Cosmetic Bonding

Dental bonding provides patients with cosmetic benefits. Bonding can repair a broken or chipped tooth or close gaps between teeth without the need for lengthy orthodontic treatments. Typically, dental bonding can improve the appearance of your smile in just one visit to the dentist office. Dental bonding can also be altered and patients are able to choose a more permanent cosmetic restoration in the future.

• Requires less removal of tooth enamel
• Repairs damaged or broken teeth
• Can close gaps in teeth
• Durable, lasting material
• Can be molded and color matched to adjacent teeth
• Natural looking results
• Can be altered in the future
• Ideal for developing smiles

Teeth are a perfect combination of both strength and resilience, and this is created through the fusion of enamel and dentin.Enamel is the outer shell of the tooth or the portion that is visible within the mouth. It is composed of densely packed calcium crystals, which are very hard and resistant to wear. Enamel is composed of no living material and is effectively mimicked by dental porcelain.

Dentin is the inner core of the tooth and is much more porous. Constructed of collagen tubes with calcium crystals, dentin is living tissue and transmits nerve sensation. Composite resins have properties similar to dentin and are a combination of a plastic resin and silica filler. This combination of materials allows for excellent tooth color replication and reliable adhesion.