Teeth Bonding the Wrong Color

Question:

If two of my front teeth had teeth bonding on it just two weeks ago, and both have come off within those two weeks, is the teeth bonding too thin of an application? Also, although they are supposed to look white - the teeth bonding is a putty tint - like there is no depth. Are extra layers of tooth bonding needed? This is a regular dentist doing them.  He tells me that with bonding the tooth shows through, causing the graying/putty look. Please help!
—Karen in Ohio

Karen,

Your dentist does not seem to understand color depth and opaquing, and it appears that he also is lacking in teeth bonding technology because the teeth bonding comes off. If he had been thoroughly trained in cosmetic dentistry, he would know how to mask out the underlying color. He is right that the color of your teeth can show through the teeth bonding. It's too bad he doesn't know how to mask that color out. Or it could be that he doesn't stock the correct teeth bonding materials to do the job right. You need a properly trained cosmetic dentist. Color is a difficult issue for general dentists—they're simply not trained in these color matters.

—Dr. Hall

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