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Treating the Effects of Liverpool Patients’ Chipped and Worn Teeth with Veneers, Cosmetic Bonding and Crowns

Friday, May 25th, 2012

Daily wear and tear, teeth grinding and a diet high in sugar can all reek havoc on the strength of your teeth and many people will suffer some form of chipping or cracking in their lifetime.

However, at Liverpool Dental Implant and Aesthetic we have numerous treatment options to restore the smile of our patients in Liverpool and beyond.

What treatment can I used to repair my broken teeth?

There are numerous treatments we can use for the correction of dental damage, which include:

  • Cosmetic bonding-Cosmetic bonding is the cheapest option for restoring damaged teeth and involves using tooth coloured resin material to fill in the missing portion of the tooth. This material is moulded and polished into shape, however, it is only suitable for small tooth chips and cracks and isn’t as durable as other methods.
  • Veneers-veneers are made of thin shells of porcelain, which are bonded to the front of your teeth to restore any missing tooth enamel. Veneers are more expensive that cosmetic bonding, but they look more like your natural teeth and last a lot longer.
  • Crowns-crowns are used when the tooth is very damaged and requires strengthening as well as aesthetic treatment. Crowns are often fitted after root canal treatments, to bolster the injured tooth.

How do I prevent my tooth from becoming chipped?

There are a number of ways to stop potential chipping and fracturing, which include:

  • Brushing your teeth every night, to prevent the build-up of plaque and bacteria, which eat away at the dental enamel.
  • Lowering the quantity of sugar consumed throughout the day. This may involve eating a sweet treat along with a meal, which will cut down on the number of exposures to acidic food your teeth have to undergo.
  • When drinking sugary drinks such as pop, or acidic drinks like orange juice, use a straw, which will direct the liquid to the back of your mouth.
  • When eating acidic or sugary food eat a small cube of cheese, which will neutralise the affect of the acid in your mouth.
  • Try not to bite into anything hard, or try to remove things with your teeth, like bottle tops or clothing tags.

 

Liverpool Smiles Damaged by Chips and Cracks can be Easily Treated with Cosmetic Bonding

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Ultimately, most things wear down. Even if you never left home, chances are your teeth would pick up a few nicks, or at least a few stains, eventually. For patients in Liverpool who need less a ‘repair’ and more ‘a little spruce up’ dentally, there is cosmetic bonding. In essence, cosmetic bonding is simply the application of a composite paste-like material to the teeth, and it can fix a multitude of minor complaints: Damaged or discoloured teeth can be colour-matched to those surrounding them and cracks, gaps and even small cavities can be filled in.

The procedure

On the whole, cosmetic bonding procedures will only require a single trip to the dentist’s and most won’t even require an anaesthetic. Following either the application or avoidance of an anaesthetic, the tooth where the composite is to be applied will be thoroughly cleaned (as the composite requires a clean surface with which to bond). The dentist will find the perfect shade of composite material to match the rest of your teeth and will then etch the surface of the tooth, which will help the composite to bond with the tooth. The composite is then applied to the tooth and the tooth’s surface is exposed to a bonding light, which will harden the composite. This process is often repeated forming several small layers, until the perfect shape and effect has been reached. The dentist will then add a few finishing touches to help shape the tooth.

Finale

The cosmetic material isn’t as strong as other materials, such as porcelain, but it is a more cost effective option and can be very successful if you only have one or two teeth that require correcting. Cosmetic bonding is also very easy to replace if you need extra work, but making use of a good oral hygiene routine and refraining from using your teeth for unnecessary and potentially damaging tasks, such as opening cans or packaging, will help maintain your cosmetic bonding treatment.

 

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