Friday, September 21, 2012

Bonding

Dental bonding is used for a couple of different purposes including structural and cosmetic work. With bonding, you can fix your broken teeth, fill the gaps between your teeth and even reshape and recolor them, all to achieve a perfect smile which is becoming ever more popular these days.

Bonding is basically a composite resin filling that is placed both on the back teeth and the front teeth. These composites will restore decaying teeth and will also improve the cosmetic look and the color of your teeth. To put it in a nutshell, bonding is more or less the same as the sculptors clay that the dentist will use to fix most of the aesthetic issues with your teeth.

Normally these composites have a life of about seven to ten years if they have been put properly and if proper care has been taken of them. The way bonding is applied is that the dentist will apply an etching solution to your teeth that will create very small crevices in the tooth’s enamel structure. Since the surface of the tooth will become slightly rough, so it enables the durable resin to bond materials with your teeth. This resin is placed on your teeth and with the usage of high intensity light these are cured quickly within a couple of minutes. In the end the bonded material is polished and sculpted to fit your tooth properly. This resin can come in many colors but the dentist will mostly use the one that matches the closest with your balance teeth.

Basically bonding can be done to cover small cavities and fillings and at the same time they can be used to repair cracked or chipped teeth. They are extremely versitile in their applications, and depending on your need, they can be used in many ways. A typical candidate for this procedure will have chipped or cracked teeth or even gap between their teeth. Since the bonding material is porous so they will turn yellow if you smoke. 

Before choosing bonding, it is recommended to consult your dentist about the proper application that will suit your teeth.

Need to Know
Bonding is a process used to restore the appearance of cracked or decaying teeth.  The procedure lasts up to ten years, but requires proper care of the teeth.  Due to the porous material used in bonding, it may not be recommended for smokers.

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