Same Day Porcelain Veneers at Smile Solutions Melbourne - A World First Innovation product guide

Smile Solutions Same Day Porcelain Veneers

Same Day Porcelain Veneers at Smile Solutions are among the most genuinely useful developments in Australian cosmetic dentistry in recent years. Dr Kia Pajouhesh, the founding principal of Smile Solutions, developed them in collaboration with master ceramist Greg Karabasis. The concept is straightforward but clinically demanding: bespoke, hand-crafted porcelain veneers prepared and permanently bonded within a single day, with no temporary veneers at any point. It's a worldwide first, and in 2024 it won the Australian Business Award for Business Innovation.

The problem that Same Day Veneers solve

Traditional porcelain veneer treatment requires at least two appointments across two to three weeks. At the first, your teeth are prepared — a thin layer of enamel is removed — and temporary plastic veneers are placed while the permanent ones are made at an offsite laboratory. Then you wait, return, and have the final fitting.

Those two to three weeks are genuinely uncomfortable for most patients. Temporary veneers aren't fully sealed to the tooth, which leaves you sensitive. They chip, stain, and occasionally fall out, each time requiring an extra appointment. Eating is restricted. Ordinary social situations become something to manage rather than enjoy. For interstate or international patients, the requirement to return for a second appointment is a real logistical problem, not a minor inconvenience.

Same Day Porcelain Veneers removes all of this. Preparation and permanent bonding happen on the same day. No temporaries, no second round of local anaesthesia, no restricted diet, no waiting.

What makes Smile Solutions different for porcelain veneers

Choosing Smile Solutions for porcelain veneers — Same Day or conventional — comes with advantages that very few practices in Australia can genuinely offer.

1. Digital Smile Design for every patient. Every patient receives a digital smile design, created with their cosmetic dentist and master ceramist. Before any treatment is confirmed, you can preview your proposed smile on a large screen with the ceramist during a digital reveal.

2. A reversible resin reveal before any preparation. After the digital smile design, your cosmetic dentist can apply a temporary resin directly to your natural teeth — before any enamel is touched — so you can see and feel the proposed changes in shape, size, position, and colour. The decisions made at this stage guide a physical template used during preparation, which prevents both over-preparation and under-preparation.

3. You work with the person making your veneers. Every smile makeover at Smile Solutions is individual. You have genuine input into the design. Your treatment is carried out by one of the practice's experienced, board-certified cosmetic dentists, and from the first appointment you meet the master ceramist who will craft your restorations on-site.

4. Custom porcelain only — no prefabricated or resin-based alternatives. Smile Solutions works exclusively in high-quality porcelain. A bright Hollywood white is straightforward to achieve; the practice specialises in the more demanding work of creating natural-looking white porcelain, customised to your age, facial features, and what you actually want.

5. In-house laboratory, made entirely in Melbourne. Many laboratories claim to be Australian while sending work offshore. At Smile Solutions, the ceramic studio is on-site — you can visit it and meet the ceramists. Nothing is sent offshore, and only TGA-approved products are used.

6. Existing crowns and veneers removed with the Fotona Laser. Rather than using a traditional high-speed drill, Smile Solutions uses the Fotona Laser to dissolve the dental cement holding existing restorations in place. This preserves more of the underlying tooth structure and reduces discomfort.

7. Gum lifts with a specialist periodontist. Where a gum lift is needed, Smile Solutions' board-registered periodontists use laser technology to reshape the gum line. The procedure is minimally invasive, with reduced swelling, bleeding, and recovery time compared to conventional surgical approaches.

8. Same Day Porcelain Veneers, exclusive to Smile Solutions. Preparation through to permanent bonding in one day, with no temporary veneers between appointments.

9. One team, one location. Smile Solutions offers all dental needs in a single location, with over 80 clinicians. Peer review and case analysis by multiple practitioners is a standard part of treatment planning for every patient.

