When you suffer from issues like tooth decay, infection, and even damaged or misshapen teeth, you need treatment to avoid major complications. With restorative dentistry, our team can help repair and transform your smile, even replacing missing teeth. In today’s blog, your Kansas City, MO, dentist talks about our lifelike restorative treatments.
Placing Dental Fillings
With restorative dentistry, our team can take on tooth decay to prevent further discomfort and spare you the onset of an infection. The procedure only takes one sitting to complete, and instead of metal we use a safe and lifelike composite resin, which can be color-matched to blend with your smile. The process involves our team numbing the tooth so you stay comfortable as we remove decay and clean the tooth. We then prepare and shade the material to blend with the smile. We then apply the material in several layers and then sculpt and mold the tooth as the composite resin cures underneath a light. Finally, we polish the tooth for a brighter appearance!
Securing Custom Crowns
Restorative dentistry can also help our team take on more substantial oral health concerns. With a dental crown, we provide a full restoration that caps the tooth. Made from materials like porcelain, porcelain-fused-to-metal, and zirconia, these can be shaded to blend with your smile and offer a more lifelike appearance. Placement involves numbing your tooth and removing structure to make room for your new restoration. We then take images and impressions of your bite to design and craft your crown. When the restoration is ready, we will connect it with a powerful bonding agent.
Your dental crown can repair damaged teeth, correct misshapen teeth, and improve overall bite balance. Placement can also repair cracked or chipped teeth and address tooth decay too severe for a filling. We can even complete a root canal for infected teeth, or secure a bridge or restore a single dental implant for people with tooth loss!
Root Canal Therapy
If you have an infected tooth, you need more than a filling or a crown placement. With restorative dentistry, we can treat an infected tooth to prevent worsening pain and tooth loss. To begin, our team will again numb your tooth to ensure you are comfortable. If you have anxiety, we could also discuss sedation to help you enter a state of calm. Our team will then open the tooth to access and remove the infected tissues from within. Once we do, we will clean the inside of your tooth and add a special restorative filling material. The last step is to cap the tooth with a custom dental crown!
The Tooth Extraction Process
In some cases, the tooth may have injuries or infections beyond the ability to treat with a crown or root canal. Some patients may also have issues like wisdom teeth, or the need to remove teeth to make room for dentures or orthodontic treatment. In these scenarios, our team can conduct a safe and gentle tooth extraction, in which we comfortably remove a tooth!
Dental Bridges
If you lose a tooth, then we can help! For minor tooth loss, such as one to three missing teeth in a row, then our team could create and place a dental bridge. The prosthetic contains one to three new teeth with crowns attached to each end. Made from ceramic, this will be shaded to blend with your smile. Our team will attach the crown portions to the teeth on each side of the gap, securing your new ones firmly in place. Your new teeth can last for 10 to 15 years on average!
Dentures
If you have more substantial tooth loss, then our team could help with a set of dentures. A partial could address situations in which you have several gaps spread out across your smile, with a significant number of natural teeth remaining intact. If you are missing most or all of your teeth, we could offer a full set of lifelike dentures!
Implant Dentistry
Dental implants can be inserted into the jaw and act like new roots, which enables them to last for decades to come, possibly a lifetime in some cases. With dental implants, we can replace one tooth or use several to secure a bridge or even a fixed set of dentures!
Schedule Custom Restorative Treatments With Delightful Dental Care
Our team wants to help you smile with confidence and avoid major oral health complications. To find out more about our custom restorations, call Delightful Dental Care in Kansas City, MO at (816) 942-7669.