Again, I have to put a ’shout out’ to the Synergy Dental Partners. I started purchasing my supplies here a few months ago and have saved significantly on the SAME items I was ordering elsewhere. I have no financial interest in the company, other than saving me (and hopefully you!) some money. Take a look here.
So this area had too much space after braces, but everything else was ideal. Some patients would be fine with the space between these teeth, but it REALLY bothered this patient. So our solution was to add a bit of bonding to either tooth, closing the gap and making it look better.
Here’s a patient that was told she’d need veneers due to the ’severe’ chipping and breakage of her front teeth. Now of course she didn’t like how the teeth looked, but she wondered if she really need something as costly and invasive as a veneer. Take a look below….what do you think??
Chipped, broken teeth-before bonding
And one last look at our before-and-after of the happy patient:
Prior to orthodontics and bonding--full face
After the bonding and ortho--full face
So were able to conservatively repair this tooth in a few short minutes and get a great result just in time for this patient to head overseas for an extended trip. And no one will be able to tell she’s had anything done!
Broken tooth
Repaired tooth
And this repaired tooth will look good and last for many years to come….as long he keeps away from wakeboards!!
Repaired tooth
Cracked tooth
A fun day of boating led to this cracked tooth. There was no hot, cold, or bite sensitivity so it became and esthetic issue. What was the best course of action to quickly repair this tooth?
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And here’s the final result, only a few minutes later. Look how nicely the shade of the filling blends with his tooth color. And the little redness at the gumline is from finishing and polishing the filling in this area and should heal uneventfully within a few short days.
This is a quicky, but shows how nice a little bonding can make a big change. These two teeth obviously have cavities at the gumline:
