Dental bonding is one of those treatments that sounds more complicated than it really is. A dentist applies tooth-colored resin to a tooth shapes it hardens it with a special light. The whole thing feels surprisingly simple.<\/p>\n
Chipped teeth are probably the problem to picture. If the edge of a tooth has a small chip bonding can rebuild that missing bit so the tooth looks whole again.<\/p>\n
Small cracks can sometimes be covered too depending on where the crack’s how deep it goes. Your dentist needs to check that because bonding isn’t a repair for a tooth with serious structural damage.<\/p>\n
A tiny chip that has bothered you every time you smile? That’s the kind of thing bonding handles well.<\/p>\n
A gap between two teeth can also be closed with bonding. The resin is shaped along the sides of the teeth making the space less noticeable without moving the teeth themselves.<\/p>\n
This works well when the gap is small and the teeth are otherwise healthy. Bigger gaps are a conversation.<\/p>\n
Sometimes the teeth aren’t damaged all. They just look a little short or uneven.<\/p>\n
Bonding can add an amount of material to the edge of a tooth, which changes its shape and makes the smile look more balanced. It’s a change. That can be a thing.<\/p>\n
Bonding can cover stains or discoloration especially when whitening won’t give you the result you want.. There’s a catch. The resin itself doesn’t whiten later so choosing bonding for a tooth that may change shade over time needs some thought.<\/p>\n
Surface stains are an issue. A professional cleaning may be enough and bonding isn’t where I’d start.<\/p>\n
\u2022 A chipped edge, especially on a front tooth can usually be rebuilt without making the tooth look bulky.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tiny spaces between teeth can disappear visually once the resin is shaped carefully around them.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Uneven edges are often easy to smooth out although the dentist still needs to make sure the bite feels normal afterward.<\/p>\n
\u2022 A looking tooth may need a little added shape and bonding can handle that when the damage isn’t extensive.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Certain discoloration can be covered, though bonding isn’t an eraser for every type of stain.<\/p>\n
Bonding isn’t the answer for every damaged tooth. If a tooth has a fracture or needs major support, a crown or another treatment may make more sense. Your dentist can tell the difference after examining the tooth.<\/p>\n
Still, for cosmetic changes and minor repairs bonding is hard to beat. It feels quick. The result can look very natural.. Sometimes you really don’t need to turn a tiny tooth problem into a whole project.<\/p>\n
Visit our page on composite bonding London<\/strong><\/a> to explore treatment options, costs, and expert advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dental bonding is one of those treatments that sounds more complicated than it really is. A dentist applies tooth-colored resin to a tooth shapes it hardens it with a special light. The whole thing feels surprisingly simple. Small Chips and Cracks Chipped teeth are probably the problem to picture. If the edge of a tooth … Continue reading What Can Dental Bonding Fix?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7653"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7699,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7653\/revisions\/7699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}