How It Works

Getting your gem isn't complicated — but understanding what's actually happening on your tooth helps you trust the process. Here's what's really going on at each step.

Step 1 — Etching
Before anything bonds, your tooth's surface needs a little texture to work with. The DX.Etch gel creates microscopic grooves across the enamel — invisible to the eye, but enough for the adhesive to lock into. Think of it as roughing up a surface before paint sticks better. No etching, no real bond.

Step 2 — Bonding
Next, DX.BOND V is applied directly onto those freshly etched grooves. It's a thin, watery adhesive that flows straight into the microscopic texture you just created — settling into every groove before it's cured into place.

Step 3 — Curing
This is where it locks in. Your LED Curing Light hardens that bond in seconds, turning a soft liquid into a solid structure that's now mechanically interlocked with your enamel. This is the actual foundation your gem will sit on.

Step 4 — Building the Base
With the bond cured, DX.Flow — a flowable composite — gets placed directly on top. This is what your gem will actually sit in. It molds around the gem and shapes itself to hold it exactly in place.

Step 5 — Setting the Gem
Your gem gets positioned into the flowable composite while it's still workable, then cured one final time. Once set, you've got a sealed, mechanical hold between your tooth, the bonding layer, and the gem itself — not just glue sitting on top of enamel.

That's the difference between a gem that lasts and one that doesn't: it's not stuck on, it's built in.

📌 Full step-by-step instructions are included in every Installation Kit.