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Do you have a small gap between your two front teeth? Or a slightly crooked tooth visible in your smile? These small defects can be easily and quickly corrected by dental bonding. The term "bonding" refers to the procedure and to the material used in the procedure.

The dental bonding material is a soft, pliable substance that your cosmetic dentist can apply in increments and shape to solve the particular problem. It comes in many subtly different shades of white so it can be well-matched to the shade of your tooth enamel.

If you plan to have some dental bonding done and would also like to whiten your teeth, it would be smart to do the teeth whitening procedure first. That way, your cosmetic dentist can choose bonding to match your new bright color.

Being matched to the white of your teeth, dental bonding is not very visible as being a dental repair, but it does not quite have the pearly white shine of dental porcelain. However, it costs less and is done in just one visit.

Dental bonding can correct:

• Gaps - by slightly extending each adjacent tooth a little to fill the gap
• Crookedness - by providing a new front surface for the tooth that is a little thicker where the tooth slants back and thinner where it slants forward
• Mis-matched sizing - by slightly enlarging the smaller of the two teeth
• Deep stains - by covering the stain if teeth whitening does not remove it

You can read more at Dental Bonding Questions.

A little judicious dental bonding can transform your smile by correcting multiple small defects, and with a more even and straight tooth line, you can feel confident about smiling more often. They say that when you smile a lot, you feel more happy. Why not test that hypothesis?

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