How upset should you be after injuring a tooth? The experience itself can be unpleasant, and it can make you worry about both your oral health and smile. The good news is that your problem can be promptly resolved when you reach out to your Virginia Beach, VA dentist for help. Through the appropriate treatment, we can address changes to the appearance of your tooth and also make sure that it is in good health. Physical trauma will often make restorative dental services necessary. With that said, we can perform a review to see if a more conservative cosmetic dental procedure might be appropriate.
A Tooth Injury Can Affect Your Appearance And Dental Health
After breaking a tooth, you can have a hard time biting and chewing, feel embarrassed at how your smile has changed, and worry about how the injury is going to affect your oral health. Because injuries are a cause for so much concern, people are frequently quick to act and schedule treatment. You should know that if you put off care, you are more likely to experience complications, which means you will be more likely to need more advanced care, and may even increase your risk for losing your tooth!
Scheduling Restorative Dental Work
Restorative services can address both your tooth’s appearance and its health. The work to restore your tooth could include root canal therapy. This work is done to address any internal problems that you have experienced. Once this is finished, we can make plans to restore the tooth by placing a dental crown on it. Crowns cover teeth above the gum line. They are custom-made to match the shape of your tooth – for teeth that are more visible, we can recommend restorations that imitate the color and texture of healthy enamel, too.
Can Cosmetic Work Help Me If My Tooth Is Injured?
A chip or crack in your enamel may be something we can address through cosmetic dental work. If so, the procedure we recommend can preserve more of your tooth structure and require less work. By using porcelain veneers instead of dental crowns during treatment, we make fewer changes to your tooth structure and only have to cover a smaller portion of your enamel. Tooth bonding treatment can proceed without the need to cover the tooth with any restoration. What happens instead is a composite resin material is applied to areas of concern in order to hide flaws.
Talk To Your Virginia Beach, VA Dentist About Restorative Dentistry
Your Virginia Beach, VA dentist’s office is prepared to help you if you are dealing with a dental injury! To find out more about our restorative and cosmetic services, please contact Absolute Dental Care at (757) 428-7440.
