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What is the definition or description of: bonding?
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Attaching: In the dental realm it refers to the chemical or micro interlocking of two materials. For example, a white filling material is bonded or attached to a tooth.
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What is bonding?: Bonding is the adhering of a dental material to tooth structure. Most of the time these dental materials are composite or porcelain. More commonly the public may understand bonding to be the adhering of composite material to the front teeth in order to enhance the smile.
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