Picture Perfect Smile With Veneers

Fixing your four front teeth with porcelain veneers to make them whiter, straighter and get rid of the spaces, wear facets and acid ridges can make your smile picture perfect!

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc.,
Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
(661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com
5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Pretty Teeth

These porcelain veneers on the upper four front teeth make her smile perfect.

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc.,
Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
(661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com
5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Sensational Veneers Change Lives

Looking for an instant fix to bad teeth in Bakersfield? New color, ideal shape, great smile, increased self confidence with porcelain veneers! JUST LIKE MAGIC, but much more dependable!


Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics (661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com 5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309
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Instant Fix: Veneers For Worn Out Teeth

Teeth, like any part of your body, are subject to wear and tear as the years go by.  When the enamel is worn away, porcelain veneers are a predictable and esthetic method of restoring the lost tooth structure.  With our in house laboratory, everything you need is taken care of in our office, and we have control over our schedule.  When other dentists are dependent upon commercial laboratories, the results are not always as customized as we would like.  Our master technician has 35 years of experience.  These veneers were placed just two days after the teeth were prepared.

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics (661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com 5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Porcelain Veneers--24 Years!

We had the pleasure of seeing a patient from long ago at a restaurant last weekend.  There were the same porcelain veneers placed 24 years earlier!

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics (661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com 5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Conservative Porcelain Veneers To Protect Fractured Teeth

A simple misstep can cause you to hit your teeth against something hard enough to cause fractures.

Not all teeth need root canals or crowns.  Sometimes conservative porcelain veneers can be fabricated to cover and protect the teeth, sealing all the fractured surfaces.  This is a nice example!

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics (661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com 5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Upgrade Your Smile with Porcelain Veneers

Porcelain veneers are a simple, effective and beautiful way to create a new smile!  Your smile is the first thing others see and is a critical way you present yourself.  The porcelain veneers above show how a conservative approach can make an enormous improvement.

Dr. Tupac helped develop a special laboratory technique for making these veneers and lectured to the California Dental Association Annual Meeting for five years in a row in the early 1980's, teaching other dentists how to do them.  He returned to the CDA meeting with a presentation in 1999 to report on their long term success.  He continues to provide them in his private practice, using the most advanced materials and techniques available today.

Much has been said that being pleased with your smile increases self esteem and self confidence.  It was once said: "Life is like a mirror, we get the best results when we smile at it."

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics (661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com 5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309

A Healthy Smile

A healthy smile creates a positive impression whenever it emerges.  It conveys self-confidence, warmth and beauty.  It can also represent good general health.  Our mission is to help patient's mouths look good and feel good. This is what four porcelain veneers look like on this lady's four front teeth. 

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics (661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com 5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309

The Size of Your Smile

Remaking this patient's smile was accomplished with 10 porcelain veneers on her upper teeth and 10 on her lower.

What the size of your smile says about you is explored in today's social media and healthy living literature. There is even a study of the Baseball Register in the British Medical Journal that showed people with big grins lived longer!

We all know how smiles are contagious!  :)

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics (661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com 5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Picture Perfect Smile With Veneers

Want your front teeth to be white and straight?  These four front teeth have porcelain veneers.

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics (661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com 5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Porcelain Veneers for Fractured Teeth

Veneers can Restore Your Smile 

Fall and break your teeth and they need to be protected!  Porcelain veneers are a conservative method of covering and sealing cracks and fissures while restoring teeth in a beautiful manner.

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics (661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com 5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Board Certified Prosthodontics: Comprehensive

Treatment Options

Sometimes people are desperate, but are not willing to do what they need to do, even when they are able.  As a Board Certified Prosthodontist, while we very much enjoy "single tooth" dentistry--crowns, veneers, single implants, etc. (and do these things with the most current technologies available)--we see many patients who have been told they are at the end of the line.  These patients have multiple problems: missing teeth, broken down teeth, gum disease and bone loss.  As difficulties increase, people can feel overwhelmed.

At any stage of dental disease, however, there are always options!  The beauty of a comprehensive examination and evaluation is that it includes discussion about needs, wants and priorities.  In this manner, treatment options are considered in terms of benefits and expectations.  

Today there are more ways to achieve a great smile and have function, too.  We can find a worthwhile solution that fits! 


Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics (661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com 5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Porcelain Veneers Can Give You A Dramatic Change

For the patient who has bleached their teeth without desired results. For the patient with crooked teeth, spaces (diastemas), rotated teeth, or old unsightly fillings, porcelain veneers can provide dramatic cosmetic and esthetic changes in just two appointments. When orthodontics is not an option, correction of a smile can be a permanent benefit.

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics (661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com 5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309

A Single Dark Front Tooth

A single dark front tooth is a common occurrence, most often the result of trauma.  The discoloration can develop 1 to 20 years after the trauma, and the tooth may be either vital or non-vital.  It may or may not require, or have had, root canal therapy.  A tooth can also darken after root canal therapy.  The most conservative method of recapturing the tooth's original color is by bleaching, which may be done either externally or internally, or both.  If fillings need to be replaced, they may be done in a lighter color.  If the tooth requires a veneer or crown or cap, it can be done to match the adjacent, natural teeth.  We treat dark teeth with all of the modalities available, and are happy to discuss all treatment options for patients needing this kind of help.

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics (661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com 5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309

The Size of Your Smile

Remaking this patient's smile was accomplished with 10 porcelain veneers on her upper teeth and 10 on her lower.

What the size of your smile says about you is explored in today's social media and healthy living literature. There is even a study of the Baseball Register in the British Medical Journal that showed people with big grins lived longer!

We all know how smiles are contagious!  :)

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics (661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com 5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Porcelain Veneer Long Term Success

Development Of Resin-Porcelain Mixtures

One of the technological benefits of the "space race" in the 1960's was the development of light weight but highly durable composite (resin-porcelain mixtures) materials.  These composites rapidly expanded into different uses and found their way into all industries, including dental materials.  Hence, tooth-colored composite "bonding" materials became highly popular.  These resin based materials had some drawbacks--tendency to wear, chip and stain, and better techniques were sought.

Introduction of Veneers

In 1982, my in-house porcelain technician and I developed a technique for fabricating veneers for teeth out of porcelain, instead of composite, made on porcelain foil. The interior of the porcelain veneer could be acid-etched and then bonded to a tooth.  I described the technique in presentations to the Pacific Coast Society of Prosthodontics in 1983 and to the California Dental Association Annual Meeting yearly from 1983 to 1987.  In 1999, I presented a 15-year retrospective on porcelain veneers to the CDA meeting, and reported an overall 15 year success rate of 97%.

Combining Veneers With Crowns

As with any technique, success leads the procedure to be used in more demanding situations.  One of these often advertised is the use of veneers in combination with crown lengthening, to create longer teeth and eliminate a "gummy smile."  These veneers inevitably have margins (edges of the veneers) on root surfaces or dentin, instead of enamel.  A recent report in the JADA Specialty Scan quotes a scientific study which shows failure rates of veneers bonded to dentin to be 10.3 times higher than those bonded to enamel, and also a high increased risk of failure associated with crown lengthening, with the most frequent failure type being fracture.

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics (661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com 5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Porcelain Veneers for Fractured Teeth

Veneers can Restore Your Smile 

Fall and break your teeth and they need to be protected!  Porcelain veneers are a conservative method of covering and sealing cracks and fissures while restoring teeth in a beautiful manner.

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc.,
Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
(661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com
5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309 (map)

Picture perfect smile with veneers

Porcelain Veneers

Want your front teeth to be white and straight?  These four front teeth have porcelain veneers.

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., 
Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
(661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com
5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309