With the improvement of living standards and esthetic requirements, patients have more demands on esthetic of dental restorations. Compared with other cosmetic techniques, porcelain laminate veneers have many advantages, such as least tooth reduction, good biocompatility, and color stability. The restorations have gained popularities for all of the conservative restorations. While, the final aesthetic effect may be influenced by kinds of factors. The paper reviews the history of clinical applications, the choice of indications and contraindications and types of materials, the tooth preparation methods, the adhensive system, in order to have the theoretical bases gained the popularity of clinical applications.
