Can you tell me what I should do about this situation? I had dental bonding for a chipped tooth and it was quite old. Over the years, there was some discoloration. I just needed the old bonding replaced by my new dentist (after a relocation). It has been a complete disaster. My left tooth is now longer than my right, the right tooth goes up in the middle, the color doesn’t match, and now I have a tooth gap when I have never had one before. I’ve asked my dentist about evening out the teeth, which she said she can do. She said the color is common and natural teeth are not all the same color. As for the gap, she says it is common to have a tooth gap with dental bonding. I don’t understand. I did not have any of these issues with my previous dentist. What do I do?
Macki
Dear Macki,
Your current dentist is in over her head. Way over her head. To be quite frank, I cannot believe you actually had to ask for your dentist to even out the teeth. That should have been a no-brainer. As for the color. It should match throughout the teeth. What differs is the level of translucency. The gap is evidence of a lack of skill. It takes post-graduate training to know how to do cosmetic dentistry well. Dental bonding is especially hard because it has to be done freehand.
My suggestion is you ask for a refund. It should not be a problem based on your description. Your teeth actually look worse than when you went to her for the touch up. Once you get that refund secured, I want you to look for a different dentist to do this dental bonding. My suggestion is you look at their smile galleries for dental bonding cases they’ve done. If you are not completely thrilled with the results you see or if they don’t have any bonding cases, look for a different dentist. One word of caution. Double-check with their office that the photos are actual work the dentist has done and not just stock photos.
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