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Dental Bonding & Tooth Bonding

Morristown, New Jersey, and the surrounding area

If you have a minor chip or a gap in between your teeth and you do not want braces, dental bonding may be your ideal fix.

Dental bonding can correct teeth that are:

• Chipped
• Cracked
• Crooked
• Unevenly spaced
• Stained and are not responsive to tooth whitening
• Structurally damaged from tooth decay

What it is

Dental bonding is when a composite resin filling is placed on your front or back teeth to fix imperfections. Dr. Patti Swaintek-Lamb and Dr. Cheryl Tauriello will apply select a composite resin material that matches the color of your natural tooth, and then apply it. At Aesthetic Dentistry we use CEREC machine that allows us to create restorations that are designed, made, and placed in one visit. This means that if you have a larger problem and you need customized, porcelain fillings, we can create them in one visit. 

The procedure

We will start by preparing you tooth, meaning roughening and shaping the surface. Creating small grooves in your tooth will allow the composite resin to successfully bond to your teeth. Next we will apply a conditioning solution and bonding agent that together act as a strong adhesive to hold the bonding material. The putty-like tooth colored composite material will then be placed and sculpted fix your problem areas. Several layers of the composite material are usually necessary in order to achieve optimum results.

Once the material is applied, each layer is hardened with a special curing light. After the final layer of composite resin is applied, it is shaped to match the contour of your natural teeth. Composite resin comes in various shades, so you will have a match that is both functional and attractive.

Advantages

One of the best things about dental bonding is that the results look and feels like your natural tooth. Before composite resin was commonly used in dental offices, if your tooth became damaged or decayed, it was often repaired with a silver amalgam filling. These fillings are unattractive, and also require some of your tooth’s surface to be shaved down so the silver restoration could be implanted. Composite requires a minimal amount of your tooth to be prepared, therefore saving much of your natural tooth.

If you live in the Morristown, New Jersey area and are bothered by cracks, chips or spaces in your teeth, please contact Dr. Patti Swaintek-Lamb and Dr. Cheryl Tauriello today. At Aesthetic Dentistry, we are committed to your smile. Please call today to schedule your complimentary consultation with one of our dental team members. We look forward to assisting you.