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How did you get the chip in the first place? Do you know or is it something you just noticed one day? Do you clench or grind your teeth. It may be a bite related issue. All these factors need to be considered before deciding on fixing it or not. If you do the bonding without addressing the factors then the bonding may not last. Find a dentist that understands bite related problems. You can Google Pankey and find a dentist in your area that is trained in these types of issue. Hope that helps. Good Luck!
Like other doctors have mentioned, it is important to understand and find the root cause of these issues so that you have a good long-term prognosis on whatever treatment you have done. When teeth are chipped, exposing the softer part of your tooth (dentin) you are more susceptible to decay and damage - so from a perspective of protecting your teeth from further damage, it is beneficial.
Many times the edges of front teeth begin to wear and chip from behind. It is best to restore and protect this from progressing. Bonding these worn areas slows this down as well.
Hello,When you have a teeth with a small chip, is good to take care of it. Once you got a chip on a teeth, it can get bigger by the time as futher damage. I hope it help you. Good luck!.
Ideally you would have these areas of chipping bonded. Practically it makes little difference. The bigger question would be, "Why are the teeth chipping?" Chipping of front teeth is often related to chewing patterns. This can sound quite complicated, but to a dentist who really understands function of jaws (called "Occlusion") it would make perfect sense. To be more specific, when we chew our lower teeth trace out an eliptical motion. If the teeth fall within this eclipse, they will invariably chip; so the better solution would be to orthodontically tip the edges of these teeth out of the chewing pattern.
It is possible to just smoothen the edges and not applying any bonding/composite to that area. If you do bond, it will have a high tendency of breaking since it will be so thin.
Bonding can be done for minor chips but it is at a high risk of chipping just like your own tooth. You would have to be careful not to bite into anything. Also, you may have a bite issue that is causing the enamel on your tooth to be compromised and eventual chipping ( like when biting into a...
Black Triangles form when the interproximal contact is too far from the the underlying bone. During Invisalign treatment, when teeth are being shifted, both the bone and tissue is being remodeled. It is best to finish treatment and wait for the teeth and tissue to settle. If you still have b...