Cosmetic Dental Bonding

Bonding in the field of dentistry normally refers to contouring of teeth in the front to fill the gaps, fixing chipped edges or corners or putting a composite veneer on the entire tooth surface to change its contour or color. It is a chemical substance attached to the structure of the tooth.

Bonding is normally used in various ways in cosmetic dental field today

1. Fill or fix sensitive and abraded areas of the teeth
2. Fill broken, chipped areas of front teeth or fill cavities
3. Minor recontouring teeth to offer contacts and natural contours between teeth.
4. Filling cavities of back teeth
5. Resurfacing the entire face of a tooth sometimes (best done by bonding a veneer made of porcelain instead of composite resin)
6. The sealants to protect the grooved in teeth of children are bonded with composite resins
7. Bonded cements are utilized to chemically bond bridges and crows to their anchor teeth.

Since the material is bonded, there is not much drilling needed when compared with traditional fillings which needed retention drilled to the tooth. So, the more natural tooth is protected. The margins are the powerful part of a bonded restoration, so they don’t break and decay is not possible as well. Since there is always less need of drilling and less leakage in margins, bonded restorations are normally less sensitive later than the traditional methods and can be done during the appointment without any anesthetic anytime.

Such restorations are always better looking than the older methods and materials. Composite resins are available in various shades to math with the color of the tooth. Because of expansion and bonding properties of composites, there will be fewer broken and cracked teeth with such restorations.