Smile Restoration: Choosing Your Material
A transparent comparison between our three primary aesthetic options.
Category
Composite Bonding
SmileCraft™ (ONX Tough 2)
Ceramic Veneers
Chips & Breakage
Good initial flexibility, prone to micro-chipping, abrasion, and wear over time. Easy repairs chairside.
Superior fracture resistance due to NanoFusion™ technology. Stronger than standard composites.
Highest strength and hardness. Extremely resistant to chipping and abrasion, may wear opposing teeth.
Staining & Aesthetic
High risk of staining; needs regular professional repolishing. Excellent initial aesthetics.
Excellent colour stability and high polish. Slight risk of long-term discoloration with heavy pigment exposure.
Near-perfect colour stability. Non-porous and virtually impervious to staining.
Longevity & Maintenance
Proven 3–7 year lifespan. Easy and affordable to repair. Requires frequent maintenance.
Designed for long-term restorations using a digital workflow. Limited long-term clinical data (newer material).
Proven 10–20+ year lifespan. Most durable option, complex and expensive to replace.
Key Strength
Easy to repair, flexible material.
High fracture resistance with NanoFusion™ technology.
Highest strength and wear resistance.
Key Benefit
Excellent initial aesthetics, low cost, easy chairside repair.
Excellent colour stability, strong yet highly aesthetic.
Virtually impervious to staining, long-lasting, premium aesthetics.
Main Caution
Needs frequent maintenance, prone to staining and wear.
Limited long-term clinical data; it is a newer, advanced material.
Replacement is complex and expensive. Can wear opposing teeth if bite is not balanced.
Composite Bonding
Chips & Breakage: Good initial flexibility, prone to micro-chipping, abrasion, and wear over time. Easy repairs chairside.
Staining & Aesthetic: High risk of staining; needs regular professional repolishing. Excellent initial aesthetics.
Longevity: Proven 3–7 year lifespan. Easy and affordable to repair. Requires frequent maintenance.
Key Strength: Easy to repair, flexible material.
Key Benefit: Excellent initial aesthetics, low cost, easy chairside repair.
Main Caution: Needs frequent maintenance, prone to staining and wear.
SmileCraft (ONX Tough 2)
Chips & Breakage: Superior fracture resistance due to NanoFusion™ technology. Stronger than standard composites.
Staining & Aesthetic: Excellent colour stability and high polish. Slight risk of long-term discoloration with heavy pigment exposure.
Longevity: Designed for long-term restorations using a digital workflow. Limited long-term clinical data (newer material).
Key Strength: High fracture resistance with NanoFusion™ technology.
Key Benefit: Excellent colour stability, strong yet highly aesthetic.
Main Caution: Limited long-term clinical data; it is a newer, advanced material.
Ceramic Veneers
Chips & Breakage: Highest strength and hardness. Extremely resistant to chipping and abrasion, may wear opposing teeth.
Staining & Aesthetic: Near-perfect colour stability. Non-porous and virtually impervious to staining.
Longevity: Proven 10–20+ year lifespan. Most durable option, complex and expensive to replace.
Key Strength: Highest strength and wear resistance.
Key Benefit: Virtually impervious to staining, long-lasting, premium aesthetics.
Main Caution: Replacement is complex and expensive. Can wear opposing teeth if bite is not balanced.
