Aesthetic treatments
Cosmetic dentistry: veneers, crowns and bridges
Cosmetic dentistry restores the shape, colour and proportion of teeth that are discoloured, chipped, worn or missing. At Harajda Dent that means veneers, either built onto the tooth in one appointment or made from pressed ceramic in the laboratory and fitted at a second, plus crowns, bridges and dentures where teeth need replacing.
The result reviewed with the patient
- Covers
- Veneers, crowns, bridges
- Method
- Direct or laboratory-made
- Visits
- 1 direct · 2 indirect
- Materials
- Composite, pressed ceramic, zirconia
- Price
- Personal quote at your free consultation
Two routes to the same smile
A veneer is a thin facing of tooth-coloured filling material or pressed ceramic that is fixed over the front of a tooth to change its colour, shape or size. Almost every case here begins with one question: can the facing be built straight onto your tooth in a single sitting, or does it have to be made in the dental laboratory? The answer sets the number of appointments, the material and the cost.
Built directly on the tooth, in one visit
The filling material is shaped onto the tooth in the practice, under the microscope, following the tooth's own anatomy, then polished and finished the same day. Nothing has to be ground away to make room for it, so the tooth underneath is left as it is.
Made in the laboratory from pressed ceramic
The tooth is prepared only minimally, a digital impression goes to the dental laboratory, and the finished ceramic is bonded at a second appointment. This is the route for severe discolouration, larger gaps, or a fuller change of shape than can be built by hand.
Crowns, and rebuilding a broken or root-treated tooth
A crown is a cap, made either of porcelain over a metal framework or of ceramic with no metal in it at all, that covers the whole visible part of a tooth and holds it together. It is the answer where a tooth has broken, carries a very large filling, or has lost a lot of substance to decay. It also suits a root-treated tooth, once that tooth has been free of symptoms for at least three months. Where a root-treated tooth has lost most of its crown there is not enough left to hold anything on its own, so a post is set into the root canal first and the tooth is built back up around it, then covered. Posts are made of metal alloy, gold, or glass fibre depending on the case.
Bridges
Where several teeth next to each other are missing and the arch is interrupted, a bridge is fixed to the prepared teeth on either side of the gap. It can be carried by an implant instead, so the neighbouring teeth are not prepared at all.
Dentures and combination work
Full dentures, partial dentures held by metal clasps, and combination work that joins a fixed crown or bridge to a removable part with a hidden connector. A gold-clasp version of the partial denture is also made, which is antibacterial, kinder to the joint, and recyclable for its material value.
Aesthetic treatment is usually asked about for
- discoloured teeth that no longer respond to cleaning
- small chips, hairline cracks or worn edges on the front teeth
- gaps and irregular shapes that make the smile look uneven
- a tooth that has broken, or one carrying a large old filling
- missing teeth that interrupt the arch and change how the face is proportioned
- an existing denture that is uncomfortable, unstable or visibly clasped
How it runs
From first look to finished tooth
The direct route is finished in one sitting. Anything made in the laboratory takes two appointments, with the laboratory work in between. The steps below cover both, and you are told which one your case needs before you commit to anything.
- 01
Free consultation and planning
We examine the teeth, ask what you want changed, and explain which options can achieve it: built onto the tooth here, ceramic from the laboratory, a crown, or replacing the tooth altogether. You leave knowing the route, the material and how many appointments it will take.
- 02
Shade and shape
Before anything is built or made, the colour and the form are agreed with you rather than decided for you. You say how light you want the teeth to look and what shape suits your face, and the result is worked through with you until you are happy with it, because this kind of work only succeeds if it is the one you asked for.
- 03
Direct route: one appointment
The filling material is applied and shaped straight onto the tooth, rebuilding its natural anatomy layer by layer, then polished. There is no grinding down and no temporary to wear, and you walk out with the finished tooth the same day.
- 04
Indirect route: preparation and impression
The tooth is prepared only where the ceramic needs the room, and the impression is taken digitally with a scanner held in the mouth rather than with a tray of putty. The laboratory then makes the ceramic facing, crown or bridge to fit it.
- 05
Indirect route: fitting and bonding
At the second appointment the finished piece is tried in, checked against your bite and against the neighbouring teeth, adjusted where it needs it, and bonded in place.
- 06
Aftercare
Clean it exactly as you clean a natural tooth, brushing and cleaning between the teeth, with particular care along the edge where it meets the gum. That margin is where trouble starts if it is neglected. Keep up the professional hygiene appointments as well, because a stable, healthy gum line is what keeps the work looking right in the years afterwards.
Direct vs indirect veneers
Which route suits which case
Both routes end in a facing over the front of the tooth. What differs is where that facing is made, on your tooth or in the laboratory, and that decides almost everything else.
