Dental bonding is an efficient and affordable process that involves bonding tooth-colored resin to the teeth to conceal imperfections such as small gaps, minor chips, and discoloration. In addition to cosmetic benefits, bonding can also be used to fill cavities. Over time, the bonding may need to be touched up or replaced, but it is highly unlikely to fall off or break away, as the resin bonded to the tooth is permanent.
Dental bonding typically takes 30 to 60 minutes per tooth to complete and can be done at our dental office.
Dental bonding can be used to cover up imperfections on the teeth, but it also has other benefits, including:
- To fill in a small gap between two teeth
- To repair decayed teeth by filling a cavity with tooth-colored resin
- To change the shape of a tooth
- To repair chips or cracks in teeth
- To cover up discoloration
- To protect the root of a tooth after it’s been exposed by receding gums
- To make a tooth look larger than it is, which is usually done to make it match the other teeth
