While smile flaws are never good, some can be milder than others. These kinds – slight stains, minor chips or cracks, etc. – don't often need drastic treatments to fix. On the contrary, you can have them addressed with dental bonding here at our Mangum practice! This procedure offers your teeth a light touch-up, hiding their faults from view. If you'd like to learn more, just keep reading or book a consultation with us soon!
Dental Bonding – Mangum, OK
Giving Your Grin a Touch-Up
Why Choose Us for Dental Bonding?
- A Dentist with Over 30 Years of Experience
- Gorgeous Results with White Glove Service
- Cherry Financing Available
What is Dental Bonding?
Overall, dental bonding is a very non-invasive form of cosmetic dentistry. The treatment works by applying tooth-colored resin to teeth with various minor flaws. Once applied, this resin hides small stains, chips, and cracks from view and blends seamlessly with your grin. The result is that your grin looks much nicer for at least a few years!
As a simple cosmetic option, dental bonding only has a few steps. The first is to clean the relevant teeth and remove their decayed areas from your mouth. After doing that, the dental team will apply (and sculpt) tooth-colored resin onto your smile and harden it with a curing light. Treatment then concludes by polishing your teeth and making some last-minute changes and adjustments.
Who is a Good Candidate for Dental Bonding?
Almost any adult can qualify for modern dental bonding. As the treatment has very few requirements, would-be patients just need to have decent oral health. Just know that the bonding work isn’t suited for “covering up” very severe smile flaws – deep stains, wide cracks, etc. People with such issues should strongly consider other cosmetic options instead.
In light of these facts, the best dental bonding candidates have one (or more) of the following traits:
- Enamel with Small Chips or Cracks
- Slightly-Gapped Teeth
- Light to Moderate Tooth Stains
- Teeth That Seem Short or “Stubby”
- Oddly-Shaped or Malformed Teeth
Those with the above qualities should see Dr. Lively for a consultation. Through an oral exam, he can confirm whether dental bonding would help your smile.
The Benefits of Dental Bonding
Though known for its light touch, dental bonding has major benefits. These include:
- Versatile Effects – Composite resin used can cover all of a tooth’s front surface, so dental bonding is very versatile. It’s able to hide small stains, chips, cracks, and more.
- Non-Invasiveness – Modern dental bonding doesn’t alter your tooth structure like other cosmetic options. That being the case, the treatment is pain-free and only takes an hour.
- Easy-to-Maintain Results – Compared to other cosmetic dental work, dental bonding has easy-to-maintain results. Good oral hygiene is enough to preserve its effects for 5-10 years.
- Cost-Effective Care – Even as dental bonding is highly effective, it usually costs less than other cosmetic dental options. The procedure is thus cost-effective and suited for patients with limited budgets.