I had 5 porcelain crown veneers placed about 14 years ago, now recently noticed small openings between front two... there's also a small opening on the spot highlighted that doesn't show up in the picture. I assume this is natural gum recession. Can these little spaces be filled with resin bonding? They bother me because they look like a speck of food.
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Dental bonding can definitely mask the clear or grey color on your tooth if applied from outside surface!If you desire the dental bond to go from inside, that all depends on your bite, it needs to be evaluated! Understand that it may fracture! Ask your expert dentist to do a mock up first, and ...
Hi from Wildwood New Jersey! My feeling is the first dentist did it the easy way and the acid etching was not enough to hold the bond in place. The second dentist recommends both procedures before he does the bonding. You have recession but the bonding can help and let him do it...