Composite Bonding.

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TREATMENT AT A GLANCE

TREATMENT

Composite Bonding

PRICE

From £250

TIME

Planned Case by Case

Composite bonding, as the name suggests, involves bonding a tooth-coloured filling material called composite to your teeth. It can be used on a single tooth or multiple teeth for more of a smile makeover and can improve the shape and appearance of your teeth, repair chipped, discoloured, and worn teeth, or fill gaps and restore cavities.

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HOW IT WORKS

Step 1 - Examination and Smile Design Consultation

At this initial appointment one of our dentists will carry out a full examination of your mouth and discuss the teeth or tooth you would like to change. All the various treatment options available to you will be explained and a detailed treatment plan will be made for you, outlining the process and costs involved, to achieve your desired results.
Step 2 – Records and Planning

If compose bonding is suitable for you, we will take a 3D digital scan of your teeth and design your new smile complete a new smile in conjunction with our dental lab technicians, to plan the shapes of your new teeth.
Step 3 – Trial Smile

As part of your smile design process, we offer a Trial Smile stage for our patients. This allows you to try in your new smile to assess and approve the end result prior to the placement of the composite bonding.
This will allow you to see and feel how the bonding will be in your mouth, allow you to assess how this fits with your face and smile and make any tweaks needed, to achieve your dream smile.
Step 4 - Treatment Day

It’s the BIG day…time to place the composite bonding onto your teeth! Your dentist and our expert team will then carry out the treatment by placing, shaping and polishing the composites to your teeth.
Say hello to your brand-new beautiful smile!

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FAQs

In the average patient composite bonding can last around 3-5 years, if maintained and looked after correctly.
We recommend all our patients to maintain regular examinations and hygiene visits to review and maintain the health of your mouth, teeth and the bonding.
We also recommend our patients with composite bonding to have a 6 monthly or annual appointment to condition and polish the composite bonding, to keep them looking their best.
If you would like a whiter and brighter smile, we recommend you complete tooth whitening before any bonding is placed on your teeth.
This is because the composite material does not change colour and lighten with whitening products. Once you have whitened your teeth the bonding can be matched and blended to your whitened teeth.
Composite Edge Bonding specifically means that the composite is applied only to the edges and not to the entire surface of the tooth or teeth. This is usually used where teeth are well aligned and have no major issues of discolouration or wear and tear.
Composite Veneers use the same material to cover the whole front surface of the tooth, they not only improve the shape of a tooth, but can also lighten the colour and enhance its positioning to give the illusion of straighter teeth.
Composite bonding is a very minimally invasive treatment.
The composite material is simply added to the tooth and no damage is done to your natural teeth.
Yes of course, it can be carefully removed by one of our trained and experienced dentist, leaving virtually no damage to your teeth underneath!
The main alternative to composite bonding is PORCELAIN VENEERS (follow the link for more information). This is a thin layer of hand-crafted porcelain, that fits over the front surface of a tooth to create natural-looking results.
Porcelain Veneers last longer and have far greater aesthetic capabilities than composite bonding, however, they usually require some preparation to be done to your tooth to make space for the veneer to sit. Composite Bonding is a quicker, more affordable and less-invasive option, however, it wont last as longs as porcelain veneers. It can stain over time and is more likely to chip and require repair if damaged or broken.
There are advantages and disadvantages to both composite bonding and porcelain veneers, and the key message is that not one size fits all. One of our dentists will be able to advise you on whether composite bonding is the right treatment for you, or if alternative options may need to be considered.