You know, when even one of your teeth becomes severely damaged or is lost altogether, it can affect more than your appearance and self confidence.  With time, your speech can be affected and your food choices limited.  That’s why restorations including fillings, crowns, bridges, and implants were invented.  They can restore natural-looking form and function.
 Here’s how restorations work.

1.)  A filling is a restoration that repairs part of a damaged tooth.  When modern composite or ceramic materials are combined with precision techniques, fillings can fit and fill most types of cavities without removing large amounts of healthy enamel and be very aesthetic and cosmetic looking.  And they can be color-matched to look completely natural.

 2.) A restoration that strengthens and protects the tooth is called a crown and may have heard it called a cap because it actually caps the entire tooth.

 3.) A bridge is a combination of crowns and artificial teeth that closes a gap left by a missing tooth (or teeth), restoring your smile and redistributing the workload.

 4.) A  tooth implant is an artificial crown and root which is permanently implanted right into your jawbone.  Once placed, it acts like a natural tooth to avoid bone loss and prevent drifting of surrounding teeth.  Different implant types and techniques are available to provide individual solutions, from replacing one tooth to anchoring dentures securely.

 Whatever your need, restorative treatments can save time, money, and your smile!

 

Get ready to smile back with cosmetic dentistry

 People really do look at your mouth first.  That’s got to impact your self consciousness meter… but that can be a good thing!  With these cosmetic dental procedures, we can help you to feel great about your smile – and your oral health – every time you catch someone smiling back at you!

 The most popular treatments are all but invisible, very patient-friendly and can improve your smiles without surgery and in only one or two visits ….
 Replace unattractive stains and discolorations with a pleasing and radiant smile by teeth whitening.
 Say goodbye to dark, outdated silver fillings and match your natural tooth enamel with white composite, porcelain, cast glass, or resin inlays and onlays.

 Cosmetic veneers will improve the appearance and proportions of teeth that are stained, chipped, overlapping, gapped, uneven. Veneers are extremely thin but strong porcelain shells that are layered over the front surfaces of natural teeth.  They can be designed to improve the proportions of your smile.

 Strengthen and renew the appearance of teeth that have had root canal treatment or extensive repair with a natural-looking crown that fits over a tooth to restore its normal shape, color, and function.
 Recapture your confidence by replacing missing teeth with implants.  They can be an esthetically pleasing alternative to dentures and bridges that will allow you to eat, speak, and socialize naturally.  Replacing missing teeth can prevent future problems with shifting that can affect your appearance.

The less you see, the more you get

Only a few short years ago, silver amalgam fillings were the order of the day. Most of us still sport one or two of these durable but unsightly restorations.

New tooth-colored filling materials called composite resins have changed all that. These plastic mixtures filled with glass or silica and resin ionomers with fluoride-releasing properties are both tough and efficient. And best of all, we can color the filling to match your own teeth.

Composites bond to your teeth to support and strengthen the remaining tooth structure. This helps to prevent breakage and insulates teeth from excessive temperature changes. Invisible cosmetic touch-ups of cracked or chipped teeth are also made easily. Resin ionomers are particularly suitable for children because they release fluoride, and for older adults because their sealing and fluoride properties reduce root decay.

The chewing surfaces of your back teeth work really hard, and damage can occur. For these restorations, we’ll often use an inlay which fits in the grooves between the cusps of a tooth. We can use tooth-colored porcelain inlays, onalys and crowns which are cosmetically attractive and super tough. Your custom-made inlay, onlay or crown is cemented permanently to your tooth, rivaling the strength and beauty of its natural properties. We carefully polish or glaze it, and check the bite to ensure a perfect fit.  Using cosmetic dentistry we can restore your teeth with tooth color restorations. 

Please see us for a consultation so we can make sure your smile is healthy and at its sparkling best.