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Your Complete Guide To Composite Bonding

Are you dreaming of the perfect smile? A smile that’s straight, bright, and free of chips or gaps? Composite bonding could be the treatment option for you. In this guide, we’re exploring what is involved in the treatment for composite bonding, the average cost of composite bonding, and why it could be the ideal solution to give you the smile you desire!

A man smiling wide to showcase his teeth before composite bonding treatment and after.

What Is Composite Bonding?

A minimally invasive procedure, composite bonding is a cosmetic dental treatment that can transform the look and feel of your teeth. A tooth-coloured resin is placed on the surface of your tooth, and then shaped and hardened with a special light, designed to match your natural teeth.

Why Choose Composite Bonding?

Cosmetic composite bonding is a popular choice over other cosmetic dental procedures. There are various reasons why you may choose composite bonding. These include:

  • Versatility. Dental bonding is versatile since it can be used to fill gaps in your teeth, uneven tooth shape, discolouration, and even cracks.
  • Affordability. This cosmetic dental treatment can be a lower cost option to transform your smile, making bonding a popular choice. The average cost for composite bonding can vary between £300 – £450 per tooth.
  • Minimal tooth preparation. The required preparation for dental bonding is minimal which makes it a less invasive procedure than dental veneers or crowns.
  • Natural looking finish. Since your dentist can match the tooth-coloured resin used for composite bonding to your natural teeth, you can walk away with a gorgeous smile with a natural finish.

What’s Involved In The Composite Bonding Process?

The treatment for dental composite bonding can be completed in a single visit in most cases.

The process typically involves the following steps:

  1. A consultation with your dentist, so they can assess your teeth and discuss your desired smile outcome together.
  2. To prepare your teeth, your dentist will clean and etch into them to help the composite resin to bond to your teeth.
  3. The composite resin, designed to match your tooth colour, is then applied in layers to the surface of your teeth.
  4. Once applied, your dentist will shape and contour the composite to match the natural look and feel of your own teeth.
  5. Finally, a special light is used to harden the resin.

A man flossing his teeth to maintain good oral hygiene.

Looking After Your Teeth After Composite Bonding

Whether you have had treatment for composite bonding or not, we highly recommend maintaining good oral hygiene to ensure your teeth stay healthy. This involves brushing your teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, and flossing daily to remove bacteria from between your teeth.

Other ways to ensure you maintain your stunning smile after composite bonding include:

  • Avoid foods and drinks that stain. After the procedure, we recommend avoiding things such as coffee, tea, red wine, to ensure these don’t diminish the pigmentation of the composite.
  • Prevent grinding. Tooth grinding can damage the composite bonding placed on your teeth. Therefore, if you are prone to grinding your teeth, we suggest wearing a mouth guard.

Scheduling regular dental check ups to ensure your teeth are in good health is recommended. With more frequent visits to the dentist, we can ensure the composite and your smile stay gleaming!

Composite bonding is a brilliant way to transform the appearance of your smile and improve your self-confidence. We’re proud to have dentists in Christchurch who specialise in cosmetic dentistry and composite bonding, you can check out our case studies about James and Sarah and their experience with bonding.

If you think composite bonding is the right treatment for you, get in touch with our team to book your appointment.

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