How realistic is the veneer preview compared to a lab wax-up?

The AI preview is a chairside communication tool, not a lab-fabricated diagnostic wax-up. It generates a proportion-accurate, shade-matched rendering in seconds so patients can commit to the case — the wax-up or CAD mock-up still happens during treatment planning to finalize exact tooth form before prep.

Does the preview account for my patient's existing tooth shade and shape, or does it just paste on a generic white smile?

It starts from the patient's actual dentition — their current shade, wear pattern, and tooth proportions — and applies the target shade and form on top of that starting point. That's what makes it read as their smile and not a generic veneer stock photo.

Can it show a natural, minimally-invasive veneer look versus a full 'Hollywood white' result?

Yes. Because the shade target and tooth proportions are adjustable inputs, you can generate a preview closer to a natural A2/B1 result for patients who want subtlety, or a brighter, more uniform result for patients chasing a fuller smile makeover.

Does it work for a single central incisor case, or only full smile makeovers?

Both. Single-tooth and small case previews are just as fast to generate as a full social-six or ten-unit case — useful for the far more common case of matching one or two veneers to the rest of a patient's existing smile.

Can the preview reflect composite veneers as well as porcelain?

Yes. Composite and porcelain read differently in translucency and surface texture, and the preview can be generated for either, which matters when you're presenting both options to a patient weighing same-day composite against a lab-fabricated porcelain case.

Does the preview account for gum line and gingival contouring done alongside the veneers?

If gingival recontouring is part of the treatment plan, describe it when generating the preview and the tool will reflect the adjusted gum line along with the veneer shape and shade — useful for gummy-smile cases where the veneers alone won't tell the full story.

How long do you keep patient photos, and are they HIPAA-compliant?

That's your call, not ours — it's your practice's software. We build the storage and retention policy around what your practice needs, whether that's purging images right after the consult or keeping them in the chart, and we make sure it meets HIPAA or any other regulation that applies to your patient data. No training on your patients' photos, ever, regardless of the retention policy you choose.

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Dental & Smile

Show patients their new smile before you prep a single tooth

Capture an intraoral photo. Makeover generates a shade-matched, proportion-accurate veneer preview in seconds. Patients see their own smile redesigned on their own face — not a stock digital smile design deck built for someone else.

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What is a veneer preview preview?

A veneer preview tool uses AI to generate a photorealistic image of a patient's smile after porcelain or composite veneers. The clinician captures an intraoral or retracted photo, and the tool produces a proportion-accurate rendering that matches a target shade guide and respects the patient's lip line, gum architecture, and facial symmetry. Cosmetic dentists use this chairside during the same visit as the exam to convert veneer case presentations into signed treatment plans before the patient leaves the operatory.

Why it matters

A single veneer runs $1,200 to $2,500 in porcelain, and a full "social six" or full-arch case pushes well past $15,000 — real money, and irreversible tooth reduction to boot. Patients who are sold on veneers in principle still stall at the treatment-planning appointment because they cannot connect a shade tab and a wax-up photo to what they'll see in the mirror. That gap is where cases die, and it's exactly the gap a same-visit preview closes.

Who uses this

Cosmetic and general dentists presenting veneer cases during new-patient exams and hygiene recalls. Treatment coordinators who run the financial conversation right after the clinical one and need a visual to anchor it to. Practices running digital smile design (DSD) workflows that want a fast chairside version before committing to a full lab-fabricated mock-up. Dental groups standardizing case presentation across multiple associates so acceptance rates aren't dependent on any one doctor's chairside manner.

Heard this from a patient?

Patients ask "will these look like fake Chiclet teeth?" and the only answer you have is a stock digital smile design photo of someone else's face.

They flinch at the idea of grinding down healthy enamel for a result they can't picture yet, and the irreversibility becomes the whole conversation.

You quote $1,200–$2,500 a tooth and they say "let me think about it" — because the number has nothing tangible attached to it yet.

How veneer preview previews work

Three steps. Under 10 seconds. No design skills needed.

Capture the baseline smile

A retracted or full-smile intraoral photo taken chairside. Standard operatory lighting works — no lab scan or wax-up required to start the conversation.

Generate the veneer preview

The AI reshapes tooth proportions, closes diastemas, and applies a target VITA shade while preserving the patient's lip line, gingival architecture, and facial symmetry.

Present chairside or at the consult

Their own smile, before and after, on your tablet or monitor. The treatment coordinator picks up the financial conversation with a visual already sold.

Common questions about veneer preview

Straight answers. No jargon.

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