object: edge line, width ratios, midline against your face, how much tooth shows at rest.
Your country code fills itself in. A surgeon reads them and replies with what is realistic, including when the answer is no.
