Composite Bonding Compared With Ceramic Crowns for Worn Teeth

Rebuilding Tooth Height and Protecting Enamel from Daily Grinding

Waking up with aching jaw muscles and feeling flat, jagged biting edges across your front teeth is a clear sign that nighttime teeth grinding is taking over. Lots of patients pop into our Aldershot practice wondering whether quick resin bonding or a ceramic crown rebuilds worn teeth best.

How are worn edges fixed with bonding?

Bonding uses pliable white resin paste. We press soft resin directly onto the ground-down biting edges, smooth the borders by hand, and set it rock solid under a blue lamp in seconds. It restores missing tooth height in one easy visit without drilling your natural enamel.

What happens when grinding damage goes too deep?

When years of heavy jaw clenching have crushed a tooth down near the gumline, resin putty chips under heavy chewing. That is where a ceramic cap comes in. Our ceramist bakes tough dental porcelain to encase the entire tooth stub, letting you chew crusty bread without fear of cracks.

Got questions about treating worn teeth? Pop into North Lane Dental Practice at 38 North Lane in Aldershot (GU12 4QG) or ring 01252 310 668 to see our team.