I had some dental bonding placed on most of my upper teeth because of sensitivity at the gumline. It wasn’t really a cosmetic procedure, but I assumed it would match my teeth. However, the color is obviously off. Plus, they look cloudy and rough. Will these have to be redone or can composite be put over this. Are there risks to removing this?
Lindsey
Dear Lindsey,
I am so sorry this happened to you. It should not have. This is not a difficult procedure. Matching color and polishing dental bonding at the gumline should be in the ability of any decent family dentist.
I haven’t seen these so I can just give you general guidelines. If it isn’t horribly off, another dentist should be able to remove some of the surface of the bonding and then add the correct color and polish it up.
If the entire thing has to be removed, that is okay. It is very unlikely that any damage will occur to your teeth. It is fairly easy to tell where the tooth starts, especially if the color is off.
What I think you are dealing with are abfraction lesions. We used to think this happened because patients brushed too hard. However, we are now discovering that clenching teeth can cause this too. Because of that, you will want your dentist to use a more flexible composite material, otherwise you risk them popping out. Two good options for this are: Silux Plus and Renamel.
I wouldn’t have your same dentist do this. You will be better served by someone else.
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