Bonding & Veneers in Toronto
Through extensive training, continued education, and experience, our dentists specialize in procedures such as tooth bonding and veneers.
Dental bonding and porcelain veneers are considered cosmetic dentistry procedures that can significantly enhance the beauty of your smile. Both treatments improve cosmetic issues such as discolouration, chips, cracks, gaps, and others.
What is dental bonding?
Bonded restoration, or bonding, is a way to repair minor tooth concerns. It’s painless, and in most cases, multiple teeth can get treatment in one visit. Distinct from other cosmetic dental procedures, including veneers, dental bonding is reversible.
Dental bonding uses a material called composite resin that is similar in colour to the tooth. The dentist applies the composite resin on the tooth, whereupon it shapes and hardens with exposure to a special light. A versatile material, the composite resin can be:
Matched to the colour of your teeth
Applied to a broken tooth to restore it to its former size
Shaped to fit and appear the same as the broken part of a chipped tooth
Used to fill between teeth and to build them up
Applied over stains on a tooth to colour-match with the surrounding teeth
What are dental veneers?
Dental veneers are thin covers that adhere to teeth to give teeth a more classically shaped look.
A cosmetic procedure, dental veneers are thin shell-like covers that adhere to teeth to give them a more classically shaped look. Veneers are most often made of porcelain or composite resin. The porcelain veneers are typically stronger than the composite resin and don’t stain or change colour. Applying porcelain veneers takes at least two dental visits, whereas composite resin veneers are often completed in only one visit. But, porcelain veneers usually last longer than their composite resin counterparts.
Composite veneers – how we do them
Not unlike the process of bonding, the dentist applies a mild chemical to the front surface of the tooth to be veneered. This chemical makes the surface somewhat rough, providing a good surface for the composite resin to adhere – helps it stick to the tooth’s enamel. The dentist chooses a colour of composite resin that matches your natural teeth. It is then applied to the tooth in layers. Layer by layer, the dentist uses a bright light to harden the resin. With the final layer of hardened composite resin, the dentist shapes and polishes the new surface to form your tooth. The completed composite veneer tooth looks smooth and natural!
How we apply porcelain veneers
The application of porcelain veneers often requires a local anaesthetic (freezing/numbing). Once the area is frozen, the dentist removes a thin layer of the tooth’s enamel to allow for the veneers. Your dentist then creates a mould of your teeth which is used to custom-fit the porcelain veneers. Often, as the final veneers get made, the dentist places temporary veneers to replace the tooth material that was removed. The temporary veneers are worn until the porcelain is ready. It’s important to note that the temporary veneers are quite fragile. Be gentle with them during eating and cleaning, as they can easily come loose.
When you get your new porcelain veneers, and after they remove the temporary, your dentist will put a mild chemical on your teeth to roughen the tooth’s surface. This will help the veneers stick more thoroughly to your teeth. The dentist then secures the porcelain veneers to your teeth one by one, using composite resin cement.
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