Where it is made
- Built on the tooth
- On your tooth, here in the practice
- Made in the laboratory
- In the dental laboratory, from a digital impression
Appointments
- Built on the tooth
- One
- Made in the laboratory
- Two: preparation and impression, then fitting
Material
- Built on the tooth
- Tooth-coloured filling material (composite)
- Made in the laboratory
- Pressed ceramic
Tooth preparation
- Built on the tooth
- None, no tooth tissue is removed
- Made in the laboratory
- Minimal preparation
Best suited to
- Built on the tooth
- Discolouration, bite correction, small cracks, refining shape
- Made in the laboratory
- Severe discolouration, larger gaps, reshaping teeth
Cost
- Built on the tooth
- More cost-effective, at a high aesthetic standard
- Made in the laboratory
- Higher, for the laboratory work and the ceramic
What it costs
What aesthetic treatment costs here
A smile is quoted tooth by tooth. Four front teeth and a full-arch ceramic case are not the same treatment, and the honest number only exists once someone has looked in your mouth.
What decides the figure
- How many teeth
- Aesthetic work is priced per tooth, and most cases involve the teeth that show when you smile rather than the whole arch.
- Direct or indirect
- Work built onto the tooth here in one sitting is more cost-effective than ceramic made in the laboratory.
- The material
- Porcelain over a metal framework is the more affordable option; pressed ceramic and zirconia cost more and look more natural.
- What is underneath
- A tooth that first needs a root canal, or a post set into the root before it can be built back up, or replacing altogether, changes the plan before the aesthetics are even considered.
How you get a price
- 01Free consultationThe practice's personal assessment costs nothing. We look at the tooth, review any imaging your case needs and explain what the options actually involve.
- 02A cost estimate before anything is scheduledYou are quoted for your own mouth, for the materials your case needs and the number of appointments it takes, rather than handed a table average that may not apply to you.
- 03You decide afterwardsThere is no obligation to book treatment after the consultation. If you are comparing clinics, take the estimate home with you.
Most of our patients travel from Austria and Germany. In the practice's experience, treatment here costs on average 15 to 20 percent less than comparable private care in Austria. Your own figure depends on your treatment plan, and you will have it in writing before anything is booked.
No prices are published on this site yet. Every figure you receive comes from your own examination, and nothing is charged for that examination.
Cosmetic dentistry, answered
Do veneers mean grinding my teeth down?
Not with the direct route. Work built straight onto the tooth from tooth-coloured filling material needs no tooth tissue removed at all. The pressed-ceramic option, made in the laboratory, needs only minimal preparation, enough to give the ceramic the room it takes up. A crown, which covers the whole visible tooth, needs more than either. Part of the consultation is telling you how much tooth each option actually costs you.
How long does a veneer appointment take?
The direct route is one appointment: shaped onto the tooth, polished and finished the same day, so you leave with the result. The laboratory route is two appointments, the first to prepare the tooth and take the digital impression, the second to try in the finished ceramic and bond it, with the laboratory work in between. If you are travelling to us, say so when you book and we will plan the visits around it.
Do you offer teeth whitening?
The practice's published treatments do not include bleaching. Two things here do change the shade of teeth: professional cleaning with AirFlow, which lifts coffee, tea and tobacco staining and returns teeth to their own natural colour, and veneers, which change the colour permanently. If it is specifically bleaching you are after, raise it at the consultation and we will tell you straight whether we can help.
What is the difference between a crown and a veneer?
A veneer covers the front surface of a tooth and is mainly about how that tooth looks. A crown covers the visible tooth all the way round and is mainly about holding a weakened tooth together. A crown is the right answer where the tooth has broken, carries a very large filling, has lost substance to decay, or has been root-treated. Root-treated teeth are no longer alive, so they are more brittle, fracture more easily and lose their natural colour.
Which is better, metal-ceramic or zirconia?
Neither is better in every case. Metal-ceramic means porcelain built over a nickel-free cobalt-chrome framework: strong, durable and more affordable, but the framework blocks light, more tooth has to be removed to make room for it, and if the gum recedes a thin grey line can show at the edge of the crown. Pressed ceramic and zirconia contain no metal at all, so they are safe if you react to metals, they let light through much as natural enamel does, they need less tooth removed and they fit very precisely, at a higher price. For a tooth that shows when you smile most patients choose the metal-free option; further back, metal-ceramic is often the sensible economy.
I have a partial denture that shows. Is there a better option?
Usually. Combination work joins a fixed part, a crown or a bridge, to the removable part with a connector hidden inside the work instead of a clasp hooked over a tooth that shows. It holds more firmly, it is more comfortable because the metal connector is much thinner and does not cover the whole palate, and nothing metal is visible when you smile. Implants are the other route to the same problem, and we will price both for you.
Where to start
Bring us the photograph you keep re-taking.
Tell us what you would change. We will show you what is realistically achievable, in which material and over how many appointments, at no charge.
Or call the practice+36 (99) 50 60 90