Composite bonding doesn't treat receding gums, but it can cover what they leave behind. 3Dental puts it plainly: bonding can't treat receding gums, it treats their consequences, for example by covering exposed yellow roots (3Dental). It can also close the dark gaps that open between teeth when the gum shrinks back, often called black triangles; a 2023 clinical trial found composite closed them with good results at 12 months (Hussien et al.). The gum problem itself has to be checked and treated first: the HSE lists receding gums as a complication of untreated gum disease (HSE).
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Irish clinics describe bonding as suitable for people with good dental and gum health (McEvoy Dental). The HSE's signs of gum disease include red, swollen gums, bleeding after brushing or flossing, bad breath and loose teeth (HSE). If any of that sounds familiar, see your dentist or hygienist first. The HSE says mild gum disease can usually be treated by improving oral hygiene, and that people with past gum problems may need check-ups more often (HSE).
After bonding, keeping the margins clean matters even more. Composite near the gum line collects plaque and stain if it isn't cleaned well, and Truly Dental stresses regular check-ups and cleanings to guard against decay and gum disease around bonding (Truly Dental).
Clinics price bonding per tooth, and closing a black triangle usually involves both teeth either side of it. Across 75 Irish clinics the published range is €125 to €800 a tooth and the median is €250 (price survey). Prices in your area: composite bonding near me. What bonding is and what else it fixes: what is composite bonding.
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No. It can't treat receding gums or grow gum back. It can cover the consequences: exposed yellow root surfaces and the dark black triangles that open between teeth.
Yes. Composite is added to the sides of the teeth near the gum line until the gap closes. A 2023 randomised trial found good appearance and fit at 12 months with two different techniques.
Gum disease should be treated first. Clinics describe bonding as suitable for people with good dental and gum health, and the HSE lists receding gums as a complication of untreated gum disease.
It can collect plaque at the edge if it isn't cleaned well. Regular check-ups and cleanings, and careful cleaning between the teeth, keep the gum healthy around bonding.
It is priced per tooth: €125 to €800 across 75 Irish clinics, median €250. Closing one black triangle usually means bonding the two teeth either side.
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