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While Dental Bonding Should Last Several Years, Here Is What You Should Do If It Comes Loose or Falls Off
Dr. Natalie Provenzano at Natalie K. Provenzano, DDS, Inc. in San Jose, California, understands the importance of oral health and keeping your smile beautiful. Composite dental bonding is just one treatment made available by Dr. Provenzano and Dr. Simel, which will help keep your smile in amazing shape. A dental bond is crafted using a composite material, the same as used for composite fillings, which is shaped and bonded to your tooth. A bond may be necessary if you have a tooth that has suffered a minor fracture, is misshapen, or is permanently stained.
Can Dental Bonding Fall Off?
While it is uncommon, dental bonding can fall off. Because it is adhered to the surface of one’s tooth, there are times when the adhesion comes loose over time, leading the bonding to fall off. Another possible reason bonding could come off is that the bite is very heavy, leading it to loosen and fall off when you chew food eventually. While we all wish dental work would last forever every time, this is not the case. The question then becomes what to do once dental bonding falls off.
Call Your Dentist
Immediately call your dentist to let them know of your situation so an appointment can be made to correct your bonding.
Do Not Pull or Yank
When bonding comes loose or begins to fall off, it is critical that you do not pull or yank on it. Pulling a dental bonding off when it is still loosely or partly attached can result in tooth sensitivity or pain.
Keep Your Tooth Clean
When a dental bonding falls off, you should keep the tooth and surrounding area as clean as possible. You will want to avoid chewing anything hard or sticky, which could cause pain or sensitivity to the tooth. Gently brush around the area to keep bacteria away. Talk with your dentist as soon as possible when a bonding comes loose or falls off.
Please call (408) 226-2542 today to schedule an appointment with Dr. Natalie Provenzano or Dr. Simel.
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Dr. Or Simel
Dr. Natalie Provenzano has been practicing dentistry since 2002 when she graduated from the University of Southern California Dental School in the class’ top 10. She served on the school’s ethics committee and was a member of the Oral Sedation Team and the National Dental Honor Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon. She also received the American Association of Women Dentists’ Female Dentist of the Year Award.
Also an alumnus of Loyola Marymount University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS in Biology, Dr. Provenzano was an active member of Ignatians Service Organization and Delta Gamma Fraternity and was chosen for the Order of Omega and Delta Sigma Nu Honor Societies.
Oral surgeon Dr. Or Simel has been practicing dentistry since 2009. He is a graduate of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry (DDS), UCSF School of Medicine (MD), Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, (BS/Biology), and UCSF School of Dentistry (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). He graduated Summa Cum Laude and was on the Dean’s List, and National Dental Honor Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon.
He is a member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Dental Association, and California Dental Association.
Together, they provide exceptional general, cosmetic, and restorative dentistry to patients of all ages in the area.