Restorative dentistry offers treatment for dental damage or poor oral health with restorations like fillings or crowns. Our team can even address infections or replace missing teeth to protect your smile’s stability and beauty. In today’s blog, your Virginia Beach, VA, dentist talks about repairing smiles with restorative dentistry.
Your Initial Consultation
When you have pain in a tooth, or if one is damaged or missing, then you need restorative dentistry to prevent escalating complications and poorer oral health. Our team will conduct a detailed examination, employing advanced digital x-rays and imaging technology, so we can make a diagnosis with precision and accuracy, and create a personalized treatment plan to address your oral health concerns. In addition to repairing teeth, we often do so with lifelike materials to ensure better smile esthetics afterward.
Staying Comfortable
We want to ensure that we provide restorative dentistry with comfort. To help ensure a visit is a positive experience, our team can offer a local anesthetic to numb the area being treated. We also have dental sedation, which helps those undergoing complex procedures, or those with high anxiety levels, undergo treatment with comfort, staying relaxed throughout the process. Usually, you have little to no memory of the procedure, and your experience is a comfortable one. We will offer a sedation option based on your age, weight, medical history, and anxiety levels.
Dental Fillings
We can use restorative dentistry to offer a lifelike treatment option if you have a cavity. Treating tooth decay is crucial, so your aching tooth doesn’t become infected or lost. The procedure doesn’t use metal materials, we instead offer composite resin fillings, which are safe for all ages. They can be color matched to blend with your smile too. The placement process only takes one visit to complete, so you leave with a healthy smile and one free of toothaches. If you have issues with minor dental damage, or exposed gaps between teeth or even severe teeth stains, the same material can be used in a bonding procedure to repair the tooth and offer better esthetics too.
Custom Crowns
When you have severe damage, advanced decay, or issues with the overall balance of your bite, we can help with restorative dentistry. A dental crown is custom-made before your smile, so it fits comfortably and provides better bite balance. We can treat more severe issues, the ones that a filling or bonding procedure alone cannot address. Our team often creates them from materials like porcelain, which can be shaded to blend with your smile, but can also handle daily bite forces and pressures with ease.
Dental Bridges
If you have between one and three missing teeth in a row, then our team can provide tooth replacement with restorative dentistry. A dental bridge contains new teeth with crowns on one of both ends. We use them to replace between one and three lost teeth in a row. The prosthetic is custom-made to ensure a comfortable fit, and the prosthetic can handle daily bite forces and pressures with ease. They tend to last about 10 to 15 years on average!
Root Canal Therapy
If a tooth is infected, then our team could provide a comfortable and gentle endodontic treatment known as a root canal. The procedure allows our team to remove infected tissues and fill the interior with a restorative material. We then cap the tooth with a crown. Treating an infection helps protect the tooth from being lost, and also safeguards you against serious complications.
Dental Implants
For a tooth replacement option that can address a single missing tooth or secure a denture, we can offer dental implants. These act as new roots and can stay in place for decades to come, so you have a new tooth that looks and functions like a natural one. We can also use them to support bridges too!
Dentures
Dentures are how we handle severe tooth loss, replacing every tooth on one or both arches. Removable options last about 5 to 10 years, and are held in place with suction or adhesives. Implant dentures last for decades to come, possibly a lifetime. We can help you decide which option is right for you. If you have any questions about how we protect your smile with restorative dentistry, please contact our team today and schedule your visit too!
Schedule a Visit for Your Restorative Appointment
We would like to help treat your restorative concerns with lifelike restorations, such as crowns or bridges. Call Absolute Dental Care in Virginia Beach, VA at (757) 428-7440 to schedule a visit soon!
