Is it safe to use a Hawley retainer over bonded front teeth at night?

Depending on the way your bonding was done can determine what your feeling. You might simply need to have the sides of the bonding smoothed down slightly so that they don't contact quite as hard. You would be able to tell if that's the case by flossing in between your teeth.  It should be very e...

Dear BrittMH Bonding can be a great cost effective way to repair a chip but the pressure put on teeth, especially front ones on a daily basis can cause the resin material in the bonding to chip off. 10 years is quite a long time for anterior bonding to last, in addition over time the porous...

Great question! Of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so what can look fine to one person, may not to another. But when it comes down to physics, a smooth surface will be less likely to chip again in the future. It would be best to evaluate your bite and have a full exam to make sure...