Made for you
at the bench
porcelain, start to finish
Porcelain is layered by hand and matched to the teeth on either side. The ceramist works at a bench in the same rooms as the clinician, so the person who shapes your restoration is a few steps from the person who planned it.
- Planned and made under one roof.
- The ceramist works beside the clinician.
- Adjustments are made together, there and then.
- Your work is made here, by people you can meet.
The bench is equipped for both digital and hand work — porcelain layered by hand, checked at magnification, and fitted the day it is made. Every surface is shaped against the teeth on either side, so the finished work belongs to the mouth it was made for.
At the bench
Every case is made here, in the same rooms as the chair. The models are poured and trimmed at the bench, the porcelain is layered and fired a few steps from where the plan was written, and the shade is matched against the teeth on either side.
That closeness changes what is possible. When a margin needs easing or a shade needs warming, the ceramist and the clinician look at it together and the change is made the same day, rather than posted away and waited for.
It also means you can meet the person who made your work. The hands that shape it are in the building you walk into, and they stay with your case from the first model to the day it is fitted.
Questions
Do I need a referral?
No. Most people come to us directly. If your case would be better served by a specialist we trust, we will say so at the consultation and refer you on.
Will anyone be able to tell?
Our intention is that they won't. Everything is planned against your own features — the shape of your face, the way you already smile. People should simply notice that you look well.
How many visits will it take?
It depends on the treatment, and we won't pretend otherwise. What we can promise is that the plan you approve sets out every visit before the first one is booked.
Does it hurt?
We plan for treatment to be uneventful, and modern anaesthesia and a pace that suits you are there to make it so. Where discomfort is likely, we tell you beforehand rather than afterwards.
What does it cost?
The consultation is £250 — an hour with the clinician who would carry out the work, and the digital plan that comes out of it. It is not redeemable against treatment, because the plan is yours whether or not you go ahead.
Treatment is quoted after that, in writing, as a whole — not per tooth, and not as a range you have to interpret. A single veneer and a full upper arch are not the same piece of work, and pricing them from a web page would be a guess. We would rather give you one exact figure than an approximate one now.
Is the consultation a commitment?
No. Some people take their plan away and never come back. That is a perfectly good outcome — the plan is yours either way.
