If your front teeth look short or stubby from grinding, tooth bonding adds length directly to your biting edges in thirty minutes. At our London practice Envy Smile Dental, composite resin restores your tooth contour without any drilling into healthy bone or enamel.
Why is tooth bonding suitable for lengthening short teeth?
Cost and preservation. Porcelains need your outer enamel pared back with burs. Composite works in reverse: we just rebuild what broke. We add millimetres of resin to the lower edge so your teeth show youthfully when talking. I clean the incisal border, dab on bonding glue, mould a tiny blob of resin against your tooth, click the cure light for twenty seconds, and buff it silky smooth.
Looking after your repaired edge:
Never snap sellotape using your teeth, keep clear of ice cubes, and use soft bristles. Anyone who clenches their jaw at night should definitely grab an occlusal guard to save the patch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Does lengthening short teeth require numbing injections?
No needle required. Enamel has no nerve fibres inside, so you sit back comfortably without injections.
Q: Will longer bonded teeth feel strange when talking?
Your lips and tongue adapt to the new tooth length within forty-eight hours.
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