Uses of Dental Bonding and White Fillings

You may need to use teeth bonding and white fillings to:

• Repair a decayed tooth. White fillings are used to fill in cavities.
• Repair cracked or chipped teeth.
• Restore the natural colors of stained or discolored teeth.
• Close the gap between two adjacent teeth.
• Change the shape of teeth.
• Protect the parts of the root that have been exposed by a receding gumline.

Dental Bonding Procedure

Dental bonding doesn’t require much preparation and anesthesia is not needed in most cases.  At Maiden Lane Dental the procedure begins with the selection of a composite resin (white filling) that matches the color of your teeth. There are two types of dental bonding procedures: direct composite bonding and adhesive bonding.

• Adhesive bonding: This method is commonly used for teeth with a dental crown, bridges, porcelain veneers, and inlays and onlays. After we choose a color that matches your teeth’s color, we than roughen the surface of the tooth by applying a mild phosphoric acid solution. After removing the roughing agent a liquid bonding agent is applied. Then the composite resin is applied to the tooth. It is molded and smoothened until the desired shape is achieved. After that, an ultraviolet curing light is used to harden the filling. The procedure will be finalized by polishing the tooth until it matches the surface of the rest of the teeth.
• Direct composite bonding: In this method, we apply composite resin directly inside cavities (to fill them), in the gap between the teeth, in cracks and chips, and on worn-down edges of teeth. We may also apply the composite resin on the surface of teeth in a procedure called a minimally invasive smile makeover. Dental bonding is also called direct composite veneers in the world of dentistry.