Dental bonding involves a procedure where a tooth-colored resin material is applied to the tooth and is hardened using a special laser light. It can be used to treat a number of different conditions.

One of the major advantages of dental bonding is that it is a relatively easy treatment. Dental bonding can usually be done in a single office visit and little advance preparation is needed. Also, only a very small amount of enamel is removed from your tooth.

Indications

Dental bonding is an option that can be used, for cosmetic and health reasons, to:

• Repair decayed teeth
• Repair chipped or cracked teeth
• Improve the appearance of discolored teeth
• Close spaces between teeth
• Make teeth look longer
• Change the shape of teeth
• Replace amalgam fillings
• Protect the root of a tooth when gums receded