Personal Stories: Tooth Bonding
I already had a nice smile, or at least that was what my girlfriend told me. Last Summer we decided to go boating for the Fourth of July weekend. It was a great time, until I slipped on the deck while pulling her up out of the water after she was done water skiing. Concentrating a bit more than I should have on her swim wear, I slipped and struck my mouth right on the deck... it was one of those face-down falls that make you glad no one around had a video camera.
After she helped me up I noticed I was bleeding a little from my mouth. While trying to laugh it off, I noticed that three of my teeth were a bit sharper against my tongue than before, and one tooth was downright shorter. Panic set in, and I immediately ran to a mirror to discover that a little fall yielded some serious damage.
I made an appointment with a cosmetic dentist when we returned home. He suggested bonding the chipped teeth, and discovered that one of my old metal fillings was knocked out as well. This he said he would bond at the same time. On my return visit to him, I was really surprised how little time it took for the procedure. The guy was an artist. You could never tell that anything had ever been done.
Mark, Florida
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- Introduction to tooth bonding
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- Procedure description: cosmetic tooth bonding
- What types of cosmetic dental bonding are there?
- Who is a candidate for the dental bonding procedure?
- How much does tooth bonding cost?
- What are the pros and cons of the dental bonding procedure?
- Before and after photos - dental bonding
- Personal stories from tooth bonding patients
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