Dental Bonding

Dental bonding is a procedure that utilizes a composite resin (tooth-colored material) to cover flaws in your teeth. A thin coating of bonding agent (dental adhesive) is applied to the surface of your tooth. Our dentists sculpt, color and shape the material to provide a pleasing result. A high-intensity light hardens the composite material and the surface is finely polished.

What Can Dental Bonding Do?

Repair chipped or cracked teeth
Improve the appearance of discolored teeth
Close spaces between teeth
Make teeth look longer
Change the shape of teeth
Protect a portion of the tooth's root that has been exposed when gums recede

Dental Bonding, Veneers or Crowns?

For some of the above situations, veneers and crowns can be better solutions for cosmetic work than dental bonding. Dental bonding is usually a less expensive solution but does not resist stains as well as crowns or porcelain veneers and is not as strong.

Before and after

These patients' smiles were restored using dental bonding.

To find out which cosmetic solution will work best for you, call us for a Free Cosmetic Consultation at 727-797-5161 or click here to request an appointment online.