Medically reviewed by Dr. Kinan Bonni, Dentist · DHA Professional Unique ID 00180966 · October 2026
"Porcelain" covers three different ceramics. Here is what each one is, how our ceramists build it by hand in the same building as your dentist, and what it means for look, strength and price.
The first visit is an examination, photographs and a written plan. No tooth is prepared that day.
Designed in the clinic and made by hand in Creative Art Dental Lab, in the same building in Jumeirah, Dubai.
Porcelain veneers are thin shells of dental ceramic bonded to the front of the teeth. At Creative Arts in Dubai they are made in one of three ways: feldspathic porcelain built up by hand, lithium disilicate (E.max) pressed or milled and then hand-finished, or a stronger core with porcelain layered over it. Veneers start from AED 1,250 per tooth; the ceramic chosen for each tooth and the number of teeth set your final price, written in your plan.
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Dental porcelain is a glass-based ceramic. Traditional feldspathic porcelain is made mainly from feldspar and quartz, fired into a glassy, translucent material that handles light much like enamel. On its own it is brittle, so it relies on being bonded to enamel.
Lithium disilicate, best known as E.max, is a glass-ceramic: crystals grow inside the glass during firing, making it several times stronger while keeping most of the translucency. Zirconia is a dense crystalline ceramic, very strong but more opaque, so on a veneer it is used as a core with porcelain layered over it.
In everyday speech all three are porcelain veneers. In your plan the exact ceramic for each tooth is named in writing, because it changes the preparation, the look and the price. For candidacy and alternatives, see our main veneers page; this page stays with the material.
All three are made in our own laboratory, so the choice is made for the tooth. Many smiles use more than one.
Built up by hand, layer by layer
Pressed or milled, then finished by hand
A strong core with porcelain on top
After preparation, your scan, photographs and approved mock-up go to Creative Art Dental Lab, a separate laboratory in the same building. A milling machine can shape a block; it cannot decide where your tooth is warmer or clearer. That is hand work.
The lab typically needs 3–5 working days and is closed on Sundays. Because it is in the building, the ceramist can see your teeth under the same light as your dentist when a shade is difficult. Small adjustments at the try-in can sometimes be made the same day; the veneers themselves are never made on the day of preparation.
The visit-by-visit process is on the main veneers page. These decisions are specific to porcelain.
Enamel, the colour of each tooth, old fillings and your bite decide feldspathic, E.max or layered.
ExaminationThe design is tried in your mouth first; porcelain is made to that approved shape.
Before preparationEnamel is reduced only where the porcelain needs room, then the teeth are scanned and temporaries fitted.
Preparation visitThe ceramist builds or finishes each veneer on your model and checks it against the mock-up photographs.
In our labA water-soluble try-in paste lets the final colour be judged before anything is permanent.
Try-inThe porcelain is etched and primed, the enamel etched, and each veneer bonded with resin cement.
Fitting visitThis is the starting figure for veneers in general, not for one ceramic. The material decides where your price sits above it.
| Treatment | Price | Per |
|---|---|---|
| Veneers | From AED 1,250 | per tooth |
Starting prices at Creative Arts, 614 Jumeira St, Jumeirah 3, Dubai. Your exact price, with the material and number of teeth, is written in your plan after examination.
Veneers start from AED 1,250 per tooth. Your figure is written, tooth by tooth, in a plan after a free first consultation, and the veneers cost guide shows how to compare quotes fairly.
Porcelain itself does not decay. When a veneer is replaced, one of these is usually why.
| What happens | Why | What lowers the risk |
|---|---|---|
| A chip or crack | Grinding at night, biting hard objects | A night guard, a balanced bite at fitting |
| The veneer comes off | Bond made mostly to dentine, or moisture during bonding | Preparation kept in enamel, careful isolation |
| A line at the gum | Gum recession exposes the edge over the years | Gentle brushing, healthy gums |
| Decay at the edge | Plaque left where veneer meets tooth | Daily cleaning between teeth, check-ups |
| Colours stop matching | Natural teeth darken; porcelain does not | Whitening before the shade is chosen |
With good care, 10–15 years or more is a realistic expectation for porcelain; this is a typical range from published reviews, not a promise. See how long veneers last.
Porcelain needs less upkeep than composite; the tooth and gum around it need the same care as ever.
Brush at the gum line and clean between the teeth daily; that edge is where problems start.
Very abrasive whitening pastes can dull the glaze. A low-abrasion toothpaste is enough.
If you grind, a guard protects thin porcelain. See veneers and grinding.
If only the colour bothers you, whitening is reversible. A small chip or gap may suit composite bonding, and a heavily filled tooth is usually better protected by a crown. See composite vs porcelain and the veneers question hub.
Your dentist chooses the ceramic with you, then prepares and bonds the veneers; the lab's ceramists build them. Their results are in the smile gallery.
Independent sources for readers who want the wider evidence on this topic. Study figures are averages, not a promise for any one patient.
In everyday speech, yes. Strictly, porcelain means feldspathic ceramic, while E.max is a lithium disilicate glass-ceramic and zirconia is a crystalline ceramic used as a core. Your written plan at Creative Arts names the exact ceramic for each tooth, so you know which one you are getting.
AED 1,250 per tooth is the starting price for veneers at Creative Arts, not the price of one ceramic. The final figure depends on whether each tooth gets feldspathic, E.max or a layered veneer, how many teeth are treated and any work needed first. It is written tooth by tooth in your plan.
Typically about 0.3 to 0.7 mm. The thinnest are usually feldspathic, on good enamel where the design adds rather than removes. How thin yours can be depends on the colour being covered and where the new surface sits in the approved mock-up; a darker tooth needs more thickness to hide it.
No. Porcelain is fired in a furnace, so it cannot be added to a veneer that is already bonded. A very small chip can sometimes be polished smooth or patched with composite; a larger chip or crack usually means remaking that one veneer. A night guard helps stop it happening again.
Building colour and translucency in layers, firing several times and finishing the surface by hand needs laboratory time and equipment. At Creative Arts the veneers are made in Creative Art Dental Lab, in the same building, typically in 3–5 working days, with temporaries worn in between.
Yes, and it is common. A layered veneer or crown can be made to match the ceramic next to it, and old crowns are sometimes replaced at the same time so the colour is consistent. Your dentist checks existing crowns at examination and lists any replacement separately in your plan.
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