If your teeth are damaged by decay or injury, to get your smile back in working order, cosmetic dentists may use fillings or crowns. These restorative procedures can strengthen or protect decayed teeth. Fillings and crowns have gone through many changes, so modern dental work could improve older tooth restoration techniques. The history of fillings… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Restorative Dentistry
A Quiz on Inlays and Onlays
You certainly aren’t hoping for a cavity when you visit the dentist, but for a lot of reasons, they can happen. There are different depths, levels, and types of cavities which mean that treatments might differ. If you fail to avoid tooth decay, you can at least talk to your dentist about the various options… Read more »
Unfortunately Fractured Teeth
As fun as a name like “craze lines” may sound, there’s nothing enjoyable about having vertical fractures on your teeth. The presence of these shallow cracks in tooth enamel can negatively affect your smile confidence. They’re not deep enough to put you at a higher risk for tooth decay, or deeper cracks and chips, but… Read more »
Interested in White Fillings?
Believe it or not, you are actually exposed to more mercury vapors from amalgam filling removal, than you are if you keep metal fillings in your mouth. Still, many people are dead-set on replacing metal fillings with white or tooth-colored restorations. If you feel that you’d be happier with composite-resin fillings because of dental health… Read more »
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