Dental restoration is the art and science of restoring damaged teeth. Crowns, fillings, and bridges repair the damage and restore the appearance of your smile.
Fillings
We use composite resins, or tooth-colored fillings, to repair cavities or other minor damage to teeth. The filling preserves the strength of the tooth, prevents further decay, and restores the tooth’s appearance. We offer tooth colored fillings that match your smile.
Tooth-colored fillings are a mixture of glass or quartz filler that provide good durability and resistance to fracture in small- to mid-size fillings that need to withstand moderate pressure from chewing. They can be used on either front or back teeth.
Crowns
Crowns completely restore seriously damaged teeth. The crown fits over the injured tooth and looks, feels, and functions like one of your natural teeth.
A crown can help strengthen a tooth with a large filling when there isn’t enough tooth remaining to hold the filling. Crowns can also be used to attach bridges, protect a weak tooth from breaking or restore one that’s already broken. A crown is a good way to cover teeth that are discolored or badly shaped. It’s also used to cover a dental implant. Crowns are also often used to seal teeth after root canal therapy.
Our primary concern, like yours, is helping you keep your teeth healthy and your smile bright.
Porcelain inlays and onlays
Inlays and onlays are used to conservatively repair teeth where a crown isn’t required. They resemble large fillings and are created in a dental lab, then cemented into place in the damaged tooth. Onlays are specially designed inlays that restore the biting strength of molars. Onlays are similar to inlays except that one or more of the chewing cusps are included in the restoration. Inlay or onlay restorations are ideal to restore broken or fractured teeth, cosmetic appearance, decayed teeth, fractured fillings, and large fillings.
Bridges
Bridges are used to replace a single or multiple missing teeth. There are many types of bridges, but they all consist of one or more artificial replacement teeth that are attached to your natural teeth. Bridges are designed to look like natural teeth, and they also prevent the teeth adjacent to the missing tooth from shifting out of place.
Frequently asked questions
Do teeth whitening treatments work on my crown, bridge, or fillings?
Whitening treatments are formulated to whiten natural tooth enamel, so they won’t have an effect on porcelain or ceramic restorations. We can help you with options to change the color of your crown or other restoration.
How long will my crown or fillings last?
How long your restorations last depends on your eating habits and dental hygiene. Restorations are also not as strong as natural teeth, so you should be careful eating hard or sticky foods.
