When you have a tooth that sustains injury or suffers from tooth decay or infection, you need treatment to avoid complications and discomfort. With restorative dentistry, our team can provide this and help return your smile to full function, health, and beauty. In today’s blog, your Grand Prairie, TX, dentist talks about helping smiles with restorative dentistry. From fillings and crowns to root canals and tooth extraction, we can take action to help safeguard your smile and offer results that look good and help you feel more confident in your smile.
Restorative dentistry is recommended when you have damage to a tooth, or one suffers from decay or infection. Treatment is necessary to not only stop discomfort and improve the appearance of your smile, but to help you avoid the spread of infection and tooth loss. When you have pain in a tooth that doesn’t subside after a day or two, or if one is damaged, then you should see our team right away. We will carefully examine the tooth with digital x-rays and intraoral cameras, that way we can assess the extent of the issue and plan treatment with detail. Our team wants to offer results that are durable and long-lasting, and also improve the overall esthetics of your smile too.
When we conduct restorative dentistry for a smile, we want to ensure the patient is comfortable and relaxed, even if the patient has anxiety or special needs that could otherwise complicate the treatment process. Which is why we take steps to ensure the comfort of our patients. For example, we can offer a local anesthetic to numb the area being treated. We also have sedation to help patients enter a deep state of calm and relaxation, with little to no memory of the procedure afterward. Your comfort is paramount!
When you have a cavity and your tooth hurts, you need restorative dentistry to avoid infection and tooth loss. With a dental filling, we can treat the tooth in only one visit with a durable and lifelike material. Composite resin is metal-free, safe for all ages, and can be color-matched to blend with your tooth. Our team simply numbs the tooth and then removes the decay. We prepare and add the filling material, shaping the tooth as the composite resin is cured under a light. Finally, we polish it for a brighter appearance.
Our team could also offer repair and restoration with a dental crown. This is a restoration that fits over the tooth and addresses decay too severe for a filling, and also offers repair for damaged teeth. We can even reshape malformed teeth or help secure prosthetics like bridges or restore single tooth dental implants. The crown is made from durable and lifelike materials, such as ceramic, zirconia, or porcelain-fused-to-metal, so your results look natural and blend with your smile. These can also handle daily bite forces and pressures. The placement process involves our team numbing the tooth, removing structure to make room for the crown, and then taking detailed digital images and measurements.
In a lab setting, we use the images and measurements to design and craft the custom crown, which we place with a powerful bonding agent!
What if a tooth develops an infection? Then once again we can help with restorative dentistry. With a root canal procedure, we can stop discomfort and also prevent the tooth from being lost and allowing infection to reach other parts of the smile. we again numb the tooth, and then open it to remove the tissues from within. Once we do, we will clean the inside of your tooth and fill it with a special material known as gutta percha. Finally, we cap the tooth with a custom crown. The root canal helps keep your smile whole and offers instant relief from painful decay and infection.
What if a tooth cannot be saved with a filling, crown, or root canal? A tooth extraction is another key component of our restorative treatments. This involves gently removing a tooth to protect smiles from major complications. This could be done to avoid the spread of infection due to severe infection or damage. We could also use this to make room for orthodontic treatment, improve bite balance and chewing function, or to remove teeth loosened by gum disease.
Wisdom teeth, additional molars that erupt in the late teens and early 20s, could lead to misalignment, infection, and more. But with a tooth extraction, we can remove them completely from your smile. We plan the procedure in detail with digital imaging, and then we offer local anesthesia and sedation to keep you cozy. Our team will remove the tooth with a pair or forceps, and then suture the area closed. We can remove the sutures in a follow-up visit. We then provide aftercare instructions and even prescriptions for medications to aid in the healing process and ensure you are comfortable.
If you have any questions about how our team will protect the health, function, and beauty of your smile with restorative dentistry, or if you would like to schedule your first visit of 2025, then contact our team today to learn more. You and your family deserve healthy and beautiful smiles, and we want to help with our restorative dental procedures, so reach out today to get started.
The team at Pecan Tree Dental in Grand Prairie, TX, wants to offer durable and lifelike dental repair with an array of restorative treatments, which are designed to handle daily bite forces and remain in place for years to come, and also to offer a more attractive smile. You enjoy optimal results that can last for many years with proper care and attention! To schedule an appointment with our team, call us today at 972-262-5111. We look forward to hearing from you and helping your family enjoy optimal oral health in 2025 and beyond!
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