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Based on your question and great photo, I believe you have a few options. I'll list them in no particular order.Option #1: Metal braces- they will close your main gap between your two upper incisors; - would take about 3 years to move your other teeth around and could leave you with other alignment issues;- cost would be an estimated $4,000 (depending on your region).Option #2: Invisalign- will close your gap somewhat, but will not close it completely, without creating gaps between your other teeth.- cost about $5,000 (depending on your region of the country).Option #3: Dental Bonding- would easily close the gap in just one appointment.- may last 1 to 3 years before breaking off.- stains very, very easily.- would cost about $500 (depending on your region of the country.Option #4: Porcelain Veneers- would close the gap in one appointment.- may last 20 to 30 years (if placed by an excellent cosmetic dentist)- very resistant to staining.- would cost about $2300 to veneer both teeth (depending on your region of the country).I hope this has helped. Follow me if you have more questions for me.Sarah Thompson, DMD
I would recommend orthodontics as the most reliable and long term answer to your space closure. Composite bonding can be used to close the space but the two upper incisors will then be much to wide and the composite fillings may pick up stain over time and become unsightly
You have nice teeth and seem to have a discrepancy in size with your front teeth. Braces will help even out the space or hopefully close it. You need a consultation to discuss your options. Braces can be a permanent solution-Bonding and or veneers are not. If you see a cosmetic dentist, have them do a mock smile try-in and you can decide if that is what you would like-Much fun!!!
In looking at the size of your jaws, the size of your teeth and the amount of spacing between your front two teeth, I seriously doubt if braces will permanently solve your spacing issue. Even if it does, the spacing will most likely return after your braces are removed.Instead, I would recommend that you consider porcelain veneers on at least four or more of your teeth. This way the size and proportion would be controlled to look the most natural and aesthetic, AND you wouldn't have to go through years of braces and ever wear a retainer.I would not recommend doing direct composite bonding on just your two front teeth, as that would make those teeth way to wide and extremely unnatural in size an proportion. You would be trading one problem (spacing) for another (unnatural size, shape and proportion of your front two teeth).Again, the best way in your particular situation would do at least four or more porcelain veneers, not direct composite bonding.
As wide as the gap is I would suggest an orthodontic consult. Closing the gap with bonding is going to make the two front teeth look very wide in relation to the rest of your smile.
Braces are a more conservative way to go. With bonding you would need to involve other teeth as well.
Based on your description of events, it doesn't sound like bonding would be the best option for you. It would be the cheapest option, but not the best. This is because the large space would require significant bonding that would be very likely to break off in just a few months...
Having done dental bonding on thousands of teeth, it's my opinion that bonding would not be the best option in your case. I would highly recommend that you get veneers. I have had patients come to me with teeth much worse than yours and now they have flawless white teeth and can't...
Based on the size of your breakage, I would definitely recommend placing a crown your broken tooth and a veneer on your other incisor. I know that this seems like a lot, but here is why I would recommend this.Bonding is considered temporary on front teeth and is likely to break again in...
