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... Bonding Cosmetic Contouring Crowns and Bridges Cerec One Day Crowns Cosmetic Fillings Grafts Excessive or Uneven Gums Implants Veneers Snoreguards / Sleep Apnea Whitening Braces (Orthodontia) Invisalign Sealants Root Canal Therapy Extractions Scaling and Root Planing Dentures Jaw/TMJ Cosmetic Dentistry Restylane / Juvederm / Botox Facial Rejuvenation HydraFacials™ SkinMedica Products Headaches Initial Oral Examination Your initial oral examination includes a visual examination, charting, periodontal probing, diagnosis and treatment recommendations...

If Your Child Chipped A Tooth, What Should You Do?
... An additional reason why bonding with composite resin may be the ideal choice for repairing a child's chipped tooth is that it can be custom created in virtually any shade so that it perfectly matches the damaged tooth and the surrounding teeth...

Smile Makeovers — Planning For Your Wedding
...There are a wide variety of tools and techniques available that include bonding, veneers, crowns, bridges, and dental implants for restoring your smile...

Tooth-Colored Fillings - Do They Really Look Natural?
...Today's modern techniques and materials enable replacement of missing tooth structure that allows bonding directly to the tooth so that it not only is an exact color match but also actually strengthens the tooth...

Matching Game: Which Smile Design Technique Is Right for You?
...From tooth whitening and gum contouring to bonding and veneers, see how much you really know about cosmetic dentistry by playing our matching game...

10 Frequently Asked Questions About Cosmetic Dentistry
...This can often be done by bonding with composite resin...

Glossary
...Bonding - Application of tooth-colored resin materials to the surface of the teeth...

Cosmetic Dentistry
... Some of the more common procedures involve: Bonding - A procedure in which tooth-colored material is used to close gaps or change tooth color...

Air Abrasion
...Although air abrasion is not suitable for work on crowns and bridges, it is often used for bonding procedures, and on tooth restorations involving composite, or tooth-colored fillings...

General Dentistry
...General dentists are highly educated and trained in multiple facets of dentistry, providing a variety of different services for you and your family including: Crowns and bridges Dentures Dental implants Gum disease (Periodontal) treatment Orthodontics Root canal therapy Teeth cleanings Bonding Dental fillings General dentists who do not perform a certain treatment will provide you with a specialist referral...

Veneers
...Veneers have a longer life expectancy and color stability than bonding, and highly resist permanent staining from coffee, tea, or even cigarette smoking...

Teeth Whitening
...These products also are not as effective on pitted or badly discolored teeth, or on restorations such as crowns, bridges, bonding and tooth-colored fillings (porcelain veneers or dental bonding may be more appropriate in this case)...

Chipped, Cracked, and Worn Teeth
...Material that looks much like the enamel on your teeth is used during a bonding procedure...

Bonding
...Bonding also is used as a tooth-colored filling for small cavities and broken or chipped surfaces...