Lewis Center Dental Bonding

What Is Dental Bonding?

Dental bonding is a cosmetic treatment that uses tooth-colored dental resin to reshape your teeth and correct minor cosmetic flaws. This resin is quite similar to the resin used for tooth-colored fillings and provides a natural look that matches all of your surrounding teeth.

Using dental bonding, Dr. Gavin can address most cosmetic issues including chips, stains, gaps, misshapen teeth, and slightly-crooked teeth. While dental bonding can fix minor structural issues, it is primarily cosmetic treatment and is not intended to fix serious oral health issues, like decayed or cracked teeth. Schedule a consultation with Dr. Gavin to ensure that you are a good candidate for dental bonding.

What to Expect from the Dental Bonding Process?

The process of dental bonding is convenient and completely non-invasive. As it usually takes only 30-60 minutes to treat each tooth, many patients opt to have multiple teeth bonded in a single appointment.

The bonding process is straightforward and painless. First, Dr. Gavin will clean your mouth and match the dental resin to the color of your teeth. Next, she will apply the resin, mold it into the proper shape, and harden it with a UV light. Once the resin is completely hardened, Dr. Gavin will ensure that it matches the surrounding teeth perfectly with light buffing and polishing.