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Post by sweetshabbyroses on Oct 20, 2014 19:48:40 GMT
I don't mean one that was maybe chipped or something. I'm talking about voluntarily bonding a number
of teeth for appearance sake. Would you do it again? Pros and cons?
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Post by papersilly on Oct 20, 2014 20:01:50 GMT
my friend did it recently. she wanted to save money so she went to a major university's dental school and had the work done there. it took a really long time. over a year because she had to keep coming back and the work was done by the dental students (under supervision of actual dentists). it turned out nice. they did a really natural color so you wouldn't think you were staring at chiclets and they are not so thick that they look like Jim Carrey or Taylor Swift teeth. I just don't know if I could wait that long and go through that kind of hassle just to save some money.
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Post by rst on Oct 20, 2014 22:48:01 GMT
I have a gap in my front teeth, which nowdays would probably be addressed with a brief bout with braces to pull them together, but when I was a teen, that wasn't an option for my family. As a 24 year old, I was very self conscious about the gap, so I got bonding on my 2 front teeth. The dentist who did it said that it usually lasted about 10 years. 24 years later, the bonding was still intact though a bit yellowed, as I like coffee. My current dentist suggested redoing the bonding, but when he went to remove it, he found that it had originally been done in two layers, so he just removed the outer layer, and I had a fresh surface underneath which is still a good color. I have no idea how much longer this layer will last me, but I feel like my original outlay of $700 lasted well and served the purpose. I think bonding is a great option for many situations. Incidentally, mine was done in one, maybe two regular length sessions. Not terribly involved, and not at all traumatic.
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