QuestionsDENTAL BONDING
In Chicago and surrounding areas
Dental bonding is a technique in which a tooth-like resin is carefully sculpted and affixed to your teeth. Dental bonding creates a strong, durable surface that is indistinguishable from natural tooth enamel.
Dental bonding is an excellent solution to dental problems including:
- Gaps between teeth
- Teeth that are chipped or broken
- Cracking and pitting on the tooth surface
- Stubborn tooth stains
- Cavities
The resin material used for bonding creates a surface that mimics the natural surface of the tooth—including the color, shape, and size of your natural tooth enamel—improving the appearance of teeth with superficial damage and unsightly imperfections.
The Procedure
The tooth bonding procedure usually takes place in a single office visit.
First, your dentist will prepare your tooth surface with an etching substance to roughen the existing tooth enamel so that the resin material bonds permanently to the natural tooth.
Once the surface of the tooth is prepared, your dentist will prepare the resin material in just the right shade to ensure that it matches your natural teeth. He or she will then carefully sculpt the material, ensuring that the size and shape of the dental bonding is just right. This may require two or three applications.
Once the shape of the tooth is satisfactory, the resin will be cured, or hardened, using a specially calibrated light. This ensures that the material bonds completely with the natural tooth, giving you a seamless, long-lasting, natural looking tooth surface.
Finally, your dentist will make minor adjustments to the shape and contours of the tooth, and will polish the finished surface to provide the final, finishing details to your new tooth surface.
To learn more about dental bonding and what it can do for you, call or email us today to schedule your personal consultation.
1775 Glenview Rd.
Suite 107
Glenview, Illinois 60025-2969
Ph: 847.729.2233
Fx: 847.729.6908
