Dental Bonding

Dental bonding is a tooth-colored composite resin your dentist uses to repair chipped, broken, decayed, and discolored teeth. If you need fillings, using bonding material helps keep these repairs undetectable in your mouth, unlike amalgam fillings with a silver appearance.

When you need dental bonding in Arlington, TX, trust the experts of Park Row Dental. Your dentist understands your smile goals and helps you achieve your healthiest, most attractive appearance. 

If you want to see what bonding looks like before undergoing the procedure, simply ask your general dentist to see dental bonding before and after photos. You can also find these dental bonding before and after images on the Internet.

What is Dental Bonding?

Dental bonding repairs damaged teeth like amalgam filling material, but bonding matches the color and appearance of your natural tooth surfaces. Your dentist applies this composite resin material, a type of plastic, for the repair of decayed, fractured, discolored, or chipped teeth. The material bonds to your tooth and hardens for long term wear. Your dentist can apply the bonding in just one appointment, making it a quick, easy, and economical solution for many types of tooth damage.

One of the most significant benefits of dental bonding in Arlington, TX, is the material’s low cost. In fact, this easy repair method is one of the least costly of all cosmetic dental procedures. Your dentist can easily shape and polish the material to match your teeth and correct many types of dental problems, even closing gaps between teeth or changing tooth length, shape, or color.

If you do not want unsightly silver amalgam fillings, dental bonding provides a natural-looking alternative. Your dentist also uses this material to protect your tooth root when gums recede and expose those vulnerable areas.

Dental bonding requires no real preparation. You do not need anesthesia for this procedure unless you need a decayed tooth filled using the material.

How Your Dentist Bonds Your Teeth

Before starting your dental bonding procedure, the dentist uses a shade guide to select your custom color. This matches the bonding to your surrounding teeth.

After color selection, the dentist etches the surface of your tooth and applies a conditioning liquid. This roughens the tooth surface and enables the bonding material to adhere to it.

After preparation of your tooth, your dentist applies the putty-like bonding resin. He molds and shapes the material until it forms the right shape, then hardens it using a laser or UV light. Once the material hardens, your dentist trims, shapes and polishes the material until it looks like the rest of your tooth. This whole process only takes about a half hour to an hour for completion.

The bonding resin can stain if you drink tea or coffee on a regular basis. Cigarette smoke and other substances can also discolor the resin. To prevent this staining, avoid eating or drinking these foods for 48 hours after application of the material. Brush your teeth daily and undergo routine dental cleanings to keep your bonded teeth looking healthy and natural.

It is essential to call your dentist after bonding if you notice strange feeling surfaces, an improper bite or sharp edges. You also need to call your dentist if you chip a bonded tooth or lose pieces of this material. Avoid biting your nails or chewing on hard foods like ice or candies, as the bonding material is not as durable as your natural teeth.

Composite Tooth Bonding in Arlington, TX

Your dentist at Park Row Dental in Arlington, TX, provides bonding and other dental services. These services include : -

• Teeth cleanings, fillings, and bondings
• Root canal therapy
• Fluoride treatments
• Scaling and root planing
• Crowns and removable dentures in Texas
• X-rays and intraoral camera
• Mouthguards

Types of dentistry provided by Park Row Dental include family, cosmetic, restorative, general, and preventative dental services. Your dentist at Park Row Dental also provides endodontic treatment.

If you believe you need dental bonding or other dental services, schedule your visit with Park Row Dental now at 817-2860-9500.