How would you call the dental procedure that repairs the surface cracks on a tooth?

I remember that procedure ends up with shining UV light on the tooth.

How would you call the dental procedure that repairs the surface cracks on a tooth?
I think you might be talking about a composite resin restoration.."white filling" Dr.J
Reply:a laminate?
Reply:It sounds like you're describing a "composite resin". It's essentially a filling.... when they shine the light on it at the end it 'sets' the chemicals (kinda like makes them dry) so that it stays the way the dentist put it. Otherwise you end up with overhangs or marginal gaps and it can cause pain and look awful!
Reply:Some people have very deep developmental grooves on the biting surfaces of their teeth. They're too deep and narrow to clean properly so they get sealants done to fill in the grooves. It's pretty much a liquid composite resin material that is set with the UV light.