We want to offer a solution for cracked, chipped, or decayed teeth. Our team can even offer durable and lifelike replacement as needed! In today’s blog, your team at Celina Family Dentistry talks about how we repair and replace teeth as needed with restorative dentistry for patients in Celina, TX.
Restorative Dentistry Repairs Your Teeth
When you have a tooth that becomes cracked or chipped, even if the injury appears minor, you should see our team. The presence of an injury allows harmful bacteria to reach the more sensitive portions of your tooth’s interior, causing tooth decay and even infection, threatening tooth loss with time. Likewise, if you begin to experience pain in your tooth that lasts for more than a day, this could indicate cavities or possible infection, and again care is needed with custom restorations to address it and protect smile stability. With restorative dentistry, we can repair teeth and return them to full function, health, and beauty again.
How We Replace Missing Teeth
Restorative dentistry also replaces missing teeth! When you lose a single tooth, this could increase the risk of misalignment, and even complications like TMJ disorder and bruxism (teeth grinding). You could also feel embarrassed about your appearance. But using custom dental prosthetics, we can replace a single missing tooth with a bridge or even an individual dental implant. If you have more severe tooth loss, which can weaken jawbone structure and limit your meal options and speech capabilities, we could again help with a bridge, as well as full and partial porcelain dentures! Our team could even secure a full set of new teeth with dental implants, so you have a fixed solution to total tooth loss with restorative dentistry.
Fillings, Crowns, and Root Canals
Let’s talk about the specific ways that restorative dentistry repairs and replaces teeth! With a dental filling, we have a way to tackle tooth decay, using a metal-free composite resin we can shade to blend with the tooth. The procedure itself only takes one visit to complete, and we can even use the same material in a bonding procedure to repair minor injuries and mask cosmetic imperfections, again in one sitting.
If you need more substantial restoration, then our team could offer a crown, which caps the tooth. The material is made from durable and lifelike materials like porcelain and zirconia, which can endure daily bite forces with ease and be shaded to blend with your smile. If a tooth is infected, we could conduct a safe and gentle root canal to remove the infected tissues, then we add a filling and cap the tooth with a crown.
Bridges, Dentures, and Dental Implants
Our team is also able to replace missing teeth with restorative dentistry. If you have minor tooth loss, such as one to three missing teeth in a row, then we could secure a porcelain bridge, one made from durable and lifelike materials. The prosthetic contains new teeth with crowns on each side, and we place the crown onto the teeth on each side of the bite. This can last for years to come, often as many as 15.
If you have more severe tooth loss, we could offer custom dentures. The partial addresses situations in which you have multiple missing teeth across the arch of your smile. The prosthetic fills the gaps at once, and offers a lifelike appearance. The full denture replaces every tooth on one or both arches, and is held in place with suction or adhesives. Both are removed and can last about 5 to 10 years.
Finally, we can help treat tooth loss with dental implants! These are inserted into the jaw, acting like new roots and keeping your jawbone intact, so they can last far longer than other options, often decades or a lifetime with proper care and attention. We can address one missing tooth or even support a bridge or a fixed set of dentures. If you have any questions about how restorative dentistry repairs and replaces teeth, or if you have issues that need attention, then contact our team today to learn more and start your treatment journey.
Celina Family Dentistry Helps Your Smile With Restorative Dentistry
We want to help repair your teeth or even replace lost ones as needed with restorative dentistry. We want to return your smile to full function, health, and beauty again, so you can feel confident, enjoy your favorite dishes, and enjoy better oral health and bite function. To find out more about our treatments, call Celina Family Dentistry in Celina, TX at (214) 851-0130 today.
