Fillings
Dental filling is to restore a tooth damaged by decay back to its normal function and shape. We will first remove the decayed tooth material, clean the affected area, and then fill the cleaned out cavity with a filling material. Materials used for fillings include gold, porcelain, composite resin (tooth-colored fillings) and amalgam.
What is a filling
Tooth-Colored Fillings
Root Canal Therapy
A root canal treatment becomes needed when tooth decay reaches the tooth pulp (nerves and tissues inside of a tooth). Sometimes tooth trauma such as a fracture can lead to the need for a root canal as well. In addition to being painful, untreated infections in pulp can reach the root tip and spread to surrounding teeth, and even can compromise the entire immune system. Root Canal therapy involves opening a tooth, removing the damaged pulp, cleaning and disinfecting the canals, shaping, filling and sealing the tooth. Sometimes a crown is needed to restore the tooth shape, look, and to strengthen the tooth structure.
A Step-By-Step Guide To Root Canal Treatment
Top 5 Reasons Not to Delay Root Canal Treatment
Crowns
A crown is a tooth-shaped cap placed over a damaged tooth to strengthen and protect the tooth structure. A crown fits just like a natural tooth because it is created from impressions of your tooth. A crown will make your damaged tooth stronger and more stable. Crown is needed in the following situation: to protect a tooth with large filling that do not has enough tooth structure to hold on; restore a fractured or cracked tooth; to cover a poorly-shaped tooth or discolored tooth; to attach a dental bridge; to protect and restore a tooth with root canal treatment; to cover a dental implant. There are different types of crowns: Stainless steel crowns are cost-effective and usually used to cover primary teech in children; Metal dental crowns, such as gold crowns, need less tooth structure to be removed and rarely chip or break; Porcelain-fused-to-metal dental crowns contain an inner metal casting with porcelain baked over it; all ceramic or all porcelain dental crowns are common and provide optimum aesthetic results.
Crowns & Bridgework
Crowns & Bridges
Bridges
A dental bridge covers or bridges the gap between missing teeth. Missing teeth not only make talking and chewing more difficult, but they can also cause other problems over time. Teeth adjacent to the space in your mouth can eventually shift into the empty space, which can affect your bite and lead to gum disease or other disorders such as TMJ (temporomandibular joint issues). A bridge can keep your other teeth from moving out of place. Once a bridge is placed, it works just like your natural teeth.
Crowns & Bridgework
Crowns & Bridges
Onlays and Inlays
Dental inlays and onlays are used when old fillings need to be removed or replaced. A dental inlay is similar to a filling and fits inside the cusp tips (top edges) of the tooth. A dental onlay is more extensive and extends over the cusps of the treated tooth.
Inlays and onlays
Extractions
If a tooth has been broken or damaged by decay, we will try to fix it with a filling, crown or other treatment. Sometimes, though, there's too much damage for the tooth to be repaired. In this case, the tooth needs to be extracted. A very loose tooth also will require extraction if it can't be saved, even with bone replacement surgery (bone graft).
Simple Tooth Extraction?
Tooth Extraction
Dentures and Partial Dentures
A removable partial denture or bridge usually consists of replacement teeth attached to a pink or gum-colored plastic base, which is sometimes connected by metal framework that holds the denture in place in the mouth. Partial dentures are used when one or more natural teeth remain in the upper or lower jaw.
Removable Full Dentures
Removable Dentures
Dental Implants
A dental implant is an artificial tooth root that is placed into your jaw to hold a replacement tooth or bridge. Dental implants may be an option for people who have lost a tooth or teeth due to periodontal disease, an injury, or some other reasons.
How Crowns Attach to Dental Implants
Dental Implants 1
Dental Implants 2
Are You a Candidate for Dental Implants
Consequences of Missing Teeth
Dental Implant FAQs
Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous oxide (N2O), also called Laughing Gas, is simply a gas which you can breathe in. It has no color, smell, and doesn’t irritate. Nitrous oxide is a safe and effective sedative agent that is mixed with oxygen and inhaled through a small mask that fits over your nose to help you relax during dental procedure.
Oral Sedation Dentistry
Nitrous Oxide