Composite Bonding Compared With Ceramic Veneers for Crooked Teeth

At North Lane Dental Practice in Aldershot, crooked teeth are one of the most common cosmetic questions patients ask about. If you have a slightly recessed front edge, composite bonding gets you sorted straight away.

Crooked Teeth Alignment Breakdown

How Restorations Mask Mild Crookedness?

Both bonding and veneers don’t physically reposition the roots of the teeth in your jaw. Composite bonding involves bonding resin to the restored edges to give a recessed tooth a straight appearance with adjacent teeth. In more complex cases, an external laboratory produces porcelain facings to correct the outer facial shape in two visits.

Tips for Crooked Teeth

If you’re after a treatment with no injections, no drills, composites bond were unbeatable. You walk in and walk out in an afternoon with no numb lips. When patients ask us for something that will retain their brightness for longer than 10 years we generally have two words for them, “two-week wait” for ceramic veneers.

North Lane Dental Practice Recommendation

For mildly tilted teeth we recommend composite bonding, so no need to shave your enamel. For moderately crowded teeth where you want rapid symmetry custom ceramic porcelain provides you with safe peace of mind.

Related Follow-Up Question

Q: Should severe crookedness be straightened with aligners first?

A: Yep, that’s always! Having to straighten teeth first is the best way to protect your teeth’s tooth enamel and also helps your cosmetic results look way more natural.