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Bonded teeth pushing up against each other?

clarebanaJan 28, 2017
A couple years ago I got my two front teeth bonded together to fix a gap. I recently had it redone because it was wore down. However, the new bonding feels like the teeth are pushing up against each other. When I eat, I feel a lot of pressure in my front teeth. I'm pretty sure that my bite is fine so im not sure what the problem is. Am I just not used to the bonding yet? or is there a different problem?

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Dr. Joseph B. Silberman, DMD, FAGD
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Answered on Jan 30, 2017
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