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Correcting Your Smile’s Smaller Flaws
Whatever you may have thought, not every cosmetic dental issue is a big and glaring one. Some of a patient’s smile flaws can be small and subtle – minor tooth stains, slight chips, and so on. For these aesthetic problems, our practice provides cosmetic dental bonding in Norton Shores. This treatment quickly and easily hides a grin’s faults, giving your teeth a light touch-up. Learn more about how it works by reading below, or book a consultation today!
What is Cosmetic Dental Bonding?
Cosmetic dental bonding is one of the least invasive forms of aesthetic dentistry. By applying tooth-colored resin to one’s teeth, it hides minor smile flaws – smile stains, chips, cracks, etc. The result is a slightly-corrected grin you can feel confident and proud of!
Today’s cosmetic dental bonding is done in one or two dental visits. In general, it starts by cleaning your flawed teeth and removing their decayed or damaged parts. The treating dentist and their team then apply (and sculpt) tooth-colored resin onto your enamel. Once they’ve done so, they’ll wrap up by polishing your teeth and making a few last-minute changes.
Who’s a Good Candidate for Cosmetic Dental Bonding?
The good news is most can qualify for cosmetic dental bonding; you only need a (relatively) healthy smile. Still, the bonding process is more effective for some than for others. It’s not really that effective at fixing major flaws – deep tooth stains, severe cracks, etc.
Given these realities, the best candidates for dental bonding have issues like:
- Teeth with Light to Moderate Stains
- Slightly-Gapped Teeth
- Slightly Chipped or Cracked Enamel
- Oddly-Shaped Teeth
- Teeth That Seem Short or “Stubby”
If you have any of the problems above, please consult our dentists before you decide anything. We can then assess whether cosmetic dental bonding suits your smile. If it does, we’ll use our findings to draft a custom treatment plan.
The Benefits of Cosmetic Dental Bonding
Cosmetic dental bonding works best on small flaws, but it carries many big benefits. Getting the treatment provides you with the following:
- A Smooth Procedure – Cosmetic dental bonding is faster and less invasive than other forms of cosmetic dentistry. In fact, we can often perform it in one smooth visit.
- Versatile Care – Because its resin can cover the whole fronts of teeth, cosmetic dental bonding can fix tooth stains, chips, cracks, and even misalignments.
- Easy Maintenance – All in all, maintaining your bonding results should be easy for you. You can help them last 3-10 years by brushing twice daily, flossing once daily, and rinsing often.
- Cost-Effective Work – Cosmetic dental bonding offers excellent results at a fairly low price. That being the case, many consider it a highly cost-effective treatment.