Dental Bonding in East York & Riverdale, ON

Tooth bonding is a straightforward, single-visit cosmetic procedure that involves restoring a tooth’s appearance with a tooth-colored resin. Various circumstances can necessitate dental bonding near you. Before performing this procedure, our dentists evaluate your needs to determine your suitability for tooth bonding.

Tooth bonding is painless and a cost-effective alternative to crowns and veneers. So if you’d like to revamp your smile without breaking the bank, we recommend looking into dental bonding. For more information, please call us today.

Why and How Are Teeth Bonded?

Our dentists near you recommend teeth bonding for broken, chipped, discolored, misshapen, and worn teeth. You can also undergo dental bonding to close gaps between your teeth. Sometimes, dental bonding in Toronto, ON, is a treatment for decayed teeth.

Here’s what happens during your dental bonding appointment:

• Our dentists utilize a shade guide to identify the composite resin color that most closely corresponds to the shade of your natural teeth.
• Our dentists etch or condition your teeth using a mild acid solution. Etching or roughening the tooth surface allows the bonding material to adhere well.
• Next, our dentists apply the bonding material to the tooth and then molds it to the desired shape. Finally, dentists use a curing light or laser to harden the material.
• If necessary, the dentists shape the material again and then polish it.

It requires about half an hour to an hour to bond one tooth. Our dentists may recommend a longer appointment or multiple visits if you need dental bonding on more than one tooth.

Tooth Bonding Aftercare Guidelines

Our dentists recommend following these guidelines to extend your bonded teeth’s lifespan:

• Brush carefully and regularly to prevent staining.
• Avoid hard candy.
• Avoid harmful habits, e.g., biting your nails and using your teeth to open bottles.
• Schedule regular dental exams and cleanings.
• In case of chipping, reach out to our dentists as soon as possible.

If you don’t like your smile’s appearance, you can do something about it. Reach out to Luma Dental to schedule a dental bonding consultation with our dentists.