This treatment works best when there’s a healthy tooth underneath it. Active tooth decay needs dealing with first. So does gum disease. Your dentist will usually check your teeth and gums before deciding whether bonding is suitable.<\/p>\n
You don’t need straight teeth either. Small shape issues are often where bonding shines. A uneven edge can be reshaped without removing much natural tooth structure, which is one reason I like this approach for minor cosmetic changes.<\/p>\n
Whitening makes the sense before bonding because composite resin doesn’t whiten in the same way natural enamel does. If you whiten after the bonding is placed your natural teeth may become brighter while the resin stays the shade.<\/p>\n
So if you’re planning both treatments get the shade you actually want first. Give it a time to settle then have the bonding matched to that colour.<\/p>\n
Composite edge bonding is especially useful when the issue is fairly small and local. You might have a chipped tooth. Maybe two teeth don’t quite match in length. Perhaps years of normal wear have made the edges look flatter than you’d like.<\/p>\n
\u2022 A chip at the front especially if the rest of the tooth is in good shape.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Slightly uneven tooth edges can be balanced out without turning the whole smile into a major project.<\/p>\n
\u2022 A worn-looking smile, although heavy grinding needs attention first because constant pressure can damage bonding too.<\/p>\n
This one matters more than people think. If you regularly clench or grind your teeth tell your dentist. Bonding can still be possible. The pressure may cause the resin to chip or wear sooner.<\/p>\n
If your bite puts a lot of force on the front teeth your dentist may suggest dealing with that first. There isn’t point making the edges beautiful if your bite is going to knock them around every night.<\/p>\n
Bonding isn’t the answer, to every concern. If you have damaged teeth major bite problems, extensive decay or severe tooth wear you may need a different plan first.<\/p>\n
If you’re expecting a completely permanent result composite probably isn’t your best match. It can stain, chip or need repair over time. That’s normal. Good bonding is conservative. It isn’t indestructible.<\/p>\n
Visit our page on composite bonding London<\/strong><\/a> to explore treatment options, costs, and expert advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You\u2019re a Candidate If Your Teeth Are Healthy This treatment works best when there’s a healthy tooth underneath it. Active tooth decay needs dealing with first. So does gum disease. Your dentist will usually check your teeth and gums before deciding whether bonding is suitable. You don’t need straight teeth either. Small shape issues are … Continue reading Who Is a Good Candidate for Composite Edge Bonding With Whitening?<\/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-7604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7604","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=7604"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8039,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7604\/revisions\/8039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}