Indications for cosmetic bonding include: filling decayed teeth; repairing chips or cracks; lighten discolored teeth; close gaps between teeth; lengthen or reshape poorly shaped teeth; replace amalgam (silver-mercury) fillings; and, seal exposed and sensitive tooth roots. Cosmetic bonding allows little tooth preparation, preserving the strength of the remaining tooth. The dentist uses a shade guide to select a color of composite that will most closely match the color of your tooth.
Katie's Success Story:
I broke my front tooth in half and was really scared to get it fixed. It hurt because the nerve ending was exposed. When I went into Dr. Dulski's office, everyone was so friendly and helped me alot. Dr. Dulski talked to me through the whole entire thing, reassuring me every step of the way. He also made sure I was comfortable with the entire team. Now, thanks to Dr. Dulski and his team I have a beautiful, natural smile again and I don't have to be ashamed to open my mouth."
Katie DeFranco
Cosmetic bonding is a one-appointment procedure that is less expensive and more conserving of tooth structure than a two-appointment porcelain veneer or crown. Cosmetic bonding is best limited to small cosmetic changes because composite is less stain and fracture resistant than porcelain. As with any cosmetic restoration, avoid habits such as biting fingernails, pens, or ice to assure a long lasting restoration. Cosmetic bonding is an ideal procedure to address the cosmetic embarrassment of an emergency front tooth fracture. To learn more about Dr. Dulski's cosmetic services at Adult Dentistry of Rochester, visit http://www.dulski.com/cosmetic-dentist.html.
Tags: Cosmetic Dentistry, Porcelain Veneers, Teeth Whitening
Bonding is a great way to fix a chip on your teeth. My daughter was playing with her brother a chipped her front tooth. She was in a wedding hat weekend so I called her dentists and he was able to bond the tooth where you couldn't tell it was done.
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ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how much better and more beautiful the dental treatment is today versus even 20 years ago. I have crowns and bonding and when I went to my orthodontist he was amazed at how beautiful and real the bonding and porcelain crowns looked.
ReplyDeleteBonding is a great way to restore a smile, particularly when the tooth is chipped or broken. One of the most common causes for chips or broken teeth is sports injuries, usually during practice as opposed to competition.
ReplyDeleteWe strongly encourage our patients to wear a custom-made mouth guard. Yes, it feels funny and yes, its awkward to communicate whenin your mouth. And hey, you may even sound funny to your team-mates.
However, when you compare the overall costs of restorative work for one injured/chipped/broken tooth over a lifetime with the fees ranging from 500 to the thousands, as opposed to a custom-made mouth-guard, its worth every penny.
View the mouth-guard's function to be like a seat-belt in a car. We can't promise you will never have sports injured teeth wearing a mouth-guard. What it will do is help avoid the additional expenses that would have come up had you not been wearing the guard.
Mouth guards are definitely worth the investment. Adjusting to the feel will take a little.
ReplyDeleteFor the kids who like to show their true school spirit, mouth guards can be customized to your school colors.
Well, with the proper equipment, you can do just about anything nowadays. Even a chipped tooth has a remedy!
ReplyDeleteRob Feckler
My eldest son broke off his tooth into pieces. I just felt it isn't the right time to extract the remaining piece. If not for this post, I would be clueless that this is possible. By the way, do you have any idea about fixodent lawsuit?
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