Dental Bonding
Dental bonding is a procedure in which a tooth-colored resin material (a durable plastic material) is applied and hardened with a special light, which ultimately "bonds" the material to the tooth to restore or improve person's smile. Benefits: repairs decayed teeth (composite resins are used to fill cavities), repairs small chipped or cracked teeth, improves the appearance of discolored teeth or make cosmetic improvements, closes minor gaps and spaces between teeth, makes teeth look longer, changes the color and shape of teeth, lightens stains, corrects mild crooked teeth to a certain degree, a cosmetic alternative to amalgam fillings, protects a portion of the tooth's root that has been exposed when gums recede. Procedure: first evaluation and bonding tooth preparation, a shade guide to select a composite resin color that closely match the color of your tooth, the surface of the tooth will be roughened and a conditioning liquid applied to help the bonding material adhere to the tooth, application of bonding resin, the composite resin is then applied, molded and smoothed to the desired shape, light is used to harden the material, after the material is hardened, the resin is further trimmed, shaped and polished to match the tooth surface