Composite Bonding Compared With Ceramic Restorations Functionality

For chewing strength, ceramic restorations are far better on back molars, while composite bonding works best on front biting edges.

Front teeth only cut into sandwiches or soft fruit. White bonding resin easily takes that light biting load. The dentist glues resin onto the edge in thirty minutes, and you can eat your tea that same evening.

Back molars can handle their bite. Biting down on a big plastic patch or a crusty piece of meat will break it right off. A ceramic crown sits on top of a molar like a little helmet, designed to withstand powerful chewing for years.

A civil engineer commuting between Manchester and Hampshire called in after chipping a back molar while nibbling a crusty sourdough bread. We bonded a solid ceramic onlay to support his powerful chewing bite and halt the root of his tooth from splitting under pressure.

Ring North Lane Dental Practice on 01252 310668 to discuss tooth restorations.