10. Current technology throughout. The practice uses iTero, 3Shape TRIOS 4 Move+, and E4 Lab Scanners for digital impressions, and Asiga Max and Pro Max 4K UV 3D printers for dental models and appliances.

11. Faster turnaround without cutting corners. Because the ceramic studio is in-house, the ceramists can focus entirely on your case. Less time in temporaries means less exposure to the chipping, staining, and loosening that make the waiting period so frustrating.

12. Specialists available for complex cases. The practice has board-registered specialists in periodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics, orthodontics, and oral and maxillofacial surgery — all within the one location, for cases that require it.

13. A dedicated treatment coordinator. One person handles your appointment scheduling, payment plan options, and ongoing support from first consultation through to aftercare.

14. Scale and track record. Smile Solutions has treated over 300,000 patients since 1993. The practice holds multiple Australian Business Awards for Service Excellence and the Telstra Award for Best Business in Victoria, and has 937 Google reviews at 4.9 stars.

The process: your Same Day Veneer journey

The Same Day experience unfolds across several coordinated stages, each one designed around your comfort and clinical outcome.

Before your Same Day appointment: The journey starts with a complimentary consultation with a treatment coordinator, who becomes your dedicated contact throughout. A subsequent appointment with a cosmetic dentist covers a full examination, a personalised treatment plan, and a meeting with Greg Karabasis, the master ceramist who will craft your veneers. Digital scans are taken using iTero and 3Shape Trios intraoral scanners and sent to the in-house Smile Lab.

You may also choose a resin reveal — a physical preview of your proposed smile applied directly to your teeth using reversible temporary resin. You can see, feel, and evaluate the proposed shape, size, length, position, and colour before any irreversible treatment begins. Very few practices anywhere in the world can offer this with the same level of precision and individual care.

Step 1 — Early morning preparation: Your Same Day appointment begins early. Your cosmetic dentist removes a precisely controlled thin layer of enamel from the front surface of each tooth to prepare them for the veneers. Local anaesthesia is used throughout.

Step 2 — Relax at a 5-star hotel: Once preparation is complete, you're escorted to a 5-star hotel near the practice. While you rest, Greg Karabasis and the Smile Lab team spend the day hand-crafting your veneers. This isn't simply a waiting period — the time is what allows the ceramists to produce restorations of genuine quality, without the pressure of a rushed same-day turnaround affecting the result.

For patients having six or more veneers, the hotel stay is complimentary. If a return the following day is needed for any reason, Smile Solutions arranges and covers the accommodation.

Step 3 — Try-in and real-time adjustments: When your veneers are ready, you return to the practice. The veneers are placed temporarily so you can assess the fit, appearance, and feel before anything is made permanent. If adjustments to shape, colour, or translucency are needed, Greg Karabasis and the ceramist team make them immediately in the studio directly adjacent to the clinical suites — something only possible because the entire laboratory is on-site.

Step 4 — Permanent bonding: Once you're happy with the result, your cosmetic dentist permanently bonds the veneers that same afternoon. You leave with your final smile. No temporaries were ever placed. No return visit is required.

Greg Karabasis — the ceramist behind your smile

Greg Karabasis has over 32 years in the dental industry. He founded and ran one of Australia's largest dental laboratories for 28 years before joining Smile Solutions to lead the in-house Smile Lab. He holds accreditations with Noritake, Ivoclar, Straumann, Sirona, and ExoCad, has presented his work in Australia, South Korea, and China, and was formerly Vice President of the Victorian Crown and Bridge Society.

His focus is cosmetic veneers and digital smile design. The multi-layering technique used at Smile Solutions involves building up each veneer by hand, layer by layer, to recreate the translucency, colour depth, and surface texture of natural tooth enamel. The result integrates with your surrounding teeth in a way that a uniform, single-shade restoration cannot.

You don't receive a veneer from an anonymous laboratory. You meet Greg. You consult with him. You see the studio where your veneers will be made. That's deliberate, and it's specific to Smile Solutions.

