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Central Incisor Bonding — Restoring Symmetry

This patient wanted a minimalistic improvement to two worn central incisors and had already been offered full-mouth porcelain veneers elsewhere — an option that felt far too aggressive for what was, in reality, a small and localised problem.

Rather than treating every tooth, only the two worn centrals were addressed, using composite bonding to rebuild and level the edges. The goal was symmetry: matching the two central incisors to each other and blending them naturally with the teeth either side, so the smile reads as even without a single healthy tooth being touched.

It's a straightforward example of matching treatment to the actual problem — two teeth needed attention, so two teeth were treated, with a conservative, additive technique that achieved the result the patient was looking for.

Shared with patient consent. Results are individual to this patient.

Retracted before and after comparison showing uneven, chipped central incisors restored to symmetry with composite bonding.

Clinical photos

  • Clinical photographs under blue rubber dam showing the central incisors before, during and after composite layering.
    Under rubber dam — the chipped edge rebuilt in layers
  • Macro clinical views from behind the front teeth showing old discoloured composite removed and the new layer shaped.
    Palatal view — old staining removed, new layer shaped
  • Close-up before and after views of the finished, polished central incisors with matching width and length.
    Finished result — matched width, length and edge line

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