Cosmetic Contouring

Address Minor Chips or Alter Tooth Shape

It’s amazing how quickly and how little it takes to rectify minor problems with your smile.

For our patients who have issues with either their tooth shape or texture, whether it’s for an individual tooth or for a few, we can solve this with cosmetic contouring.

A simple procedure completed with minimal discomfort, patients can make changes to their tooth shape, whether it’s sculpting, lengthening or even shortening them.

Make a huge difference to your smile

Cosmetic contouring can be used to reshape teeth, which are often crammed together or uneven.

The procedure will make teeth appear more evenly aligned.

In cases where patients want to reduce the amount of tooth and alter the shape, we would use a sandpaper disc to shape the tooth, which will cause no damage but simply alter the overall appearance of the tooth.

Advanced cosmetic dentists can also make teeth shorter using diamond burs or strips to carefully trim and narrow teeth.

In other situations where patients may wish to add shape or length to their tooth, we would apply composite resin material and sculpt directly onto the tooth.

This is often the ideal procedure for minor fractures or missing tooth fragments as no anaesthesia is required. Read more.

The Benefits

Teeth can be reshaped in around 30 minutes

No nerves in the enamel mean no pain
A permanent procedure that often requires no additional treatments

Administered by experienced cosmetic dentists

Requires just one appointment

Tooth contouring cost

Only offered by private cosmetic dentists, the procedure is not free on the NHS, this is because it is considered an aesthetic improvement rather than a threat to oral health.

See the full list of NHS services here.

We charge from £350 for this procedure.

Other ways to pay include finance, for patients considering paying for this procedure with dental insurance, you would have to check with your private health provider.