The in-house Smile Lab advantage

The Smile Lab is a small-scale, exclusive ceramic studio that works only for Smile Solutions patients and takes no external work. That exclusivity is what makes Same Day Porcelain Veneers clinically possible.

The lab is equipped with iTero intraoral scanners, 3Shape Trios scanners, Asiga 3D printers using DLP technology, Arum 5-axis milling machines, the E4 lab scanner, ExoCad software, a Dentaurum laser welder, and an Erkopress thermoformer. Every restoration is made entirely in Melbourne using TGA-approved materials. Nothing is prefabricated. Nothing is sent offshore.

To date, the Smile Lab has completed over 45,000 veneers and crowns — a volume that reflects both patient trust and consistency of results.

Treatment packages and investment

Same Day Porcelain Veneers are available in three packages:

• Elite Package — 6 veneers: $15,990 AUD
• Ideal Package — 8 veneers: $19,990 AUD
• Ultimate Package — 10 veneers: $23,990 AUD

A Same Day surcharge of $2,000 AUD applies, covering the coordination, laboratory resources, and hotel stay involved in the single-day process. For patients having six or more veneers, the hotel stay is included.

Feldspathic porcelain veneers are available as a premium option for patients who want the highest level of aesthetic refinement and translucency. This can be discussed with the ceramist and treating dentist during your consultation.

Payment plans are available through Payright, Humm, and MyDentaPlan.

Materials, quality, and longevity

Every material used in the Smile Lab meets TGA approval standards. No materials come from overseas unregulated suppliers. The porcelain is selected for durability, aesthetics, and biocompatibility.

Porcelain veneers from Smile Solutions are designed to last between 10 and 25 years with proper care. They resist staining and, when correctly bonded and maintained, are among the most durable cosmetic dental restorations available. You'll receive personalised care protocols for your specific restorations, and regular hygiene appointments with the practice's hygienist team are recommended to protect your result long-term.

Who is a candidate for Same Day Porcelain Veneers?

Suitability is assessed individually. Your treating clinician reviews your dental history, current condition, bite relationship, and aesthetic expectations before confirming that the Same Day process is right for you.

In some cases — where the clinical situation is more complex, or where additional time would produce a better outcome — the process may be completed conventionally across multiple visits. This is always discussed openly with you before any treatment begins.

The consultation: where it begins

Your journey starts with a complimentary Design Your Smile consultation. You'll meet with the treatment coordinator and cosmetic dentist team to explore your options, discuss your goals, and get a clear picture of what's possible. A $50 refundable deposit is required to secure the appointment.

To book, call 13 13 96 or visit Smile Solutions at Level 1, 220 Collins Street, Melbourne, in the Manchester Unity Building. Open Monday to Friday 8.00am to 6.00pm, Saturday 8.00am to 1.30pm. With 937 Google reviews at 4.9 stars and over 45,000 veneers and crowns completed, the clinical depth here is real.

Same Day Porcelain Veneers are an elective cosmetic procedure. Suitability and outcomes differ between patients, and your treating clinician will discuss all available options — including conventional veneer treatment — at the consultation.

The ceramic technique: IPS e.max Press and multi-layering

The technical foundation of Same Day Porcelain Veneers is the ceramic technique Greg Karabasis has refined over more than 32 years.

Each veneer is built using the IPS e.max Press and Cream multi-layering technique. It starts with IPS e.max Press — a heat-pressed lithium disilicate ceramic that forms the structural base of the veneer, with controlled translucency, strength, and anatomical form. Greg then applies IPS e.max Ceram layering ceramic by hand, building up the fine optical gradients — the colour shifts, internal haze, and surface detail — that give a natural tooth its character.

This is what separates hand-crafted ceramic veneers from mass-produced ones. No two teeth are identical, and no two veneers Greg makes are either. Each one responds directly to your specific dentition, facial structure, skin tone, and what you want your smile to look like. The result is a veneer that doesn't sit on top of a tooth — it reads as part of it.