Cosmetic bonding is an alternative to veneers that is quicker, easier, and less expensive for repairing chipped or broken teeth. The document describes a case where a young man's front teeth were broken in an accident and bonding was recommended over veneers due to his age. The process involves making a model of the broken teeth, replacing missing tooth structure with wax, creating a silicone matrix, selecting the correct shade of composite, overbuilding the composite and trimming it back to complete the bonding procedure.

1. Dr. Saylor Explains:

3. This young man had his front teeth broken in an accident. Due to his age, composite bonding was recommended rather than veneers.

4. A model is made of his broken teeth

5. The missing tooth structure is replaced with wax

6. A silicone matrix is made over the waxed-up model

7. The correct shade of composite is selected

8. Composite is overbuilt, then trimmed back

9. BEFORE AFTER

10. It’s Like It Never Even Happened!

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