Dental Bonding
Dental bonding is one of the simplest and most cost-effective cosmetic dental procedures we offer to help enhance your smile quickly and painlessly.
What is Dental Bonding?
It is a cosmetic technique wherein a tooth-colored composite resin material is applied to your teeth to improve their appearance. The resin is carefully molded and sculpted onto the teeth, then hardened with a special light, which ultimately “bonds” the material to the tooth to restore or improve a person’s smile.
Why Choose Dental Bonding?
Versatility: It can be used to correct a variety of dental issues. It is an excellent choice for:
- Repairing decayed teeth (composite resins are used to fill cavities)
- Repairing chipped or cracked teeth
- Improving discolored teeth
- Closing spaces between teeth
- Making teeth look longer
- Changing the shape of teeth
- As a cosmetic alternative to amalgam fillings
- Protecting a portion of the tooth’s root that has been exposed when gums recede
Cost-Effective: Bonding is generally less expensive than other cosmetic dental procedures, such as crowns and veneers.
Minimally Invasive: It requires minimal tooth enamel removal compared to veneers and crowns. Typically, bonding can be done without the need for anesthesia unless it is being used to fill a decayed tooth.
Quick Procedure: The entire process can usually be completed in one office visit, often in about 30 to 60 minutes per tooth.
The Dental Bonding Process
The process of dental bonding requires precision and attention to detail. Here’s what you can expect during a typical bonding procedure at East Main Street Dental:
- Preparation: Little advance preparation is needed for the procedure. Anesthesia is often not necessary unless the bonding is being used to fill a decayed tooth.
- Shade Selection: A shade guide will be used to select a composite resin color that will closely match the color of your tooth.
- Tooth Surface Preparation: The tooth surface will be roughened and a conditioning liquid applied, which helps the bonding material adhere to the tooth.
- Application: The tooth-colored, putty-like resin is applied, molded, and smoothed to the desired shape.
- Curing: The material is then hardened with an ultraviolet light or laser.
- Polishing: After the resin is hardened, it will be further trimmed, shaped, and polished to match the sheen of the rest of the tooth surface.
Care for Bonded Teeth
Although bonded teeth do not require special care, it is important to follow good oral hygiene practices, including brushing teeth twice a day, flossing daily, avoiding hard food and candy, and reducing coffee, tea, and tobacco to prevent stains.
Ready to enhance your smile with dental bonding? Contact East Main Street Dental today at (717) 763-5588 or visit our Contact Page to book online and discover how easily and quickly you can improve your smile with dental bonding.
Contact Information:
East Main Street Dental
205 East Main St.
Shiremanstown, PA 17011
Phone: 717-763-5588
Office Hours:
Mon: 9 AM – 5 PM
Tues: 8 AM – 4 PM
Wed: 8 AM – 6 PM
Thurs: 8 AM – 5 PM
