Dentist filed my teeth down to fix a chip but left it smaller than other front tooth. Is there a way to repair this? (photos)

March 28, 2016
Asked By:jp14725 in Omaha, NE

I got a small chip on my left front tooth from grinding it down on school instrument. I went to the dentist and then told me that a simple filing would take care of it. I was skeptical at first because I really didn't want to get it filed it down. He proceeded to file it and afterwards I immediately noticed that the tooth was still smaller than my other front tooth. I was wondering if he should've filed it down in the first place, and if there's a way to fix it without filing down my other tooth

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