Repair Your Smile with Dental Bonding
Dental bonding offers a gentle, affordable way to fix a smile. This simple treatment works beautifully for small repairs and cosmetic touch-ups. With bonding, teeth regain their shape and smoothness — often in just one visit.
Why Choose Bonding?
Bonding is often used to:
- Repair chipped, or cracked teeth.
- Close small gaps between teeth
- Reshape uneven tooth edges.
- Replace metal fillings with a natural look.
- Protect roots exposed by receding gums.
These transformations are made possible by the same tooth-colored resin used for dental fillings — a strong, flexible material applied and shaped right onto the tooth. Once the bonding procedure is completed, the bonding material generally matches the original tooth so well that it’s hard to spot.
The Bonding Procedure
The bonding procedure is quick and easy. After selecting a color that closely matches the natural tooth color, our qualified dentist cleans the tooth and prepares its surface. A conditioning gel opens tiny pores, helping the resin to stick better. Then, the resin is applied. Just like soft clay, the resin gets molded into shape and then cured (bonded) with a curing light. After the resin sets, shaping and polishing follows, giving the new tooth a natural shine and a smooth finish. The entire process usually takes only 30 to 60 minutes.
Caring for Bonded Teeth
Caring for bonded teeth is just like caring for natural ones. Daily brushing, regular flossing, and routine professional dental cleanings keep your smile at its best! The resin resists everyday wear, but it does absorb stains over time. Smoking and drinks like coffee, tea, or red wine eventually dull the color. Whitening treatments are not effective on bonded teeth so if brightening your smile involves whitening, it is recommended that you do so before your tooth bonding procedure.
Bonded teeth do deserve a little extra kindness because they are more likely to chip than natural teeth. Avoid chewing on hard objects such as pens, fingernails, ice, or hard candy. Definitely skip using teeth to open packages! These small habits protect the resin and help it last longer.
With diligent care, dental bonding lasts for several years — up to a decade or more — before needing attention. Patients who take particularly good care of their teeth see bondings last even longer.
Let’s Bond!
Curious about bonding? Visit Lakeside Dental in Folsom and explore your tooth bonding options. A simple solution, a better smile, and a more confident you is just around the corner! Schedule a consultation appointment today!
