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Your bonding could be replaced by another dentist. The color match may be tricky as bonding does have a tendency to discolor over time. Have you ever considered having porcelain veneers placed on these four teeth? The result would be amazing and you would not have to worry about it anymore. The time to do them would be now since one of them is broken. Good luck.
Yes, another dentist can rebond your tooth. It is not always easy to get a perfect color match to older bonding. Bonding tends to discolor over time which is why ceramic veneers are usually considered more permanent.
Yes, most dentists do some kind of direct composite bonding. However, to get the best result it would a huge advantage for your new dentist to use the same bonding material in the same shade (color). There are virtually hundreds of different kinds of bonding materials and scores of different shades, all that might give a different result. My suggestion, if you are able to see the dentist who placed or original bonding, return to him/her. If not, ask your new dentist to call him/her and find out the name and color of the bonding material used. Or, better yet, you call the dentist and get that information, and call around to find a dentist who uses that same material and has the same shade.
Another dentist can certainly replace your bonding. Matching the old color shade could be an issue depending on how old the original bonding is.
The photos that you attached a very helpful because they show very well the concerns that you describe. If one of your concerns is to have the teeth appear more straight, then I would consider minor orthodontic movement prior to doing any major cosmetic dentistry. If you simply wish to have...
There would be no cost benefit to you, if you try to find a dentist to reattach the same bonding that fell off; it would be much better to have the bonding on that tooth simply redone. The typical cost for cosmetic bonding ranges from about $150-$350 per tooth, depending on your region of...
Porcelain veneers are tremendously better than composite bonding in every way. If you have heard horror stories about them, then you are talking to the wrong people, including dentists. Dentists that are untrained or unskilled are not able to provide an acceptable service, and often...