Bonding often serves as an inexpensive and effective restoration for small chips and cracks in teeth. Such minor problems may be functionally and cosmetically repaired composite "white filling." Composite material is attached to the tooth to fill the chip or crack and better protect the surrounding tooth structure. But for severe cases dullness, wear, discoloration, mild chipping, cracking, spacing, or uneven teeth, dental veneers may be recommended as an appropriate solution,

Porcelain veneers are glass-like in nature (ceramic) have a great advantage over other cosmetic bonding techniques by the fact that they are transparent. If a porcelain veneer is attached to the tooth surface, it will appear in the light agility tooth enamel.

When light hits the surface of the veneered tooth can penetrate deeper into the porcelain veneer, as it does with the glaze. Once lit the full strength of porcelain reflects light from the opaque cement and tooth dentin that lies under the facade, and then back to the tooth. This effect creates a translucency of porcelain tooth for a shiny appearance, very similar to the appearance of glass.