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What is Cosmetic Dentistry
... Bonding -- A tooth-colored material that looks like the enamel of your teeth and used to improve the color of a tooth, or close unsightly gaps...

Glossary
...Bonding - Application of tooth-colored resin materials to the surface of the teeth...

Cosmetic Dentistry
... Some of the more common procedures involve: Bonding - A procedure in which tooth-colored material is used to close gaps or change tooth color...

Air Abrasion
...Although air abrasion is not suitable for work on crowns and bridges, it is often used for bonding procedures, and on tooth restorations involving composite, or tooth-colored fillings...

Bonding Procedures
...Bonding can be used to improve the color of a tooth, or close unsightly gaps...

Veneers
...Veneers have a longer life expectancy and color stability than bonding, and highly resist permanent staining from coffee, tea, or even cigarette smoking...

Teeth Whitening
...These products also are not as effective on pitted or badly discolored teeth, or on restorations such as crowns, bridges, bonding and tooth-colored fillings (porcelain veneers or dental bonding may be more appropriate in this case)...

Chipped, Cracked, and Worn Teeth
...Material that looks much like the enamel on your teeth is used during a bonding procedure...

Bonding
...Bonding also is used as a tooth-colored filling for small cavities and broken or chipped surfaces...