It used to be that if you wanted veneers, your dentist needed to shave off a big chunk of your natural tooth. But today's veneers have come a long way, they are the seventh generation of porcelain laminates. They can be paper thin and bonded onto the tooth front.

According to New Beauty Magazine;

At times, only the smallest amount of natural tooth is required to be reduced before veneer placement. The latest versions are also more translucent. The newer state-of-the-art veneers (like Empress veneers) allow light to penetrate through, producing a translucency which is very natural looking and attractive.