What is Tooth Restoration?
When a tooth has been damaged, decayed, or lost, it requires restorative treatment to repair or replace it. We work with you to determine your specific dental restoration treatment plan based on your individual needs. By using a variety of procedures and techniques, we restore the tooth, improving its appearance, and maintain a proper bite.
You may need dental restoration if you experience the following:
- Cracked, chipped, or broken teeth: Such injuries compromise the integrity and function of your teeth (Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, 2021).
- Cavities or missing teeth: Decay and tooth loss impact both oral health and aesthetics (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 2022).
- Damaged or missing crowns or veneers: Restorative treatments can replace these to ensure your teeth remain protected and look their best (Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2020).
Our comprehensive approach ensures that your dental health and appearance are fully restored, giving you a reason to smile confidently.
Comfortable Smiles Are Possible
If You Have a Cavity, Don't Wait to Get It Treated
Our goal is to prevent the need for any restorative dental treatments; however, we understand that cavities can happen. Fillings are the most common type of tooth restoration, and if addressed quickly, we can prevent additional dental complications that may lead to more extensive restorative treatments. Most cavities are detected during your twice-yearly dental exam, but if you've missed an appointment and a cavity has been left untreated, it may start showing symptoms that need to be addressed quickly.
You might need to get a dental filling if you're experiencing the following:
- Increased Sensitivity: Sensitivity to temperature, sweets, or while chewing in one area.
- Lost or Broken Filling: An existing filling is lost or broken.
If you experience any of these symptoms between regular check-ups or it has been a long time since your last appointment, it's important to schedule an emergency or urgent dental visit. The longer you wait, the larger the cavity will become, which may eventually result in the need for a root canal or, in the worst circumstances, a tooth extraction.
Frequently Asked Questions
There are two main types of dental filling materials. While they both serve the same purpose of filling in the cavity space they have several differnces.
- Amalgam - Amalgam filling (Also know as silver filling) - less expexcetion than composite. however it known to last longer than the composite materail. Amagalam filling is made from a combation of matals such as silver, tin, copper, and mecury. The main resason paitents reject this type of filling is the estheics the dark silver apperance.
- Composite - This is the most common type of filling materal. It is made of a combination of resins that can match your tooth color, which ,makes it a better option for most paitent.
Fillings can last anywhere from 5 to 15 years. To prolong the life span of a filling it is paramount to have proper dental hygiene at home. It is important to maintain a regular check-up schedule of two visits per year, this allows us to keep an eye on the condition of your filling(s) and perform proactive repair or replacement if needed.
Fillings do not require any extra care, and can last anywhere from 5 to 15 years with proper oral hygiene habits. It is important to maintain a regular check-up schedule of at least two visits per year, this allows us to keep an eye on the condition of your filling and perform proactive repair or replacement if needed.