To treat a cavity your dentist will remove the decayed portion of the tooth and then "fill" the area on the tooth where the decayed material was removed. Fillings are also used to repair cracked or ...

Dental bonding is a treatment that involves sticking a tooth-colored material to your teeth. Your dentist can quickly etch (roughen) your teeth with a little phosphoric acid. This helps the bonding ...

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Porcelain veneers are highly durable and stain-resistant but require irreversible, extensive preparation of the tooth. Composite bonding is a minimally invasive and cost-effective option for smaller ...

If you have a chipped, cracked, or discolored tooth, a cosmetic dental procedure like tooth bonding can give you the confidence to flash those pearly whites. Tooth bonding is a procedure where your ...

Dental veneers are thin, tooth-colored shells that are attached to the front surface of teeth to improve their appearance. They can be used to treat cosmetic concerns like chipped, broken, discolored, ...

Dental or composite bonding has a natural display when exposed and ably retains the original shape and color of the teeth. Besides, resin-based composite bonding is relatively easy as your dentist can ...

A dental veneer is a tooth-colored coating that is professionally applied on the outer visible portion of a tooth to make it aesthetically pleasing. It can be used to correct dental erosion, ...

Dental veneers are thin, custom-made shells that dentists can place on the front of the teeth to improve their appearance. Veneers can hide stained, chipped, and uneven teeth. For some people, having ...

Olympic athletes compete for gold, monarchs wear crowns, and many furniture pieces have a shiny veneer. But when it comes to your teeth, crowns, veneers and gold have very different functions. "We ...