Cosmetic Dental Procedure to Fix a Chipped Tooth

Do you feel awkward while smiling because of a chipped tooth?

A chipped tooth is a common dental problem, caused due to a number of reasons like:

• Constant tear and wear
• Weakened enamel
• Accidents

Whatever the cause of chipped tooth, the good news is advanced cosmetic dentistry can repair a chipped tooth and restore back your smile. There are different easy solutions that can mend a broken, gaped or cracked tooth, restoring the teeth to its natural function.

Among different procedures, these are commonly used solutions to fix a chipped tooth:

Dental/composite bonding

One of the simplest and painless procedure, dental or composite bonding is used to fix the small amount of missing enamel or chipped front teeth. Commonly known as filling, the missing enamel is filled with a tooth-like composite resin.

Benefits of Dental/composite bonding

• It is one of the simplest and cost-effective cosmetic dental procedure.
• Dental bonding is a painless procedure since just a small amount of enamel is removed.
• The composite easily blends with the natural tooth, restoring its shape and natural function.

Dental Crowns

Crowns are the tooth-shaped cap that covers the root. It is used chipped teeth with a significant amount of decay or cracked molar teeth.

Benefits of dental crowns

• It supports the severely damaged and decayed tooth
• It held together badly cracked or broken tooth
• Protects a worn-out tooth
• Covers tooth discolourations

Veneers

One of the most popular cosmetic dental procedures, veneers are teeth coverings made from ceramic that looks and functions like your natural teeth. Veneers are fitted over stained, chipped, cracked or gaped teeth, so it acts like a protective cover.

Benefits of Veneers

• It offers an ideal solution to mask the dental imperfections like stained, badly chipped or cracked, gaped teeth.
• It blends smoothly with your natural teeth.
• It strengthens and protects the vulnerable teeth having cracks.
• It is low maintenance. There are easy to care through maintaining proper dental hygiene.

Call us on 03 95 237530 to book your appointment with Caulfeild South Dental Surgery for more information about cosmetic dentistry.