If you have developed aching teeth due to tooth decay or infection, or if you have lost natural teeth, then we can help. With restorative dentistry, our team can return your smile to full function, health, and beauty once again! In today’s blog, your Kansas City, MO, dentist talks about restorative dentistry.

When You Need Restorative Dentistry

When should you see our team for restorative dentistry? If you sustain an injury to the face or jaw, then consider an appointment to repair a tooth or see if one needs repair, as fractures could be invisible to the naked eye. If you have regular pain in a tooth, this could indicate the possible presence of a cavity or an infection, and treatment could be necessary to repair the tooth and prevent worsening pain or even tooth loss. If we examine your teeth as part of your routine checkup and cleaning visit and find an issue, we could address this problem early and provide care before you experience painful symptoms! With our approach to restorative dentistry, we want to offer results that prevent pain, improve bite function, and also ensure a lifelike appearance, so you can smile with confidence again.

Placing a Tooth Filling

If we find you have a cavity, then we can help with a dental filling. Made from a metal-free composite resin, these can be color-matched to blend with your smile. Placement only takes one visit, and can help treat cavities to stop pain and also prevent the tooth from developing an infection. The same material can be used in a bonding procedure to help repair minor damage or even mask cosmetic imperfections with the color and shape of your tooth, so you can enjoy better esthetics in only one appointment.

Securing Your Dental Crown

If you have a serious injury or a more severe case of decay, we could cap the tooth with a crown. The restoration fits over the entire of the tooth’s visible portion, and we take steps to ensure a lifelike appearance, using durable materials like porcelain, porcelain-fused-to-metal, and zirconia, which can handle daily bite forces and be shaded to ensure a lifelike look.

Our team can place them to repair damage, treat decay, improve bite balance and chewing function and to even aid in tooth replacement, as they can support a bridge or even complete a single tooth dental implant.

Root Canal Procedures

If a tooth is infected, then you need more than just a filling or a crown. With a root canal, we can gently open the tooth and remove the infected tissue from within, replacing them with a special filling material. We then cap the tooth with a crown. This stops pain, prevents the spread of infection, and allows you to avoid tooth loss too!

Traditional and Implant Bridges

If you have minor tooth loss, we can help. For people with a single missing tooth, or as many as three teeth in a row, we could create and place a bridge. The prosthetic will contain new teeth and crowns on each side, all made from ceramic and shaded to blend with the smile. With a traditional bridge, we will attach the crown portions to the natural teeth on each side of the gap. These last about 5 to 10 years before replacement is needed.

With a dental implant option, we will insert one to two dental implants directly into the jaw, where they act like new roots and keep the jawbone intact, so it doesn’t erode and the jaw ridge won’t change with time. This means since we attach your bridge to them you could have a prosthetic that stays in place for decades to come, possibly a lifetime!

Our Dentures

For people with tooth loss too severe for a bridge, we could help with dentures. Full dentures address every tooth on one of both arches, and partials address cases in which tooth loss is too severe for a bridge, but not advanced enough to require a full denture. They could be removable and require replacement every few years or we could support them with dental implants for a longer lasting option.

If you have any questions about how we help smiles with restorative dentistry, or if you want to talk to our team about possible solutions for your oral health concerns, then contact our office today. We want to help you start 2026 on the path to your best smile, so you feel confident and avoid pain and other complications down the road.

Schedule a Visit for Restorative Dentistry

We want to help restore your smile to full function and health with restorative dentistry! To find out more about our office or to schedule your visit, call Delightful Dental Care in Kansas City, MO at (816) 942-7669 today.