I've been in clear aligners for a very long time and am just about done with the top but orientation the top arch shape is not where I want them to be. It has shifted the teeth so that I am now very self-conscious. I have old bonding on the teeth that I planned to have redone and reshaped. 1) Should I skip any aligner refinement and just go to bonding? 2) How long after aligners do I have to wait for bonding? I do not want to jeopardize stability PS Please do not reference veneers
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Best regard, on behalf of Dental Perfect Smile and on my own I welcome you to the clinic, as to your question you should follow the recommendations of your orthodontist which will define the appropriate procedure.
Cordially, Tarsys Loayza, DDS.
Your bonding should not break or chip. It also should feel smooth just like your tooth would feel. Since you have Invisalign, the bonding should be stable so that the aligners won't need to be corrected.
Depending on the kind of tooth fracture it is and where it's located on the tooth, enamel should be removed in order to gain more surface area for the bonding to adhere to. Enamel removal is also important in order to make the restoration "invisable" so that you can't tell that the tooth was...