Composite bonding in Rugby · the honest guide
How much does composite bonding cost? £250 a tooth, and you only pay for the teeth treated
Written by Dr Nikkita Heer, Dr Jasmeet Heran, Dr Tim Bond and Dr Jason Pall · Reviewed September 2026
The short answer: £250 per tooth, so one chip is £250 and a front-six makeover is £1,500, with no package markup and an exact price in writing at your free consultation. 0% finance over 12 months spreads the front six to about £125 a month.
Bonding is priced per tooth almost everywhere, and UK prices run from around £200 to £450 a tooth, with London at the top. What separates a fair price from a bad one is not the number but what happens before and after it: whether someone told you honestly how many teeth you actually need, whether whitening should come first, and whether repairs are cheap. Here is our pricing in full.
£250 per tooth, front six £1,500. Not sure? Take the 60-second bonding check.
Our prices
One chip, one tooth
£250
- A single chipped, worn or uneven tooth sculpted back to shape
- Usually one visit, no drilling and no injections for most
- Shade-matched to your own enamel
- Exact price in writing at the free consultation
The front-six makeover
£1,500
- All six front teeth reshaped and evened in one appointment
- £250 a tooth, no package markup
- The classic finishing touch after Invisalign
- 0% finance over 12 months, about £125 a month
Both include the free consultation, shade matching, the sculpting and polishing, and a review. You only pay for the teeth being treated: if one chipped tooth bothers you, the answer is £250, not a package. Dental Plan members get 10% off, so £225 per tooth.
How many teeth do you actually need?
This is the question that decides the bill, and we would rather answer it honestly than sell you six teeth. A single chip is one tooth. Two worn front edges are two teeth. A smile-line refresh where every front tooth is a slightly different length is usually six, occasionally eight or ten. The 60-second bonding check gives you an instant steer with a price, and the free consultation confirms it.
“The cheapest bonding is the bonding you do not need. If a £92 Airflow clean or whitening would give you what you are after, that is what we say.”
Our cosmetic dentists, Rugby Smiles
Whitening first, then bonding
Resin is matched to your tooth colour on the day and does not whiten afterwards. If you are thinking about whitening at all, do it first, wait two weeks for the shade to settle, then bond to the whiter colour. Whitening is £550 or £600, and free inside every Invisalign package, which is why bonding is the classic finishing touch after aligners.
Bonding against veneers on price
A porcelain veneer is £700 per tooth against £250 for bonding, so a front six is £4,200 against £1,500. Veneers last longer and resist stain; bonding is reversible and repaired cheaply. Over ten years the gap narrows but bonding still usually costs less. Composite bonding versus veneers sets it out honestly, tooth by tooth.
The costs after the day
A polish at your six-monthly hygiene visit, £92, keeps bonding bright. A chip repair is a short visit at a small charge quoted at the time, not a replacement. A full refresh years later is resurfacing at the per-tooth price. Nothing is hidden and nothing is bundled.
What decides the price of bonding anywhere
- How much of the tooth is covered. An edge repair uses a little resin; resurfacing the whole front of a tooth uses far more and takes longer.
- How many teeth are treated in one sitting. Some practices discount a full set; we simply charge per tooth with no markup.
- The material. Modern nano-hybrid composites cost more than older resins and polish better.
- The dentist's time and experience. Bonding is sculpture by hand, and the result depends on who is holding the instrument.
- Where you are. London runs £350 to £500 a tooth; the Midlands and the north sit lower, and our £250 is at the fair end of that.
We price one way, per tooth, because it keeps the conversation about your teeth rather than about packages. A chip is one tooth. A smile-line refresh is six. You pay for what is done.
What should be in any bonding quote
Before you compare prices between practices, check the quote covers the same things. Ours includes the free consultation and shade matching, the sculpting and polishing, the bite check, and a review visit. Ask any practice whether whitening is expected first and whether it is included, whether a review is included, what a chip repair costs afterwards, and what the price is if fewer teeth turn out to need doing than were quoted. A low headline that excludes the review and charges for every repair is not the cheaper option over five years.
Bonding on the NHS
Cosmetic bonding is private everywhere. Where bonding is used to repair a tooth broken by an accident or damaged by decay, it can in principle be provided as an NHS white filling under Band 2, but NHS appointments in Rugby are scarce and cosmetic shaping is not covered. Our honest guide to NHS options in Rugby explains the picture.
Questions people ask
How much is composite bonding per tooth in the UK?
Typically £200 to £450, higher in London. Rugby Smiles charges £250 per tooth, with a written price at a free consultation.
How much is composite bonding for the front six teeth?
£1,500 at Rugby Smiles, which is £250 a tooth with no package markup.
Can I pay monthly for bonding?
Yes. 0% finance over 12 months, subject to status: about £21 a month for one tooth or £125 a month for the front six.
Is composite bonding available on the NHS?
No. Bonding for cosmetic reasons is private treatment. Bonding to repair a broken tooth may be part of NHS treatment, but NHS access in Rugby is limited.
What does a repair cost?
A small chip repair is a short visit at a small charge quoted at the time. It is not a replacement.
Do Dental Plan members get a discount?
Yes, 10% off treatment, so £225 per tooth.
Why is composite bonding cheaper than veneers?
Bonding is done in one visit by the dentist with no laboratory, no impressions and nothing removed from the tooth. Veneers are made in a laboratory over two or three visits from porcelain, which costs more to make and fit.
Does the price change if I need fewer teeth than quoted?
Yes. You pay per tooth for the teeth actually treated, so if the consultation finds that two teeth rather than four will do it, the price drops to match.
One price per tooth, in writing, before you decide
The free consultation looks at the teeth that bother you, tells you honestly whether bonding is the right tool or whether whitening or a veneer would serve you better, and gives you an exact price in writing.
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