Dental Bonding
Bonding is a composite-resin white filling placed in the back teeth as well as the front teeth. Your dentist will apply a bonding material and sculpt, color and shape it to provide a pleasing result. A high-intensity light then hardens the plastic, and the surface is finely polished. We use dental bonding systems to treat the following:
- Repairing chipped, broken or decayed teeth
- Concealing stained teeth
- Closing small gaps between teeth
- Lightening teeth colour
- Treatment of sensitive teeth
Advantages of dental bonding
Appearance
The aesthetics are much better than silver metal fillings. Composites can be used to fill in cracks, chips and gaps - and will match the color of your other teeth.
Conservative
Silver metal fillings do not stick to teeth, so healthy tooth structure is usually removed to keep a silver filling in place. Composites permit your dentist to remove only the decayed area of your tooth thereby conserving tooth tissue. Dental bonding can be used in some cases instead of porcelain veneers. Composite can be a much more conservative option than porcelain veneers, as tooth tissue does not need to be removed.
Support tooth structure
Unlike silver fillings, composite bondings expand just like your teeth and are much less likely to cause cracks in your tooth. Composites bond directly to the tooth providing support.
Economical
If used instead of ceramic veneers, this is usually the cheaper option.
Disadvantages of dental bonding
Expense
Bonding with composites can cost more in material and time than silver metal fillings.
Staining
The materials can stain with time, so may need replacing or repolishing after 3 or 4 years.