Long teeth aren’t automatically a problem. Sometimes they suit your face just fine. But if the edges look too long, uneven, or a bit too sharp, composite edge bonding can change the shape without making the whole tooth look heavily worked on.<\/p>\n
Best candidates usually have healthy teeth with enough natural structure to work with. Teeth simply longer than you’d like? Adding and reshaping a small amount of composite’s often a straightforward fix.<\/p>\n
Sometimes long teeth aren’t really a length problem at all. The tooth might’ve shifted. Your bite could be putting too much pressure on the edge. Or your gum line’s just making one tooth look longer than the one next to it.<\/p>\n
In those cases, adding composite won’t fix what’s actually going on underneath. And if you bite hard objects regularly or grind your teeth, the added material takes more punishment than it probably should.<\/p>\n
No magic measurement here saying your teeth are exactly 2mm too long so you need bonding. Dentists look at how your teeth sit together and how the visible edges fit your smile overall.<\/p>\n
Matters because shortening teeth isn’t always about removing material. Sometimes the better result comes from reshaping the existing edge just slightly. Sometimes composite’s used to balance the look around it instead.<\/p>\n
Usually pretty quick. Dentist preps the surface, applies the resin, shapes it, hardens it with curing light. Then polishing.<\/p>\n
Healthy teeth, mainly bothered by length or edge shape, composite’s worth bringing up with your dentist. Suits people wanting a conservative change who understand composite isn’t indestructible.<\/p>\n
Just don’t chase a perfectly identical smile because one tooth looks longer though. Teeth naturally differ. A little variation can actually look more believable than forcing everything to match.<\/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":"