Added: 02/13/2006 |
The Secret of a Successful Dental Bonding ProcedureThe dental bonding procedure consists of applying plastic resin to the front surface of a tooth and hardening it with a special light. It is used for the restoring of broken teeth, filling in the gaps between teeth, lengthening short teeth, recoloring brownish or grayish-tinged teeth, etc. It is now very popular as it's cheaper than many of the traditional methods in dentistry and gives rather good results.
Dental bonding procedure can be viewed in the following order:
- First of all, it requires some preparations. In some cases anesthesia is used (e. g. when filling decayed teeth), but is often not necessary because the procedure is not very painful comparing with the traditional methods.
- Also the selection of a composite resin color close to the color of your tooth is needed so that it should look natural after the dental bonding procedure. Modern dentistry possesses the most various ranges of colors to select the most suitable shade for your tooth.
- Then the dental bonding procedure proper is performed. It begins with applying etching solution to the patient's damaged teeth (in case of decayed teeth the damaged area is to be drilled out first). It is necessary for creation grooves in the tooth enamel structure in order to provide a slightly rough surface that allows proper adherence of the plastic resin bonding means.
- Then the resin is placed to the tooth layer by layer. After each layer is placed it is hardened with a specific light of high-intensity. Each individual layer is hardened with the light. The hardening of each layer lasts for just a few minutes. After the last coat has been applied the surface of the tooth is finally polished and sculpted until the most comfortable and pleasing effect is reached.
- The plastic resin used for dental bonding procedure comes in various shades in order to obtain the natural color of your teeth. Because of the multiple layers involved this procedure takes a bit more time than the traditional silver fillings. On average it may take from half an hour up to two hours depending on the surface of a tooth bonded.
We can distinguish between two types of bonding procedure. The type applied also depends on the area that requires correction. For small corrections some appointment fillings are used. They are color-matched and are bonded to the surface of a tooth. They are mostly used for small fillings and front fillings but not so durable for large fillings.
The other type is lab-created tooth-colored fillings. They require two appointments and in this case it is necessary to make a mold of your teeth and place a temporary filling. After that a laboratory creates a very durable filling for custom-fitting the mold made from your teeth.
These fillings are generally made of porcelain. On your next visit they will be bonded to your tooth. This type looks more natural, it is more durable and stain-resistant than the first one. The great advantage of dental bonding is that it results in incredibly natural look of your teeth.
And finally a few words about the costs of dental bonding procedure. The prices usually range from $200.00 up to $1000.00 per tooth. But you can reduce your expenses if your insurance company will pay your bonding. Some of them will pay for it especially if your teeth are causing you discomfort. So, insurance that covers bonding can be extremely beneficial for you because in this case dental bonding procedure will turn out to be the cheapest way for your tooth-correction.
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I have told you all you need to know. The rest is up to you. Now, if you'll excuse me I need to discuss this with my wife.
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