Month: December 2013

What is bonding? Bonding is the application of applying tooth colored composite resin filling that is placed on the teeth.  Bonding is used to repair decayed, chipped, fractured, and discolored teeth.  It is primarily used for cosmetic purposes, such as improving the appearance of a chipped tooth, closing spaces between teeth, making teeth look longer,…

  One of our patients came in for their routine cleaning and exam.  During the exam it was discovered that the patient had hyperplasia oral mucosa, which is an enlargement of tissues due to certain stimulus.  If the stimulus is removed, the lesion will regress back to normal.   This patient was a smokeless tobacco…