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Chips, gaps, stains, and uneven edges, refined in a single visit. Tooth-colored composite resin is applied to the tooth, sculpted by hand, and polished to blend with your natural smile.
At Enamel Dentistry, good care starts with knowing your options. We walk you through every choice before you sit in the chair.
A conservative, artful way to rebuild a tooth, sculpted by hand and finished the same day.
We put tooth-colored composite resin right onto the tooth and shape it by hand. A curing light then sets it. After that we polish it. Done well, the work just disappears into the teeth around it and reads as part of your smile.
Because little to no enamel is removed, bonding is a strong, largely reversible alternative to crowns or veneers for minor concerns, with no lab wait and, in most cases, no second visit.
Composite bonding is only as good as the material and the hand behind it. Two visits to two offices can produce two very different smiles. Here’s where we put our effort.
Bonding addresses a wide range of concerns in a single appointment, whether it’s one noticeable flaw or several small imperfections. It refreshes your smile without the time or expense of more involved work.
Even minor damage is smoothed and rebuilt to look completely natural.
Close spacing issues without braces or aligners.
Round out pointed edges or lengthen teeth that look too short.
Restore length and shape lost gradually over time.
Refine the teeth people actually notice when you talk or smile.
Bonding is fast and gentle, so we can often treat several teeth in the same visit. Plenty of people walk out the same day looking noticeably different. It’s why patients from South Lamar to The Domain make bonding one of our most-requested cosmetic fixes.
Bonding is part craft, part chemistry. In direct composite bonding, the same materials used in modern tooth-colored fillings are shaped right on the surface of your tooth, then bonded and cured into place, no drilling away healthy structure, no metal, no dark margins.
The strength of the result comes down to two things: the quality of the composite and the skill of the hand shaping it. We invest in both.
An honest note: composite is beautiful and conservative, but it isn't quite as stain-resistant as porcelain. A few simple habits, plus a night guard, keep it looking its best for years. More on that below.
Tooth-colored resin is applied and built up in thin layers right on the tooth. No lab, no impressions, no waiting.
Your provider works by hand here, rebuilding an edge, easing a gap shut, shaping each tooth to suit your face and your bite.
A curing light sets the material in seconds. Then we polish it down to a smooth finish that catches light like a real tooth.
We choose a resin shade to disappear into your surrounding teeth, so the result is seen but never noticed.
Each tooth takes about 30 to 60 minutes, and most cases are finished in one visit. Here’s exactly how it goes.
We review your teeth, talk through your goals, and select a resin shade to match your natural smile.
We lightly etch the surface so it is a touch rough, which gives the bonding agent something to hold onto. Little to no enamel is removed.
The resin goes on in thin layers, shaped by hand as it builds up.
A few seconds under the curing light and it is set. We then polish it smooth and natural.
You’ll see the difference right away. Most cases are completed in a single visit.
Sedation is hardly ever necessary for this. If the dentist makes you nervous, tell us, and we will keep things calm the whole way through.
Bonding is the most conservative, budget-friendly starting point. If your case is more extensive, veneers or crowns may serve you better, and we’ll tell you straight which is the right call.
For the right concerns, bonding delivers a real cosmetic change with less time, less cost, and less of your natural tooth gone than almost any other option.
Most cases are finished in a single appointment. Walk in, walk out the same day with a refreshed smile.
Little to no enamel is removed, and bonding is largely reversible, a genuinely conservative choice.
Hand-sculpted and shade-matched to blend right in with your surrounding teeth.
The most affordable cosmetic option we offer, with no lab fees and no recovery time.
Looked after well, bonding usually runs somewhere around three to seven years. On front teeth, if your hygiene is good and you are not grinding, results can stretch closer to ten.
How long yours holds up comes down to a few honest factors:
We almost always recommend one. Even a little night grinding can chip it, so a guard while you sleep saves you a repair down the road.
Bonding rebuilds the tooth, but it is not armor. Go easy here: no chewing ice or pen caps, leave your fingernails alone, and never open packaging with your teeth.
Composite stains a bit more easily than porcelain. A rinse after coffee or wine helps, and a straw keeps dark iced drinks off the front teeth.
Coming in on schedule lets us re-polish it and catch a small chip before it grows into something bigger.
Our providers photograph their cosmetic work, so every result you see here is a real Enamel Dentistry patient.
Individual results vary by case.
We understand the frustration of needing dental care while wondering if it fits the budget. You shouldn’t have to choose, which is why we offer several ways to make your treatment easy and affordable.
And good care starts with honesty: you’ll get clear pricing before you commit, a full review of your options, and a team that takes the time to answer your questions, no surprise bills, ever.
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Here are the answers to the questions we hear most. Don’t see yours? Call us. We’d much rather chat than have you guess.
At Enamel Dentistry, you’re getting more than a quick fix. You’re getting clear pricing before you commit, a full review of your options, and a team that takes the time to answer your questions. Here’s what sets us apart:
We’ll review your teeth, talk through every choice, and make sure you leave with a result that looks like it was always part of your smile, at any of our Austin studios from South Lamar to The Domain. Financing & membership options available. No surprise bills, ever.