{"id":8624,"date":"2013-11-05T21:34:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T21:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/2013\/11\/05\/bonding-chips-gaps\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T09:54:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T14:54:35","slug":"bonding-chips-gaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/bonding-chips-gaps\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Bonding: Fixing Chips &#038; Gaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=\\&#8221;1\/1\\&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p dir=\"\\&quot;ltr\\&quot;\">Gaps and chips in teeth are quite common. They typically occur either through injury, clenching, or grinding. It\u2019s easy to get these kind of cosmetic dental problems fixed because they\u2019re relatively inexpensive and don\u2019t take much time. Modern dental bonding can match the color of your surrounding teeth so that your smile looks perfectly natural.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"\\&quot;ltr\\&quot;\"><strong>Healthy Teeth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"\\&quot;ltr\\&quot;\">When you chip your tooth, it\u2019s important to visit the dentist as soon as you can. If you haven\u2019t seen your dentist recently, a chip is a good reason to get back in the chair. Bonding will keep bacteria and decay from growing on your tooth. This means that the sooner you come in after the chip, the better. It is also important to fix a chip because this will prevent further damage from forming.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"\\&quot;ltr\\&quot;\">Gaps, on the other hand, typically develop hereditarily. However, lost fillings, gum disease, and decay can also cause gaps to form in your teeth. In these cases, it is important to fix the gap so that no further damage is done to the tooth or gums.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"\\&quot;ltr\\&quot;\"><strong>Bonding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"\\&quot;ltr\\&quot;\">Generally, <a title=\"\\&quot;Houston\" href=\"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/dental-bonding\/\">bonding<\/a> is done to correct chips and gaps. Our dentists will shape and polish the area, ensuring that it matches the rest of your teeth. This allows you to keep a smile that looks natural. We accomplish this by removing the decay or filling material left over in the area. Then we apply and shape the bond.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"\\&quot;ltr\\&quot;\">We can help any patients with a chip or gap. Regardless of how long you\u2019ve had it, Cosmetic <a href=\"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/how-your-houston-dentist-can-straighten-crooked-teeth\/\">Dentists of Houston can give you a better looking smile and healthier teeth<\/a>. By the time we\u2019re done, you\u2019ll have a great smile to show the world.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"\\&quot;ltr\\&quot;\">At Cosmetic Dentists of Houston, we offer a variety of cosmetic dentistry services that can repair a number of dental issues. We do our best to keep our patients comfortable whether you\u2019re in for a routine cleaning or a pearly white smile from <a title=\"\\&quot;Teeth\" href=\"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/teeth-whitening-houston\/\">teeth whitening<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=\\&#8221;1\/1\\&#8221;][vc_column_text] Gaps and chips in teeth are quite common. They typically occur either through injury, clenching, or grinding. It\u2019s easy to get these kind of cosmetic dental problems fixed because they\u2019re relatively inexpensive and don\u2019t take much time. Modern dental bonding can match the color of your surrounding teeth so that your smile looks &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/bonding-chips-gaps\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dental Bonding: Fixing Chips &#038; Gaps<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13988,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,55,30,47],"tags":[54,28,29,37,38,56,39,40],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8624"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8624"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14494,"href":"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8624\/revisions\/14494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstondental.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}