Covering Damage & Altering the Look of Your Teeth
If your teeth are discoloured, worn, broken, misaligned or have gaps between them, veneers and dental bonding can be used to change the overall appearance of your smile by covering the damage or reducing the size of the gaps.
By having cosmetic issues treated, your dentists can do more than just make your teeth look better, they can also make them healthier. By filling gaps and imperfections in your teeth, our dentists can help prevent food and debris from getting trapped in difficult-to-clean areas, preventing the development of tooth decay and gum disease.
These treatments will not only help fix issues that can affect overall oral health, but for many patients, they can make a significant difference when it comes to their desire to show off their smiles.
Cosmetic Dental Bonding
Dental bonding is a procedure that is commonly used to alter the appearance of teeth by making them appear longer, changing their shape or colour, and closing gaps between teeth.
During the bonding procedure, composite resin is applied to the tooth. Once the resin is applied it is sculpted and polished so that it matches the shape of your natural tooth, then a light is used to harden the resin.
What Can Dental Bonding Be Used For?
There are a number of uses for dental bonding, including:
- Filling cavities and restoring decayed teeth
- Fixing discolouration and changing a tooth’s shape
- Repairing chips or cracks and closing gaps between teeth
- Protecting the tooth root from exposure from a receding gum line
Cosmetic Dental Veneers
Veneers are thin, custom-made pieces of porcelain placed on the front surface of teeth to change their appearance. They offer a minimally invasive solution to a variety of cosmetic dental issues.
They can be used to change the colour, shape, size or length of teeth as well as correct gaps and give your smile a more even appearance. Veneers can also improve the appearance of badly positioned, crooked, chipped or discoloured teeth.
What are the Benefits of Veneers?
Dental veneers offer a variety of benefits, including:
- A natural appearance
- Made of amalgam-free material
- May cost less and take less time than other options