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Dr Jurgita Smiles

Discoloured Tooth — Composite Cover

Two root-treated central incisors had discoloured from within — a common outcome after root treatment — and the old composite bonding placed to mask them was failing. The dark tooth structure was blocked out with layered opaque composite, then built up with enamel and dentine layers to recreate a natural shade and translucency. Getting the shape right mattered as much as hiding the discolouration, so the surrounding teeth's fillings were replaced and recontoured to keep everything in harmony. Completed in Marylebone, London in two visits.

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Retracted before and after comparison of the upper front teeth, showing the darker discoloured incisor above and the shade-matched composite cover below.

Clinical photos

  • Clinical photograph under blue rubber dam showing the darker incisor before treatment above and the prepared surface below.
    Under rubber dam — old fillings removed and discoloured surfaces exposed.
  • Clinical photograph under rubber dam showing the masking layer placed above and the completed layered composite below.
    Dark tooth blocked out with opaques and layered with enamel and dentine.
  • Angled clinical close-up comparing the discoloured tooth above with the polished, shade-matched result below.
    Side views of final result.
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