Composite Veneers

From £339 per tooth. Most people have their upper eight to ten teeth done, and you'll get the total in writing after your free consultation. They're also included in our Align and Rejuvenate package alongside Invisalign, which is the route most of our smile makeover patients take.

Usually very little or none at all. Composite is added to the tooth rather than replacing part of it, which is the main difference between this and porcelain veneers. Where a tooth is rotated or sticking forward we may need to reshape it slightly, and we'll tell you before we do.

Around five to seven years with good care, after which they can be polished, repaired or replaced. We include a one year warranty on our composite work. Porcelain lasts longer, but costs more and involves removing tooth, so it's a genuine trade-off rather than one being simply better.

Not if they're done well. The skill is in getting the length, width, surface texture and translucency right so they read as your teeth rather than a set of tiles. Omar holds an MSc in restorative and aesthetic dentistry, passed with merit, and has a particular interest in dental photography - have a look through our smile gallery and judge the results for yourself.

Yes. We do an in-mouth trial with the composite we'd actually use, so you can see and feel the result before anything is fixed permanently. Take photos, go away and think about it, show your partner. Then tell us what you'd change - it's much easier to adjust at that stage than afterwards.

More than natural enamel will, particularly with tea, coffee, red wine and smoking. Keeping up with hygiene visits and having them polished keeps them looking good. If you're a heavy coffee drinker, that's worth factoring in when choosing between composite and porcelain.

Frequently, yes. Where teeth are crowded, rotated or the bite doesn't allow room, straightening first gives a better and longer-lasting result with less material on the tooth. We'll be honest with you about this at your consultation rather than taking the quicker route.

Yes, if you're planning to. Composite doesn't lighten with whitening gel, so we whiten first, let the shade settle, and then match the veneers to your new brighter shade. Whitening is included in all our Invisalign packages.