Restorative dental services are concerned with keeping the mouth functioning at its best. The most common issues that can cause trouble in your mouth are cavities, missing, and broken teeth. Our goal is to restore your natural smile and prevent future oral health issues.
Restoration services include:
*Fillings* are the most common. Teeth can be filled with gold, silver amalgam, or tooth-colored plastic and glass materials called composite resin fillings.
*Crowns* are a tooth-shaped “cap” that is placed over a tooth to restore its shape and size, strength, appearance, hold a bridge in place, or to cover a dental implant. (Teeth frequently need to be reduced evenly around the tooth so that the crown will perfectly restore the size and shape of the tooth. This is a long process and may involve an impression that is sent to a dental lab, with a temporary filling/crown in the meantime.)
*Bridges* are false teeth that are designed to "bridge" the gap created by one or more missing teeth. Bridges can be anchored on either side by crowns and cemented permanently into place.
*Implants* are replacement tooth roots. Implants are actually a small post made of metal (usually of titanium or a titanium mixture) that are placed into the bone socket where teeth are missing. The implant may need an attachment called an abutment that will act like a crown preparation. It is then covered with a crown.
*Dentures* are a removable replacement for missing teeth and surrounding tissues. They are made of acrylic resin, sometimes combined with metal attachments. Complete dentures replace all the teeth. Partial dentures are considered when some natural teeth remain and are retained by metal clasps attached to the natural teeth.