So if you have bonding placed first and whiten your teeth afterwards, the natural teeth can become lighter while the composite stays close to its original shade. You may end up with edges that look slightly darker or more yellow than the teeth around them. Not ideal, especially if you’re whitening quite a bit.<\/p>\r\n
Dentists often prefer to whiten first and then match the composite to the new tooth shade. That gives the bonding a better chance of blending in instead of looking like something was added later.<\/p>\r\n
There is another reason to think about timing. Recently whitened teeth can be harder to bond to immediately because bleaching can temporarily affect the enamel surface. Giving the teeth some time before bonding is usually sensible.<\/p>\r\n
Your dentist may suggest waiting around one to two weeks after whitening before placing the final composite. The exact timing depends on your teeth and the whitening treatment used.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Existing bonding matters. If the composite is already there, whitening won’t change its colour, so the dentist needs to think about the final shade.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Your enamel needs to be healthy enough for bonding, and untreated decay or gum problems should be dealt with first.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Your bite is important too. Heavy pressure on the front teeth can make edge bonding chip sooner, especially if you grind your teeth at night.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Deep staining is different. Whitening may not give the change you’re expecting, so bonding could be part of a wider cosmetic plan rather than a quick fix.<\/p>\r\n
Honestly, no. Composite edge bonding before whitening works in certain situations, but it’s usually easier to get a natural colour match when the whitening is completed first and the bonding is placed afterwards.<\/p>\r\n
If you’re already bonded, don’t panic. You don’t automatically need the bonding removed. Your dentist can look at the shade, the condition of the composite, and how much whitening you’re planning. Why the Order Matters So if you have bonding placed first and whiten your teeth afterwards, the natural teeth can become lighter while the composite stays close to its original shade. You may end up with edges that look slightly darker or more yellow than the teeth around them. Not ideal, especially if you’re whitening … Continue reading Is Composite Edge Bonding Before Whitening Suitable for Everyone?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7520"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7600,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7520\/revisions\/7600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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