Consider a Dental Bonding Treatment Instead of a Crown

Typically, when we think about what to do with a damaged or broken tooth, we think about getting a crown, but what if there were a better option, such as a dental bonding treatment. While a crown may be the typical choice when restoring a tooth that has been damaged, there are several benefits to choosing to bond instead.

If you’re unsure what dental bonding is, bonding is a procedure that reshapes and reforms a tooth back to its natural look rather than just covering it up by placing a cap over it. Not only that, but a crown is also typically very unnatural looking, and they rarely match the natural size and shape of your teeth. 

Dental bonding instead of a crown

On the other hand, bonding not only restores your tooth to its natural look but also does so by contouring to the tooth’s natural shape, not too big, not too small. The material used in the bonding process is also matched to the natural color of your actual teeth and not some absurdly white color that looks unnatural. This means that you can go about your day smiling and eating just like you used to before your tooth was ever damaged. 

If you’re still unsure whether bonding or a crown is the right solution for you, then look at some of these reasons why bonding is the right choice to fix your damaged tooth. 

The tooth is fixed not covered up

That’s right, one of the main reasons to choose bonding over a crown is because a crown only covers up the problem with the tooth under a cap made from metal, porcelain, or some other material. 

By comparison, dental bonding works on the actual tooth to reshape it and to fix the damaged spots so that you can eat and drink with your tooth like normal. Not only that, the bonding process provides that little extra layer of protection we could also use to prevent further damage to your tooth. 

The tooth looks real

The second most important reason to choose bonding over a crown is that your tooth will look natural, like nothing ever happened to it once the bonding process is complete. This makes it easier to smile, laugh, and enjoy life without worrying whether anyone can notice that you’ve had dental work done. 

 

No matter what you do, crowns are going to look unnatural in some way or another.

Bonding helps protect your tooth

Lastly, compared to a crown that covers up your tooth and has you left with a big hunk of metal in your mouth, dental bonding protects your existing tooth and still lets you enjoy eating food and living life with your actual teeth. You won’t have to worry about a dental application breaking off or coming loose, and you’re free to eat and drink as you like.  

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