With advanced dentistry, our team can provide repair for damaged teeth or treatment for cavities with results that look natural. You can avoid discomfort and complications, and also feel confident when you smile or laugh. In today’s blog, your Lake Orion, MI, dentist talks about repairing teeth with lifelike and holistic advanced dentistry. We want to offer results that make you feel good about your smile, and also safeguard your overall oral health and bite function too.
When to Seek Treatment
When should you see us for advanced dentistry? If you have a tooth that is cracked, chipped, broken, or worn down, then you should make an appointment with our team so we can repair your tooth, preventing complications like tooth decay and dental infection. Speaking of, when you have pain in your teeth this could be due to an infection or a serious case of tooth decay and our team could provide relief and lifelike improvement with advanced dentistry. Our lifelike materials are holistic and safe for all ages, containing no metal and bonding with your natural tooth structure.
Dental Emergencies
If a tooth is injured, knocked out, or hurts, then this is a dental emergency. We can arrange a same-day visit if possible or see you the next day, so we can repair the tooth and protect you from major complications! Our team can also discuss custom mouthguards you can wear when you play full contact sports to help reduce the risk of injuries.
Dental Fillings
If you have pain in a tooth and we discover a cavity, then we can provide treatment in only one visit with a dental filling. To begin, our team will numb the tooth so you stay comfortable as we remove the decay and clean it. We then prepare the metal-free filling material, shading it to blend with your tooth. We apply this in multiple layers and then as the composite resin cures under a light, we will sculpt and mold the tooth. The entire process takes one visit and prevents decay from being an infection.
Lifelike Crowns
If you have a more substantial injury or case of tooth decay, we could help your smile with a crown. The restoration will cap the tooth and cover the entire visible portion. We will begin by numbing the tooth and then removing structure from the tooth. This makes room for the crown! We take images and measurements and then use the information to design and craft the restoration. For the front-facing teeth we can use all-porcelain, but for the side and rear teeth that endure greater bite forces, we could use zirconia, which is shaded for a lifelike appearance.
Porcelain Bridges
What if you have missing teeth? If you have lost one tooth or as many as three in a row, then our team could create a dental bridge from porcelain, shaded to match the rest of your smile. The prosthetic will contain new teeth with crowns on each end. We attach the crowns to the natural teeth on each side of the empty space in your smile. This secures your new teeth firmly in place for years to come!
Dentures
If you have more advanced cases of tooth loss, then we could help with a set of dentures. If you have multiple gaps spread out across your smile, which is too much for a bridge to handle, but you have enough natural teeth in place that a full denture isn’t needed, we could create a partial. This contains new teeth that fit in the gaps, and is held in place with metal clasps that connect to natural teeth.
If you are missing most or all of your teeth, then we could extract the last few and create a full set of dentures, which contain a complete row of teeth secured with suction or adhesives. With both options you can enjoy 5 to 10 years of tooth replacement on average, and feel confident when you smile. You can also enjoy your favorite foods again!
If you have any questions about how we tackle your smile issue with advanced dentistry, or if you have pain or injury that needs attention, then please contact our team today to learn more and get started. We want to help you smile with confidence again, and enjoy better oral health and bite function too.
Lake Orion Family Dentistry Improves Smiles With Advanced Dentistry
Our team wants to help improve the health, function, and beauty of your smile with advanced dentistry. To find out more about advanced dentistry, or to schedule an appointment, call Lake Orion Family Dentistry in Lake Orion, MI at (248)693-6213.
