Dental Bonding

Whether you’ve chipped a tooth or just don’t like the way yours are shaped, we provide a wide range of restorative treatments at All Coast Dental in Pacific Beach. Our office is equipped to handle patients needing full-mouth restorations, dental implants, and veneers, but many patients only require touch-ups to the structures of their crowns. For them, we offer bonding that is colored to be discrete and shaped to fit comfortably.

In dental terms, bonding is the resin that is applied to smooth over cracks in enamel or to restore the edges of teeth. It is used to repair small chips, close gaps, provide a bit more length to a crown, or disguise patches of discoloration. Unlike laboratory-milled veneers and artificial crowns, the resin that forms bonding is shaped while the patient is visiting our office. After etching the tooth with a mild acid to increase its surface area, we apply an adhesive and then place the resin on it. We use tools called burnishers to shape the resin and then harden it with blue light. Additional contouring can be done after the bonding is hardened.

Prior to placing the bonding, we’ll discuss the patient’s cosmetic goals with them and find a shade of resin the patient is happy with. Once placed, bonding is a permanent part of the tooth, but it is softer than enamel and the patient will have to avoid biting things that are extremely hard, such as ice. It also stains more easily than the porcelains used for restorations such as veneers. However, it is taken care of in the same way as natural teeth, with regular brushing and flossing.

Drs. Julie and Joseph Boulos operate All Coast Dental at 2180 Garnet Ave, Suite 1-K, Pacific Beach, California, 92109. To schedule an appointment, call 858-270-4904 or visit All Coast Dental and fill out a contact sheet.

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OUR LOCATION

2180 Garnet Avenue, Suite 1-K Pacific Beach, CA 92109

HOURS OF OPERATION

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Business Hours

Monday:

7:40 am-5:00 pm

Tuesday:

7:00 am-4:00 pm

Wednesday:

9:00 am-6:00 pm

Thursday:

10:00 am-4:00 pm

(Administrative Staff)

Friday:

7:40 am-4:00 pm

Saturday:

Closed

Sunday:

Closed