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Dr Jurgita Smiles

Single Tooth Bonding

An upper lateral incisor's old filling had discoloured and was failing to blend with its neighbours, and a nearby central incisor had a small failing filling of its own. While replacing both, one central was also lengthened very slightly to bring the two front centrals level with each other. Working under rubber dam, the old composite was removed and fresh tooth-coloured composite layered directly onto the teeth, shaped and polished to match the form, translucency and surface texture of the teeth beside them. Treatment was carried out in Marylebone, London, over a treatment appointment followed by a finishing and final polishing appointment.

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Retracted before and after comparison of the upper front teeth, showing a chipped, uneven incisor edge above and the rebuilt, shade-matched tooth below.

Clinical photos

  • Clinical photograph under blue rubber dam showing the upper front teeth before treatment above, and the chipped incisor cleaned and isolated with a matrix below.
    Under rubber dam — the tooth isolated and prepared before bonding
  • Clinical photograph showing the newly layered composite on the front tooth under rubber dam above, and the same teeth after the dam is removed below.
    Composite layered and shaped — immediately after bonding
  • Close-up angled clinical photograph of the upper front teeth before treatment above and after polishing below, showing the matched shade and surface texture.
    Close-up before and after — surface texture and shade match
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