Composite Bonding Compared With Ceramic Restorations for Worn Teeth

Composite bonding is best for mild to moderate tooth wear, whereas ceramic restorations are necessary for severe wear across the entire bite.

Grinding your teeth in your sleep wears down the biting edges, leaving your teeth short and flat. For mild tooth wear, composite bonding is fantastic. The dentist simply shapes resin paste over the worn edges to restore the lost tooth height in forty minutes, without ever using a dental drill.

However, if teeth are ground down to flat gums across your entire mouth, bonding resin will wear down under that heavy pressure. That is when tough ceramic crowns are necessary to rebuild your bite.

A financial consultant who commutes between Guildford and Manchester arrived at North Lane Dental Practice at 38 North Lane in Aldershot (GU12 4QG) with flat, worn front teeth from night-time grinding. We built up his worn edges with composite bonding in forty minutes and fitted a nightguard to keep his new smile protected.

Ring our Aldershot practice on 01252 310668 to discuss restoring worn teeth.