Your teeth are very strong, in part thanks to the protective layer they have called enamel. Enamel coats all of your teeth and is one of the strongest parts of your body. But what happens when that enamel weakens? What protects your teeth then?
A lack of enamel leads to teeth that are susceptible to serious damage and disease. Patients who grind their teeth regularly wear them down and make them more easily chipped. Loss of enamel paired with grinding your teeth can put your teeth in danger of cracking as well.
Many patients experience chipped teeth. It happens most commonly on front teeth, where teeth are often thinner and more delicate. Cracking your teeth happens most often when biting down on or chewing something hard. If you crack a tooth, it opens up the sensitive inner tissues of the tooth to potential disease and infection.
Luckily, there are treatment options that can fix this. Carroll Dental Care is pleased to offer dental bonding treatment for our patients with chipped or cracked teeth.
Why Is Dental Bonding Done?
Dental bonding is done to seal up cracks or repair chips in teeth. Using a dental light device, we are able to seal tooth-colored material to the cracks and chips in your teeth, replacing chips and filling cracks that could otherwise lead to more serious infection or issues.
When chips and cracks go unrepaired, you run a higher risk of dental infections and cavities, as dental damage gives bacteria the opportunity to infiltrate your tooth. Dental bonding can reduce these risks, and in an aesthetically pleasing way!
Benefits of Dental Bonding
There are more benefits associated with dental bonding than just repairing chips or cracks! These benefits include:
- Repaired Teeth: Chips in teeth can be filled and cracks in teeth can be sealed thanks to dental bonding.
- Improved Appearance of Teeth: Dental bonding can also work to alter the appearance of your teeth, making them more uniform in appearance and enhancing your smile.
- Natural Appearance: Our tooth-colored bonding material means your repaired teeth will look just like your natural teeth. No one will know you’ve had work done.
- Changed Teeth Shape: If you have short or too-small teeth, dental bonding can be used to lengthen them and give you a more aesthetically pleasing smile.
- Cost Effective Improvement: Dental bonding is one of the more cost effective cosmetic treatments, so you can repair your smile without breaking the bank.
- Easy Procedure: Placing material and bonding it to your teeth doesn’t take multiple appointments—it can happen in one sitting.
Get Dental Bonding With Carroll Dentistry Today
Get in touch with us today to schedule your appointment to fix the chips or cracks in your teeth or to look at aesthetically altering your teeth with our dental bonding cosmetic treatment!