Conservative Repair With Natural Results
Direct composite bonding uses tooth-colored resin material applied and sculpted chairside to restore, reshape, or enhance teeth in a single appointment. It is a conservative approach to addressing chips, edge wear, diastemas, discolouration, and shape irregularities without requiring tooth preparation or laboratory fabrication.
Composite resin is placed in incremental layers, shaped with freehand sculpting techniques, and finished to mimic the natural surface texture, translucency, and gloss of tooth enamel. Dr. Bennett uses dental photography and facial analysis to guide proportionate, natural-looking outcomes.
Composite bonding restorations require periodic polishing and may need repair or replacement over time depending on the patient's habits and occlusal loading. Relevant dietary and behavioral factors are discussed at the time of treatment.
Aloha Dental Group provides composite bonding and tooth-colored restorative care in San Mateo for patients from San Mateo, Burlingame, Hillsborough, Belmont, and nearby Peninsula communities.
Planned Around Aesthetics and Bite Forces
Composite bonding can be a conservative option for small repairs and aesthetic refinements, but the final result still needs to fit the patient's bite. At Aloha Dental Group, bonding is planned with attention to tooth shape, enamel shade, surface texture, and occlusal loading.
Bonding Benefits
- 01Conservative Care — bonding can often restore or reshape a tooth with minimal alteration of natural tooth structure.
- 02Natural Aesthetics — composite resin can be color-matched, layered, shaped, and polished to blend with surrounding enamel.
- 03Efficient Treatment — many bonding procedures can be completed chairside without laboratory fabrication.