What kind of treatment would this chipped tooth require ( polish, filling, bond)? (photos)

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Recently chipped my tooth while eating bread. Have no pain at all. Have had another polished chipped tooth before and wanted to get an idea if this would be the same case. Thank you very much!

Wendy S. Spektor, DDS · Answer

I always try to smooth out a chipped tooth and use illusion to reshape it. I will angle the enamel ever so slightly. The problem with bonding edges is that they don't hold and the bonding can fail quite quickly.  You do want your smile balanced so you really need to see the opposite side.  It's all about harmony!

Vicki Borowski, DDS · Answer

Thanks for posting a picture. This tooth may be either bonded or smoothed. The question is what does the tooth on the opposite side of the mouth look like? Smoothing this tooth may make it too short. If that is the case then bonding would be a better solution.

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