Longevity of Dental Bonding: How to Make Your Bonded Teeth Last
About 60% of the adult population in the country don’t like their smiles. Flaws such as chips, cracks, and stains hinder many people from enjoying their smiles. More so, these dental flaws might adversely affect your dental aesthetics and oral health. You shouldn’t have a tight-lipped smile since we offer dental bonding in Bronxville, NY.
Dental bonding is a simple process. It is one of the most convenient ways of transforming your smile, especially if the issues you wish to resolve are minor. After bonding, you will not need to follow stringent guidelines besides regular dental hygiene practices.
About Dental Bonding
Tooth bonding is a process that uses composite resin to repair minor dental flaws such as cracks, tiny spaces between teeth, chips, severe discoloration, etc. It is done within a single visit, and depending on the teeth being worked on, it might take a few minutes to a few hours.
Even though bonding is fast and convenient, the resin is less sturdy than your teeth. Therefore, you can expect the resin to wear down over time or get damaged if you bite something hard.
How Dental Bonding Is Performed
Almost anyone would love the fast nature of the procedure. The general mode of treatment might be as follows:
- Preparation
Since the procedure is straightforward, you will not need to prepare beforehand. Your lunch break is enough time for you to get a brand-new smile. Also, the dental bonding procedure is not invasive, so our dentist in 10708 doesn’t need to administer anesthesia, meaning you can eat before the procedure. Local anesthesia becomes an option when your tooth needs reshaping.
- Bonding
Dental bonding works best if your teeth are rough. Therefore, our dentist will begin by roughing your teeth’s surface with a conditioning liquid. The next step will be to use a shade guide to pick the shade of your teeth. Once our dentist identifies the color that matches the rest of your teeth, applying composite resin will be the next thing.
Our dentist will apply the composite resin to your teeth, mold and smooth it, then expose it to a special light to enhance curing. The resin will harden in just a few moments, which means it has bonded with your teeth.
The next thing will be to finesse the bonding. Our dentist will trim, shape, and polish your teeth so that the bonded tooth will have the same sheen as your other teeth.
Caring for Bonded Teeth: After Surgery
One of the things you will love about undergoing the dental bonding procedure is that there is no recovery time. Immediately after our dentist revamps your tooth, you can go about your day without issues. You can eat, drink or even work.
But some patients might complain of tooth sensitivity for a few days after treatment. If so, you can opt for lukewarm foods and drinks. Don’t go for hot or cold beverages and foods since you will be very uncomfortable. Crunchy and hard foods will also cause pain if your teeth are sensitive. You can take pain medication if you see fit.
On the other hand, most patients will notice that bonded teeth will have a different feel to your lips and tongue. Your speech may be affected for a few hours or days until you adjust to the new feeling.
Also, avoid taking coffee, tea, wine, and other teeth-staining foods after the procedure since composite resin is not stain resistant.
However, if you desire to see your bonded teeth serve you for about eight years, you have to be kind to them, meaning you have to:
- Brush twice daily without failure using a soft-bristled toothbrush
- Floss once with the proper string floss each day
- Wear mouthguards if you engage in sports or grind your teeth
- Avoid biting hard foods and objects
- Avoid or minimize eating acidic foods since they can erode your enamel and the composite resin
- Use a mouth rinse to help boost your oral health by killing harmful bacteria in the mouth
Your dental care is only complete once you regularly visit our dentist for checkups and other services offered in general dentistry in Bronxville. Contact us at Bronxville Dentistry if you need any dental help.