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Can You Get Dental Bonding Without Removing or Changing Your Crown?

My question is that, can you get dental bonding without removing or changing your crown? I want to close the gaps between my teeth, but my dentist says that I have to change the shape of my crown, but since my crown plays a role of a tooth, cant the bonding change the shape of the crown itself?

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Bonding to change contour of crowns

August 10th, 2012
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Bonding will not stick to a crown, so any changes in shape to a crown means that the entire crown needs to be remade.

Leonard Tau, DMD
August 10th, 2012

Bonding to change contour of crowns

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Bonding will not stick to a crown, so any changes in shape to a crown means that the entire crown needs to be remade.

Leonard Tau, DMD

Can crowns be repaired or reshaped using bonding /

August 9th, 2012
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 NO- dental bonding does not adhere to porcelain. porcelain is "cooked"  in extreme heat- nothing at this time is available to do what 'extreme heat' can do....

Soheyla Marzvaan, DDS

Soheyla Marzvaan, DDS
Orange County Dentist
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August 9th, 2012

Can crowns be repaired or reshaped using bonding /

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 NO- dental bonding does not adhere to porcelain. porcelain is "cooked"  in extreme heat- nothing at this time is available to do what 'extreme heat' can do....

Soheyla Marzvaan, DDS
Orange County Dentist

Can Bonding be used to Change the Shape of a Crown

August 9th, 2012
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We can bond to porcelain in the mouth but the longevity is usually poor as the technology is not to the level it needs to be for long term success.  It will tend to come off or stain so I would definitely replace the crown.

Donald L. Wilcox, DDS
August 9th, 2012

Can Bonding be used to Change the Shape of a Crown

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We can bond to porcelain in the mouth but the longevity is usually poor as the technology is not to the level it needs to be for long term success.  It will tend to come off or stain so I would definitely replace the crown.

Donald L. Wilcox, DDS

No

August 8th, 2012
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Bonding will not stick to a crown, so any changes in shape to a crown means that the entire crown needs to be remade.

Lance Timmerman, DMD, MAGD
August 8th, 2012

No

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Bonding will not stick to a crown, so any changes in shape to a crown means that the entire crown needs to be remade.

Lance Timmerman, DMD, MAGD

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