Chipping a front tooth is one of those annoying accidents that happens in a split second. A patient rushed into Envy Smile Dental on a Monday morning after accidentally biting down on a metal dessert spoon over the weekend. He had pinged a corner right off his upper front tooth.
He looked right panicky and asked me: can tooth bonding actually fix chipped teeth, or will I have to get a crown?
I told him: stop worrying! Fixing a chipped tooth with composite bonding is hands down the quickest, easiest thing we do.
When you chip a tooth, you do not want someone drilling away the rest of your good enamel to glue a bulky crown over it. Bonding does the exact opposite. We don’t touch your healthy tooth with a drill.
I cleaned up his chipped corner, washed the enamel with a quick dab of blue gel, and brushed on liquid dental adhesive. Then I patted tooth-coloured resin straight onto the broken spot, shaping the corner by hand until it matched the tooth next to it.
I clicked our blue light gun to set the resin rock solid, and polished the surface with fine sandpaper discs.
He was out of the chair in 35 minutes flat. He had zero injections, couldn’t feel any jagged edge with his tongue, and his smile looked completely whole again.
As long as you don’t use your teeth to open plastic tags, a bonded chip easily lasts five to seven years.
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The insights shared in our articles are meant to educate and inform, not to replace a face-to-face consultation. Every smile is unique, and a proper diagnosis can only be made by a qualified clinical professional. Please book an appointment with our team or consult your local dentist for advice tailored to your specific oral health needs.
