Did You Know That A Bridge Or A Crown With Chipped Porcelain Can be Repaired?

OK, now you've done it! You have this beautiful porcelain bridge or crown and it chipped. Because it's a bridge or a crown, it is not removable from the mouth (it's bonded to your natural teeth).

Now what?

Well, cheer up. Today's amazing adhesive dentistry techniques can almost always allow us to repair the chip with strong composite resin bonded right to the porcelain that is chipped.

First we have to be sure the chipped area is clean and strong -- no weak parts. Then we treat the porcelain with a mild organic acid solution. Next, we apply a porcelain coupling agent called silane.

With that done, we brush on a bonding agent and chemically harden it with that special light we always use for adhesive dentistry.

And finally, the composite resin material is sculpted into place. And hardened with that light.

All fixed.

The repair, being made of resin, is not quite as strong as the original porcelain. But it is plenty strong and after all, we make fillings and inlays out of composite resin and you chew fine with it.

So if you chip your bridge or crown, don't panic. Call us. We can help.

It’s important to know that not everything can be fixed. It is possible to have enough damage that the bridge or crown will have to be replaced. But it takes a lot of damage for that to be the case.

21st century dentistry is amazing. There has never been a better time to be a dental patient.

Have any kind of dental problem? Call us at 845-297-6206, or send e-mail to DrSteveRoss@aol.com. And do visit our web site at DrSteveRoss.com.