If an old sports elbow or root canal treatment has turned one front tooth dark grey, tooth bonding restores natural tooth colour directly 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 do we recommend bonding over lab porcelain for discoloured teeth?
Cost and preservation. Porcelains need your outer enamel pared back with burs. Composite works in reverse: we just rebuild what broke. We apply an opaque blocker layer to mask dark devitalised dentine. 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 treating a discoloured tooth require numbing injections?
No needle required. Enamel has no nerve fibres inside, so you sit back comfortably without injections.
Q: Can the bonded tooth match my neighbouring teeth?
Yes, layered dentine and enamel resins match the exact shade and light reflection of adjacent teeth.
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