There’s a cosmetic dental option which not only allows restoration of structural damage but also creates a natural, beautiful finished look because it can be color matched to your real teeth during the final sculpting. Dental Bonding, which is also known as composite resin bonding, utilizes an etching technique to very minutely prepare the surface area of a tooth allowing composite materials to bond to the structure of the tooth that is being restored.

For stained, chipped, or cracked teeth, as well as for decayed teeth that need repair, Dr. Jill Ombrello will often recommend Dental Bonding.

Composite resin bonding material is similar to the clay that a sculptor uses. The dentist can use bonding composite resin to literally sculpt natural, beautiful modification for the cracks and chips in the teeth, filling gaps, recoloring or reshaping teeth and correcting other unattractive flaws on the teeth. Bonding is used in the front of the mouth as well as in the back teeth. The resin is available in many shades in order to match the color of your other teeth.

The exterior surface of the tooth is readied by applying a thin coating of plastic on the tooth.  Next the bonding material is placed and the dentist artistically sculpts the new look for the teeth. A high-powered ultraviolent light then hardens the coating and the dentist finely buffs the surface to give it a natural look. This material is popular to fill cavities where possible, as the filling blends with the color of the teeth and will not be noticed.

Dr. Jill Ombrello is located at 10210 N Central Expessway Suite 100 Dallas, TX 75231. Family and Cosmetic Dentist, Jill Ombrello, DDS, can be reached at  214-368-0900