Would Composite Bonding help with closing my gaps for a quick cosmetic solution? (Photo)

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I had a frenectomy 10 years ago because my gap was bigger between the top and bottom of my front teeth. I then tore a piece of gum tissue between my front teeth when I was pregnant a year ago and my two front teeth began spreading more to the point where I do not even want smile in pictures anymore. The front tooth on the left side was chipped 20 years ago and about a quarter of it was fixed with composite bonding which I never have had to get replaced. Would this be an option to fix my gap?

Sarah Thompson, DMD · Answer

Having done dental bonding on thousands of teeth, it's my opinion that bonding would not be the best option in your case.  I would highly recommend that you get veneers.  I have had patients come to me with teeth much worse than yours and now they have flawless white teeth and can't stop smiling.  Looking at only the bottom half of your face, I can tell that you would have a remarkable smile, once your teeth are veneered.  If you were my patient, I would recommend 2 porcelain crowns on the middle upper front teeth and 1 porcelain veneer on each side of those teeth.  I would then place a porcelain bridge and a few more porcelain crowns on the bottom.  Find a dentist that really knows what they're doing.  You can tell if they know what they're doing because they will have a bunch of before and after photos of previous patients with similar or worse teeth.  It would take me one 3 hour appointment to completely transform your teeth and your overall appearance.  Don't wait any longer.I hope this helps.  Follow me if you have more questions.Sarah Thompson, DMD

Norman Huefner, DDS · Answer

What a great question!Yes....direct composite bonding is "one way" to correct your spacing and chipping, but also consider orthodontics and porcelain veneers, as I think both of those solutions would give you better results than composite bonding.Just placing direct composite will fix the chips and close the gaps, but my opinion is that the proportion won't look as good....i.e. may solve one problem, but cause another?You situation isn't one that all dentists would have enough experience to solve, thus in your own best interest I recommend consulting with a couple cosmetic dentists and at least one orthodontist before making such an important decision.Good luck!

Stephanie Yeung, DDS · Answer

First off, your existing composite restoration looks beautiful in the photos!Secondly, to answer your question, it's highly dependent on the amount of space you're looking to close up and the exact underlying cause to why your teeth have been shifting. Currently, your teeth look as though they can both afford being made a little wider with bonding resin, but if too much is added (to the point that they close the gap), your teeth might look too wide. I'm not sure how long your teeth really are, since your lip is covering them up a bit, but making them significantly wider by closing the gap may also make them too prominent compared to your other teeth, especially since your other teeth appear to have a more slender appearance as well.But again, first, you must resolve what caused your teeth to move, because any restoration might just be a "band-aid" on a different underlying issue.I hope this helped!

Jeff C. Gray, DDS · Answer

Good Morning,I think you have a few options avaialable but the key question is why is the gap changing over time? Moving teeth are usually from a couple issues 1) Excess pressure like the bite2) loss of the supporting bone around the teeth.Sometimes being pregnant can make you more likely to loose bone around your teeth. Is the gap getting bigger or has it stabilized? I would suggest getting some X-rays taken to see if you are losing bone because if that continues you may end up losing those teeth which is not great prospect for your future.You will want to investigate the cause first. I think moving the teeth back to where they belong is the best solution for the long term but bonding may be a short term option it may be difficult to fill in that much space and have the teeth look natural.Good LuckJeff Gray La Mesa CA

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