Bonding is a conservative way to repair slightly chipped, discolored, or crooked teeth. A white filling is placed and bonded onto your tooth to improve its function and appearance. The filling "bonds" with your teeth, and because it comes in a variety of tooth-colored shades it closely matches the appearance of your natural teeth.

Bonding is also used with modern tooth-colored fillings instead of using black, mercury amalgam fillings that were widely used in the past. Bonded fillings can be used on front and back teeth depending on the location and extent of the area to be restored.

Because of the strength of modern adhesives and the tooth-colored restorations available today, bonding is just one more way you can retain the natural look and feel of your smile.

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