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Tooth colored fillings, beautiful ceramic crowns, veneers
and bridges are examples of Restorative Dentistry.
Implants
Tooth
loss doesn't have to stop your smile from saying great things
about you. Cosmetic dentistry has many tooth-replacement
options that allow you to recapture your youthful appearance
and restore the function of your teeth. One which we might
recommend is a dental implant.
Dental
implants provide a look and feel that's very close to natural
teeth. Implants are metal posts or frames surgically placed
beneath your gums. After placement, the implants fuse to
the bone of your jaw and act as artificial tooth roots.
Replacement teeth are attached to the implant.
Bridges
A bridge allows
the replacement of a missing tooth or teeth. To use a bridge
to replace a missing tooth, there must be a sound tooth
remaining on either side of the space that the missing tooth
previously occupied, known as abutment teeth. The abutment
teeth must be healthy, with adequate bone structure remaining
to support the tooth and the restoration. These teeth may
or may not have required root canal treatment or restoration
in the past. The procedure for making a bridge is virtually
identical to the preparation for an individual crown. We
prepare the abutment teeth for crowns and, after taking
impressions, bite registrations and doing a temporary restoration,
the laboratory creates the final restoration which is cemented
to the abutment teeth..
A bridge
is a long-lasting, beautiful solution for a missing tooth
or teeth.
Crowns
(Caps)
Crowns provide
the strongest restoration for teeth. Teeth that are badly
broken or have large worn-out fillings can be restored to
their natural appearance and strength with crowns. Using
the latest ceramic technology, we can create beautiful results
for:
- Spaces
between the teeth (diastemas)
- Unnatural
porcelain-to-metal crowns
- Dark
lines at the gum line of crowns
- Broken
or chipped teeth
- Unsightly,
stained or washed-out fillings
- Permanently
discolored old fillings
- Misshapen
or crooked teeth
Dentures
Dentures are made to be natural looking
and esthetically pleasing. Full dentures, partial dentures
or implant supported dentures, are a great solution for
many people.
A partial denture
replaces some, but not all of the teeth in a jaw. In order
to be a candidate for a partial denture, there must be a
sufficient number of teeth that the denture will attach
to and these teeth must have adequate bone support and tooth
structure. Partial dentures are a great solution when a
patient is maissing multiple teeth.
A complete denture restores the function of a patient who
is missing all of the teeth in one or both jaws. A complete
denture is a prosthetic device that attempts to replicate
the appearance of natural teeth while allowing the patient
to chew food and speak as naturally as possible. Dentures
are custom-designed to the patient's facial features and
are very cosmetically pleasing. Most patients love their
"new" teeth and adapt to them quickly.
Fillings
Fillings
are used to restore portions of a tooth that have been damaged
[primarily by tooth decay] to proper form and function.
Depending on the situation, either a silver (amalgam) or
a tooth-colored (composite) filling may be used. Depending
on the location of the decay and the size and placement
of any existing fillings, a filling may include one, two,
three or more surfaces of your tooth. Any time that decay
is in-between your teeth at least a two-surface filling
is required in order to restore the tooth. In the case of
a tooth that has a great deal of missing tooth structure,
a more extensive treatment [such as a crown] will be required
to prevent further future damage to the tooth.
Modern composite
fillings provide durable, beautiful restoration of the teeth,
matching their function and amazingly well..
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