{"id":151,"date":"2014-09-10T16:21:12","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T16:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.longfamilydental.com\/?p=151"},"modified":"2025-02-20T18:36:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T18:36:43","slug":"recharge-your-smile-with-cosmetic-bonding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.longfamilydental.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/10\/recharge-your-smile-with-cosmetic-bonding\/","title":{"rendered":"Recharge Your Smile with Cosmetic Bonding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-152\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" title=\"173272751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.longfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/173272751-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.longfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/173272751-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.longfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/173272751.jpg 503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>With everything in life, things go through wear and tear. Whether your favorite shirt has a hole in it or you car has a scratch, life definitely has a way of leaving evidence. Unfortunately, the same logic is applied to your smile. Throughout the years, your smile may have dulled in color, gotten chipped, stained, and cracked. Over the course of the time, the hard knocks that seemed small in the beginning can really alter the overall aesthetic of your smile. Thankfully, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.longfamilydental.com\/dr-robert.html\">Dr. Robert Long and Dr. Chris Long<\/a><\/strong> are able to restore the vitality in your smile using <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.longfamilydental.com\/cosmetic-dentistry.html\">cosmetic bonding<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>One of the wonderful things about <strong>cosmetic bonding<\/strong> is that it is able to completely give you a new smile in single appointment. Aside from being able to cover cracks and chips, if your smile is slightly misaligned or gapped, <strong>cosmetic bonding<\/strong> is able to clear it right up! We will be able to mix the composite resin to match your tooth color exactly, making your smile transformation look as natural as possible. Being able to cover up dark spots on your smile, repair your tooth damaged by tooth decay, and improve the general look of your smile, <strong>cosmetic bonding<\/strong> is definitely a wonderful option for our patients wanting a new smile in a little amount of time.<\/p>\n<p>The process to improving your smile with <strong>cosmetic bonding<\/strong> is simple, as we will have to first prepare your natural tooth by roughening the surface to make sure the bonding sticks. When the bonding is placed on your smile, we will harden it with a light. After that, we will sculpt your new smile, keeping your wants and facial features in mind, as to make sure everything blends in seamlessly. At the end, we will polish the bonded area, making it shine bright! If you are curious as to how <strong>cosmetic bonding<\/strong> can help improve your smile, and would like the help of <strong>Drs. Long<\/strong>, contact our office today!<\/p>\n<p>At <strong>Long Family Dental<\/strong>, we provide quality general, restorative, and cosmetic dentistry services in <strong>Cleburne<\/strong> and <strong>Midlothian<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longfamilydental.com\/contact.html\">Give us a call today<\/a> to schedule your next appointment. <strong>Dr. Bob Long<\/strong> and <strong>Dr. Chris Long<\/strong> are here to help you achieve a healthy, beautiful smile.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With everything in life, things go through wear and tear. Whether your favorite shirt has a hole in it or you car has a scratch, life definitely has a way of leaving evidence. Unfortunately, the same logic is applied to your smile. 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