Can dental bonding be redone for gaps and chipped tooth

Q. I had a small space between my 2 front teeth and a little chip on my front tooth, but had those recently fixed with bonding. I was told it lasts generally 7-10 years because of staining/breakage. I was wondering though if only partial staining occurs or if the chipped part of the tooth returns, is the whole bonding procedure redone? If so, how does a dentist know where the original bonding was? (so that they don\’t cut into the actual tooth or miss taking off some of the bonding) I would appreciate information about this, thanks.

A. Hi T,

You have indeed been informed correctly. Over time bonding fillings do discolour. They are subject to pick up staining from food and drink.

If they do break, it is possible to have them “touched up” , however the bond between the new filling and old filling is never as strong as having a fresh filling placed.

White fillings can be identified by the dentist by the “ feel of the material” compared to normal tooth. The instruments we use are able to differentiate between your tooth and the filling. However, by the very nature of the work carried out, you will almost inevitably have a bit of your own tooth lost when replacing the filling since you will need to remove the surface tooth layer to reform a strong bond.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards

Dr Safeer Butt
Principal S3 Dental
Synergistic Smile Studios

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One Response to “Can dental bonding be redone for gaps and chipped tooth”

1. jamie200th Says:
   April 30th, 2008 at 5:28 pm

   one of my canine teeth is not staigh ,i saw my dentist who proposed me a dental bondal to make the teeth looks straigh. i don\’t know what to do because my teeth is healthy and i don\’t know the bonding doing any damage to my tooth. he says it will be £200. Is it a fair price .

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