A lad named Ollie popped into Envy Smile Dental last Tuesday. He had one front tooth that grew in looking like a sharp fang, while all his other teeth were normal and square. He hated smiling in group photos because that one odd tooth drew everybody’s eyes.<\/p>\r\n
He sat back in my chair and went: can you actually sort out a misshapen tooth with bonding, or do you have to chop it down for a crown?<\/p>\r\n
I told him: mate, bonding is made for this exact kind of tooth!<\/p>\r\n
Grinding down an odd-shaped tooth makes no sense because you end up buzzing away good enamel. If you get too close to the dental pulp, you trigger awful nerve pain.<\/p>\r\n
We take a completely additive route instead. I dabbed mild etch gel onto his enamel, rinsed it with water, and brushed on dental adhesive. Then I sculpted tooth-coloured paste directly over the awkward dips using a tiny spatula. Ollie held a mirror and watched as I widened the narrow flanks, rounded off the fang tip, and gave the tooth a natural square shape.<\/p>\r\n
Our handheld blue light set the material solid in thirty seconds. Then I smoothed the surface with diamond polishing paste.<\/p>\r\n
Whole thing took about 40 minutes. Zero numbing needles. No drill buzz. Ollie had a brew and went back to work with his smile completely balanced.<\/p>\r\n
Most patients get five or six years before they need a quick polish to get rid of tea marks. If you happen to crack a corner on a stubborn pistachio nut, don’t sweat it. You just pop back into our chair, and we stick a fresh patch on in ten minutes flat.\u00a0
Visit our page on composite bonding London<\/strong><\/a> to explore treatment options, costs, and expert advice.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"