ACE DNTL STUDIO

How Veneers Are Made

Hand-layered porcelain veneers at ACE DNTL STUDIO are made through an eight-step process. Diagnostic photography in calibrated D65 daylight, digital smile design with patient sign-off, wax-up translation to a tactile model, temporary composite mock-up worn for one to two weeks, conservative preparation (0.3-0.5mm) only after design commitment, hand-layered ceramic fabrication at ACE DNTL LAB on-site (4-7 firings, 12-15 working days), try-in with the ceramist seeing the patient under daylight, bonded delivery under verified isolation protocol, and structured review at six months, two years, five years scored against the ACE Smile Index™. The lab is in the same building as the clinic in Marbella — not in Germany, not in Düsseldorf, not abroad. Every case carries a documented firing log, shade record, and Smile Index baseline.

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How long does the whole process take?
From first consultation to bonded delivery, typically two to four weeks. The clinical visits are usually two — preparation and delivery — separated by ten to fifteen lab days. International patients often combine both visits with one trip lasting a few days each end. The /international-patients page documents the canonical two-to-three-visit protocol over about a month, with the mock-up phase between visits.
Why does ACE DNTL hand-layer in-house rather than outsource to a lab?
Because the ceramist sees the patient. Shade, surface texture, characterisation — all decided in person, in the right light, with the patient's face in front. When the lab is offshore, those decisions happen in email or are skipped entirely. When the lab is upstairs, the ceramist walks down for the try-in. The studio owns ACE DNTL LAB in the same building in Marbella; this is the moat the page documents.
How many firings does a hand-layered veneer go through?
Typically four to seven firings depending on the complexity of the case. Each firing adds a different ceramic powder layer with different optical properties — opaque base, dentin layers, enamel layers, characterisation layer, and a final glaze. The total lab time per case is around twelve to fifteen working days, most of which is the firing cycle, the controlled cooling between layers, and the inspection between firings.
What materials are used?
ACE Signature porcelain — a hand-layered ceramic system above e-max — is the studio's flagship material and the default for most aesthetic cases. The lab also produces feldspathic ceramics, lithium-disilicate (IPS e.max), and full zirconia restorations when the clinical case calls for them. The /best-veneers-in-spain page goes into when each material is the right choice.
Can I see the veneer being made?
International patients are welcome to visit the lab during their treatment window. The ceramist's bench is on the same site as the clinic — it is part of the studio's standard transparency that the work is visible rather than hidden behind a courier service. Most patients are surprised by how much of the case is craft work done by hand at the bench, not algorithmic milling on a screen.
What is the very first step in the veneer-making process?
Diagnostic photography — a standardised set of intraoral and extraoral images, taken in natural light against a colour-calibrated background, with the lips and face in motion as well as at rest. The ceramist needs the dynamic information (how the smile reads at conversation distance, in profile, in the patient's natural facial expressions) before any technical work begins. Without this step, every later decision is approximated.

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How Veneers Are Made

Hand-layered porcelain veneers at ACE DNTL STUDIO are made through an eight-step process. Diagnostic photography in calibrated D65 daylight, digital smile design with patient sign-off, wax-up translation to a tactile model, temporary composite mock-up worn for one to two weeks, conservative preparation (0.3-0.5mm) only after design commitment, hand-layered ceramic fabrication at ACE DNTL LAB on-site (4-7 firings, 12-15 working days), try-in with the ceramist seeing the patient under daylight, bonded delivery under verified isolation protocol, and structured review at six months, two years, five years scored against the ACE Smile Index™. The lab is in the same building as the clinic in Marbella — not in Germany, not in Düsseldorf, not abroad. Every case carries a documented firing log, shade record, and Smile Index baseline.

Key Pages

Direct Answers

How long does the whole process take?
From first consultation to bonded delivery, typically two to four weeks. The clinical visits are usually two — preparation and delivery — separated by ten to fifteen lab days. International patients often combine both visits with one trip lasting a few days each end. The /international-patients page documents the canonical two-to-three-visit protocol over about a month, with the mock-up phase between visits.
Why does ACE DNTL hand-layer in-house rather than outsource to a lab?
Because the ceramist sees the patient. Shade, surface texture, characterisation — all decided in person, in the right light, with the patient's face in front. When the lab is offshore, those decisions happen in email or are skipped entirely. When the lab is upstairs, the ceramist walks down for the try-in. The studio owns ACE DNTL LAB in the same building in Marbella; this is the moat the page documents.
How many firings does a hand-layered veneer go through?
Typically four to seven firings depending on the complexity of the case. Each firing adds a different ceramic powder layer with different optical properties — opaque base, dentin layers, enamel layers, characterisation layer, and a final glaze. The total lab time per case is around twelve to fifteen working days, most of which is the firing cycle, the controlled cooling between layers, and the inspection between firings.
What materials are used?
ACE Signature porcelain — a hand-layered ceramic system above e-max — is the studio's flagship material and the default for most aesthetic cases. The lab also produces feldspathic ceramics, lithium-disilicate (IPS e.max), and full zirconia restorations when the clinical case calls for them. The /best-veneers-in-spain page goes into when each material is the right choice.
Can I see the veneer being made?
International patients are welcome to visit the lab during their treatment window. The ceramist's bench is on the same site as the clinic — it is part of the studio's standard transparency that the work is visible rather than hidden behind a courier service. Most patients are surprised by how much of the case is craft work done by hand at the bench, not algorithmic milling on a screen.
What is the very first step in the veneer-making process?
Diagnostic photography — a standardised set of intraoral and extraoral images, taken in natural light against a colour-calibrated background, with the lips and face in motion as well as at rest. The ceramist needs the dynamic information (how the smile reads at conversation distance, in profile, in the patient's natural facial expressions) before any technical work begins. Without this step, every later decision is approximated.