Composite bonding is best described as the addition of tooth-coloured materials that can be applied to change the size, shape or colour of your teeth. Unlike dental veneers and crowns, composite bonding is done in one visit and the costs are lower when compared to other dental procedures.

The benefit of composite bonding is that it is a conservative way for improving the appearance of your teeth. In other words, it involves minimal changes to your existing teeth. Composite bonding gives great results, see the gallery below for before and after pictures of composite bonding.

Repairs to the bonding are relatively easy and it doesn’t require any major preparation of the tooth surface or adjacent teeth. So, you can achieve amazing results with minimal damage to your natural teeth.

Composite bonding can be used for the following reasons:

• Increase the length of your short teeth
• Repair your chipped or cracked teeth
• Improve overall appearance of discoloured teeth
• Close spaces in between the teeth
• Protect the surface of the tooth root when it is exposed due to receding gums

Composite bonding is a great fix for many patients for a number of reasons. Firstly, it’s a quick appointment and patients only need to visit the dentist or dental hygiene therapist once to have the treatment completed. This saves you time and money. This is unlike porcelain veneers that take a number of appointments and can take up to three weeks to complete.

Another advantage of resin over porcelain is that it doesn’t damage the underlying tooth. It is the least invasive way of getting teeth restored and fits well with our philosophy of less invasive, conservative dentistry.