What a smile makeover costs

Television makeover programmes leave the impression that a new smile always means a five figure sum and twenty veneers. That is one version of it, and it is not the version most people need. The honest answer to what a smile makeover costs is a range, and where you sit in that range depends on how much needs to change.

A smile makeover is not one treatment

It is a plan that combines some of the following, in a sensible order:

• Teeth whitening, usually first, so anything added afterwards is matched to your lighter shade rather than your current one
• Invisalign, where the teeth need moving into position before anything is added to them
• Composite bonding, to reshape chipped, worn, flat or pointed edges
• Porcelain veneers, where the change needed is larger, or the teeth are already heavily restored
• Gum contouring, where the gum line is uneven or shows more than you would like
• Crowns, where a tooth needs strengthening as well as reshaping

The order matters. Straightening first often reduces how much bonding or how many veneers you need afterwards, because teeth in the right position need less added to them to look right.

Current fees

• Smile Design consultation: free
• Teeth whitening: from £275
• Composite bonding: from £300 per tooth
• Smile Design Bonding: £400 per tooth
• Porcelain veneers: £1,200 per tooth, complete package
• Invisalign: from £2,200
• Smile makeover: from £3,950

The full price list is on our fees page.

Which end of the range you need

The gap between a few hundred pounds and several thousand is wide because the work is. Whitening on its own, from £275, changes the whole smile and takes a few weeks. Whitening plus bonding on two front teeth to even up a chipped or flat edge comes to under a thousand pounds and one or two appointments. A full makeover, aligning the teeth first and then rebuilding every tooth that shows when you smile, starts at £3,950 and runs over months.

All three are legitimate, and the smaller one is more often the right answer than people expect. It is worth knowing that composite bonding adds material to the tooth rather than cutting it down, so in most cases little or no natural tooth is removed, and the work can be repaired or replaced later. Porcelain veneers do more, and last longer, but involve preparing the tooth. Neither is better in the abstract. They answer different problems.

Spreading the cost

Finance is available through Tabeo on treatment plans over £650, interest free over 12 months. A £3,950 makeover becomes twelve monthly payments rather than one bill, at no extra cost. We will set out the monthly figure alongside the total in your written plan, so you can see both before you decide.

Start with the consultation

The Smile Design consultation is free and there is no obligation to book treatment. We look at the shape and proportion of your teeth and how they sit with your face, talk through what is realistic for your teeth as they are, and give you a written plan with costs and timings to take away.

If a simpler and cheaper option would get you most of the way to what you want, we will tell you. To book, call 0161 969 7464 or get in touch.