{"id":555,"date":"2024-04-05T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premierwalkindental.com\/blog\/?p=555"},"modified":"2024-06-06T20:38:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T20:38:39","slug":"revitalizing-discolored-yellowed-stained-dental-bonding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premierwalkindental.com\/blog\/revitalizing-discolored-yellowed-stained-dental-bonding\/","title":{"rendered":"Revitalizing Discolored Dental Bonding"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Once upon a time, you visited your dentist for a dental bonding treatment<\/a>. They mixed together some tooth-colored resin, sculpted the material over a minor flaw in your tooth, and bam! Just like that, you could enjoy a picture-perfect smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This simple process can yield fantastic results, which is why you and many others absolutely love it. However, some time has passed, and you swear the bonding material is yellowing. Is that even possible? And if it is, how do you whiten it? Can <\/em>you whiten it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For answers to these questions and more, just keep reading. Per usual, you\u2019ll find that your dentist has you covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Does Dental Bonding Stain?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yes. Just like your natural enamel, the resins used in dental bonding material will eventually stain. However, they are still different enough that your dental bonding might not yellow at the same rate as your natural teeth. This could make your cosmetic resin stand out. Understandably, you\u2019re probably not too excited about that possibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can I Whiten Dental Bonding?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Revitalizing your dental bonding isn\u2019t as simple as having it whitened along with your natural teeth. In fact, a whitening treatment<\/a> might make dental bonding discoloration more obvious, because the treatment hardly affects the resin at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vast majority of teeth whitening treatments use hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide, which have properties that allow them to slip past your enamel\u2019s pores to target staining pigments. The problem is that dental bonding is non-porous. Most whitening agents can\u2019t get past the resin\u2019s surface to wipe out yellowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Can I Revitalize My Smile If I Have Dental Bonding?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So teeth whitening as you\u2019re probably thinking of it won\u2019t work, but you still have other options! Consider these alternatives for whitening your smile if you have dental bonding:<\/p>\n\n\n\n