If you haven’t already, odds are that at some point in your life you will chip a tooth.  Chips can occur from a variety of things.  They can be caused by incidents such as biting down on a hard or crunchy piece of food, a bone left in a piece of meat, tooth grinding, or being hit or bumped in the mouth.  Most chips are not painful, though they can cause tooth sensitivity.  The reason most people choose to have chips repaired is because they can detract from the overall aesthetic look of a person’s smile. 

Cosmetic dentists have extensive experience repairing chipped teeth.  Oftentimes they can use a special material to fill in and smooth out chips in a process called dental bonding.  Dental bonding is easy to accomplish and can be completed in as little as one appointment.  It is a fast and affordable solution for repairing teeth.  In more extreme cases, dental veneers or crowns may be used to fix chipped teeth.  But most of the time dental bonding and tooth contouring (smoothing out the shape of a tooth) is the most practical and effective method to resolve chips.