You know what’s the worst part of a life? You have taken full dental care since your childhood, have brushed twice with flossing and visiting your dentist every after three months-five months. BUT  that one thing that’s bothering you is your gapped teeth that snatches away all your confidence.

Your gapped teeth is bothering you and taking your confidence down?

There are several treatments available for “gapped teeth.”Composite dental bonding carries both aesthetic and health benefits. What you will learn from this article is the causes and treatments of gapped teeth.

What causes gaps between the teeth?

In medical terms, gaps between teeth is known as “diastema.” Usually people think that gas appear in between the front two teeth, but gaps can appear in between any two teeth.

Reasons for having gapped teeth:

• If you experience any mismatch between the size of the jaw bones and the size of the teeth, the you might have an extra space between the teeth.
• If you have missed a tooth or some teeth are undersized, it can cause neighboring teeth to move. Such movement would create a new gap.
• If you have an oversized labial frenum which is basically a piece of tissue that extends from the inside of your upper lip.
• If you have a bad habit of sucking the thumb, it can pull the front teeth forward and create gaps.
• If you thrust your tongue pushing it forward every time when you swallow. With times, this thrusting will create gap in between your teeth.
• If you are suffering from any gum disease, it will cause your jawbone to weaken and move it back.

As gaps in teeth can cause from anywhere, a maximum of reason seems to be quite normal. But it’s always advisable to get checked from a dentist incase of a severe problem like gum disease.

Treatments for Gapped Teeth

Treatment for your gapped teeth depends upon the severity of the case. A patient has several options to choose from.

Composite dental bonding

Composite dental bonding is the most quickest and easiest way to fix the gap between your teeth. The procedure is quite simple, it involves a tooth-colored resin material which will be shaped to look natural and then will be hardened with a special light. This will automatically bond  the tooth to close the gap.

The best part of this treatment is that it’s one of the least expensive and simplest option.

It's not like that of veneer treatments. Dental bonding won’t need any removal of the tooth enamel which means the process can be reversed if necessary.

The only cons it has is that these bondings are a bit more prone to staining. The procedure is also not as strong as other procedures like veneers.

Porcelain veneers

Porcelain veneers are another cosmetic procedure that can fix the gaps in between your front teeth. The procedure needs a little bit more of its involvement than dental bonding. The procedure is of course simple.

These veneers will last for many years. So, for years you don’t have to worry about your teeth.

If you see the pros of veneers then you will find that veneers look great and are permanent, but patients should know the process is unalterable. Veneers can correct many cosmetic issues, but depending on the severity of the gaps in your teeth, orthodontics might be required.

Invisalign braces

These are for the severe cases of “gapped teeth.” Shifting one tooth and fixing another sounds so simple but it isn’t! Fixing your front gap of the teeth might can create gaps in between every other tooth. That’s why orthodontist recommends a proper treatment of an invisible Invisalign braces.

It’s pros are it’s less noticeable, henceforth, you have no reasons to worry for! It can be removed anytime with no such hard efforts.

The only cons is that this treatment will take longer than dental bonding or veneers. But for severe cases like gum disease, you don’t get frustrated waiting for such long time. As later on, you will be rewarded with a brilliant smile.