Front Tooth Reconstruction

Technology is always evolving in all areas of life. Dentistry is no exception to this. The materials we use are becoming so much more lifelike and aesthetically pleasing, allowing us to provide instant solutions for badly broken-down teeth.

Composite, a tooth-shade filling material, is just one of those pieces of technology that just keeps improving. With a better understanding of how the tooth is structured in layers, dental material companies are able to put research into creating much more authentic shades of material specifically for the reconstruction of teeth. This process in turn enables the dentist to be able to match the filling with the shade of the tooth present, creating an almost perfect colour match.

The following example shows just how real the new materials look:

A young woman came into the practice after breaking her front tooth at lunchtime. Understandably she was very upset, as this was her front tooth and was worried about whether the tooth could be saved. As always, we strive to accommodate our patients’ needs, and I was able to see this particular patient on the same day.

As you can see from this picture, the tooth had a fairly major fracture.

By using composite bonding, a technique that involves slowly building up the tooth with different shades of composite layer by layer, we were able to restore the tooth in just 40 minutes – providing a durable and aesthetic solution to her broken tooth in a single appointment.

I always like to provide my patients with the best possible dental treatment. The shade of composites now available to me has enabled me to build this tooth up in such a way that you would never have known it was broken.

Needless to say, a very happy patient left my surgery that evening.