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bonding (bondŽing)   joining together securely with an adhesive substance.
  development of a close emotional tie to a mate or to a newborn; it is thought that optimal bonding of the parents to a newborn requires a period of close contact in the first few hours after birth.
 

dental bonding  the fixing of orthodontic brackets or other attachments directly to the enamel or dentin surface with orthodontic adhesives. Called also tooth bonding.

dentin bonding  dental bonding with establishment of a bond between cut dentin and the bonding agent.

enamel bonding  dental bonding with establishment of a bond between cut enamel and the bonding agent.

tooth bonding  dental bonding.





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