Treatment Information
Bonding
- Bonding is the process of adhering a synthetic tooth colored resin to your teeth for restorative and/or cosmetic purposes.
- It is the same procedure that is used in placing many tooth colored restorations.
- Bonding can be used to restore decayed or chipped teeth, resurface poorly stained teeth, or close spaces between teeth as shown above.
- Bonding sometimes can be used to replace a missing tooth with a Maryland bridge. This is a replacement tooth with small hidden metal attachments that are bonded to the inside surfaces of the adjacent teeth. Dr. Frost can advise you if a Maryland bridge would be a good substitute in your case over a fixed bridge.
- Advantages of Bonding
- It can usually be done without anesthetic.
- Little or no tooth reduction is needed.
- In cases where bonding is an alternative it will usually be less expensive than a crown or a bridge.
- It is a relatively new cosmetic service modern dentistry has to offer.
