Dental bonding lies at the core of modern dentistry. It enables tooth coloured materials such as composite resins, as well as porcelains to be used as filling, veneers, crowns and bridges. These materials can be bonded, or glued, to the natural surfaces of the tooth improving overall appearance and function of the tooth. Apart from restoring carious lesions, tooth coloured material can be bonded to the tooth to repair broken, chipped, stained teeth.
Dental Bonding
Crowns and Bridges
Although teeth are extremely strong and difficult to break, trauma may chip and fracture them. Dental decay may also weaken a tooth, with a risk that the tooth may fall apart. Root filled teeth are generally weaker than their healthy counterparts. In these cases, crown is often a way to save a tooth and strengthen it. A crown fits over the existing natural tooth structure and replaces the natural crown of the tooth.
Bridges replace one or more missing teeth. They consist of an artificial tooth permanently anchored to the natural teeth on each side of the gap.