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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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 ...

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, ...

If you get a cavity in one of your teeth, your dentist is probably going to recommend getting a filling as soon as possible to ward off infection and shore up your tooth. There are several different ...

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 ...