When you have chipped or cracked a tooth, or one begins to ache due to decay or infection, you need treatment to protect your smile as a whole from major complications. With restorative dentistry, our team can offer options for addressing these concerns and providing lifelike results. In today’s blog, your Grand Prairie, TX, dentist talks about our restorative treatment options, and how our durable and lifelike fillings, crowns, root canals, and more could protect the smile from the onset of worsening pain or even tooth loss!
Dental Fillings
When you have a cavity, we can provide a filling that looks natural and bonds with the tooth using metal-free composite resin. The restoration is safe for patients of all ages, and placement only takes one visit. We numb your tooth, remove the decay, and clean the structure, and then apply the filling material and cure it with a light. We then polish your tooth. The same material can be used in a dental bonding procedure to repair minor damage and address common cosmetic imperfections in one visit too.
Custom Dental Crowns
When you have damage or decay too severe for a filling or bonding procedure, we could instead place a crown. The restoration covers the entire visible portion of a tooth, and allows us to handle an array of restorative concerns, reshaping the tooth and improving bite balance in the process. We could use all-porcelain for the front facing teeth, or zirconia or porcelain-fused-to-metal for the side and rear teeth, which must endure greater bite forces and pressures.
Root Canal Therapy
If a tooth is infected, treatment is crucial to avoid losing the tooth. An infection could cause serious aches and pain in a tooth, as well as swelling, discomfort when eating, or a discharge from the tooth. The root canal is a safe and a great way to treat the tooth. We begin by numbing your tooth so we can comfortably open the tooth and remove the tissues from within. We add a special restorative filling material known as gutta percha, and then cap your tooth with a custom-made and natural-looking dental crown. This stops discomfort right away and prevents your tooth from being lost, so your smile is whole.
Tooth Extraction
Sometimes, we need to extract a tooth to prevent the spread of infection, make room for orthodontic treatment, pave the way for dentures, or to prevent wisdom tooth impaction. Our team plans the procedure in detail and takes care to ensure you are calm and comfortable during the process. The procedure could take as little as 30 minutes, and we can discuss replacement options if necessary, such as crowns or dental implants.
Schedule Your Restorative Appointment Today
Our team is ready to repair and restore your smile with durable and lifelike results. For more information on our approach to restorative dentistry, schedule an appointment with Dr. Smith and our team by calling Pecan Tree Dental in Grand Prairie, TX, today at (972) 262-5111.
