Who examines and treats?
You are examined and treated at the practice. Dental assessment and — where bone, soft tissue, or a surgical question arises — oral and maxillofacial judgement sit with Hans Krehn. Dentistry, dental technology, and oral and maxillofacial surgery are planned together in one place. The individual findings decide which option is appropriate.
What is the role of the master practice laboratory?
Form, colour, and fit are made in the chairside master laboratory: patient, dentist, and technician speak directly. Digital planning and ceramic work stay in one sequence. The laboratory does not replace examination or counselling on limits and alternatives.
Examination, photography, scan, planning, try-in, seating
Teeth, gums, bite, and facial proportions are examined first. Photographs and digital scans make form and the starting point clear. Planning follows. A mock-up can show form and effect before definitive ceramics; where needed we test the intended situation as a try-in. Seating follows when fit, aesthetics, and function hold in examination. That is the process, not a promise of a particular outcome.
Non-prep veneers Hamburg
Non-prep veneers are ultra-thin ceramic shells bonded without classic drilling. They can change shape, colour, small gaps, and selected misalignments — only when position, space, enamel, bite, and proportions allow an additive restoration. Small teeth, gaps, or a wish for controlled refinement may fit. Suitability is decided by individual examination, not by the name of the technique.
When minimal-prep is closer — and where the limits are
Not every situation can be solved without preparation. Protruding teeth, marked misalignment, large fillings, disease, or unfavourable load may need another treatment or minimal preparation. The goal is not non-prep at any cost, but the most convincing aesthetic and functional solution with maximal preservation of healthy tooth structure. The deeper briefing is on the knowledge page.
Bite, function, gums, and gummy smile
With shortened teeth and loss of vertical dimension we often plan together with a bite raise. If a lot of gum shows when smiling, we clarify the cause before veneer planning: ceramics change tooth form, not the gum line. Veneers treat neither the gingival margin nor upper-lip mobility. Trying to solve a gummy smile with ceramics alone risks a restoration that leaves the cause open.
How to book
Book by telephone, the contact form, or Doctolib. Address and phone number are in the footer and the booking bar on every page. Examination in Hamburg remains the basis for indication and planning.
Frequently asked questions
Do teeth need to be drilled for non-prep veneers?
In a true non-prep restoration, healthy tooth structure is not ground; suitability is decided by individual examination.
How is the result planned?
With photography, digital scan, design planning, and when needed a mock-up that shows the intended form in advance.
Can veneers treat a gummy smile?
Veneers change the shape, colour, and proportion of teeth. They move neither the gum line nor the mobility of the upper lip. A visibly high proportion of gum can therefore look different, but its cause is not treated.
Read further
- Knowledge: non-prep veneers — options and limits
- Knowledge: gummy smile
- Bite raising in worn dentition
- 109FIFTY: non-prep veneers →
This content is for general information. It does not replace a personal examination, diagnosis, or individual counselling on benefits, limits, risks, and alternatives. No outcome guarantee.
Read further
Veneers change the shape, colour, and proportion of teeth. They move neither the gum line nor the mobility of the upper lip. A visibly high proportion of gum can therefore look different, but its cause is not treated.