I got dental bonding on my front two teeth to close a gap after a frenectomy. My dentist shaved part of my tooth down to make room for the bonding and to hold it in better. The bonding has already fell loose and I had to have it replaced but the dentist doesnt think this will be a long term solution. I’m looking into getting the bonding taken off and closing my gap with Invisalign, can this be done? Or will my tooth be exposed? I dont think he shaved too much, but it was enough to be noticeable
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Without orthodontics, just bonding between the gaps will increase the size of each tooth and it would be appearing like wide teeth. Instead if we can do minimum orthodontics and move the front 4 teeth more to the center with little gap left between them and then we can bond...
I would give it some time to get used to it and then see how you feel. I think it's an improvement but you might like it better if the lateral incisors were shorter than the central incisors.
It does appear that your right canine is higher up. Canines can be difficult to move but are still doable with a little persistence. I would have your doctor try again with Invisalign. That said, bondong tomake the tooth appear longer is a reasonable alternative.
