Can I get minor chips on my front teeth bonded? (photos)

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Is it possible to get minor chips (less than 1mm)on my front teeth bonded? without any drilling or reduction of my teeth? About a year ago I bit on a fork while eating and that caused about 2-3 minor chips on the fron teeth and slightly on one of the bottom and it didn't really bother me before but now it's really starting to and other people are noticing it too so I'm wondering if anything could be done about that to fix it.

Scott Young, DDS · Answer

They are such small chips I would recommend that you have a dentist just polish them out.  The removal of tooth structure will be minimal and it will look much better than bonding.  Best of luck.

Nirav Patel, MDS, PhD · Answer

yes, you will get desired result by tooth coloured bonding. but in future u have to take care of that bonding by not applying heavy forces on that.

Supriya Verma, DMD, FAGD · Answer

Bonding can be done for minor chips but it is at a high risk of chipping just like your own tooth.  You would have to be careful not to bite into anything.  Also, you may have a bite issue that is causing the enamel on your tooth to be compromised and eventual chipping ( like when biting into a fork).  This may also effect the bonding if you have that done and the bite is not corrected.

Can I get minor chips on my front teeth bonded? (photos)

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