I was born with a lack of tooth enamel. After wearing braces for the past two years, my teeth are finally straight, but they are blotchy. Will dental insurance pay for me to get my teeth whitened and then get composite bonding to hide the blotches? Thank you. Kasey
Thanks for your question. And congratulations on completing your treatment with braces!
What Causes Blotchy Teeth After Braces?
Blotchy teeth after wearing braces often result from a lack of brushing after eating while braces are on. It is good to keep a toothbrush handy if you wear braces. Wherever you are, after you eat, you can brush your teeth and prevent bacteria from collecting around your braces and damaging your tooth enamel.
Will Dental Insurance Pay for Tooth Enamel Repair After Braces?
Some dental insurance companies offer benefits toward tooth enamel repair. But they may not cover the full cost. Instead, they will pay for part of the repair. And an insurance company’s concern is that the results of your composite bonding are functional.
But after treatment with braces, you want your smile to look natural. And you probably want the composite bonding to match your teeth after they are whitened. Contact your dental insurance company to ask aboutbenefits toward composite bondingto repair tooth enamel.
Will Dental Insurance Pay for Teeth Whitening?
Teeth whitening is a cosmetic treatment for appearance—not function—so your insurance company will not offer benefits for it. Still bleaching willenhance your straightened teeth after braces and show off your smile. So you might want to pay for it anyway. Your dentist may offer discounted whitening services or payment plans.
Regardless, only let your family dentist whiten your teeth and match dental bonding to it if they have advanced cosmetic dentistry training. You will get natural-looking results that you love.
Teeth whitening is a cosmetic treatment for appearance—not function—so your insurance company will not offer benefits for it. Still bleaching will enhance your straightened teeth after braces and show off your smile. So you might want to pay for it anyway.
It's always recommended that you get your teeth whitened after having braces instead of before, as having them whitened before can result in uneven shades on the surface of your teeth. One of the most common reasons that people get braces is to fix crooked teeth, which often overlap.
We often offer bonding in conjunction with tooth whitening (bleaching). This is especially popular after braces and also with wedding parties to improve their teeth before the big day. We usually recommend that you bleach your teeth first as it helps to see the final colour of your teeth before we add the bonding.
You can whiten your teeth even if they are bonded, but your method depends on the bonding material used. If resin-based composite were used, then at-home whitening kits would work. However, if your dentist uses a porcelain veneer or ceramic crown, professional help will be necessary to achieve the desired results.
Bonding is part of the process for placing braces on your teeth. The steps for bonding include: Teeth are thoroughly cleaned with a non-flavored paste. A cheek retractor in the mouth to provide a full view of the teeth and to keep the teeth dry.
Teeth whitening is a cosmetic treatment for appearance—not function—so your insurance company will not offer benefits for it. Still bleaching will enhance your straightened teeth after braces and show off your smile. So you might want to pay for it anyway.
Key takeaways: Teeth-whitening costs range from $10 for over-the-counter products to $1,000 or more for professional treatments. In 2022, the average cost for teeth whitening under a dentist's supervision was $508.
Composite bonding in 2022-2023 cost, on average, £250-£350 per tooth in the UK. 2024 price updates will see composite bonding charged at a slightly higher price, where patients can expect to pay anywhere from £300 to £450 per tooth to fix chips or gaps between teeth.
If you've tried whitening in the past, and it hasn't worked, bonding may be the way to go. Of course, a whitening procedure may work for the majority of your teeth, but it does nothing for those stubborn stains. If that's the case, bonding can fix it.
Bonding teeth involves the application of a special resin to the teeth and then curing it with a special light. It's not very expensive and doesn't take much time, but although this procedure may improve the appearance of teeth, it won't make them as white as they were before being damaged.
The small spacers are removed, and the brackets are carefully placed and cemented to the front of your teeth. The arch wires lay on top of the brackets, connecting everything. At this point, you can choose color elastics that hold the wire on the frame.
While getting composite veneers, your dentist may have to remove a small portion of your enamel. Sometimes, he may even need to trim the tooth and alter its natural shape. So when going for composite bonding, you should prepare your mind that you may need to have some tooth surface drilled down.
Once you have stains on your teeth, brushing alone might not brighten your smile. In this case, you might need a whitening agent. The good news is you don't have to remove your braces to get a whiter smile. However, it's usually recommended to whiten teeth after braces.
Following the removal of your braces, your teeth will need a thorough cleaning. That's because braces tend to trap plaque and food in your teeth. Your orthodontist will also polish your teeth with a hard grinder, removing any residue of the adhesive used to fix your brackets to your teeth.
Yellow teeth after wearing braces are common, especially among patients that had less than stellar oral hygiene while wearing the braces. In other cases, patients may have natural intrinsic color variation that makes the color of their teeth uneven or off-white.
There is a piece of good news for you! The braces stains are not permanent. There are treatments like teeth whitening, dental veneers, microabrasion, which whitens the yellow teeth after braces.
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