Cavities can form in your teeth and without treatment, this can lead to painful symptoms and even infected teeth. To bring relief and keep your smile intact, we can offer a dental restoration, one that looks natural too. In today’s blog, Lake Orion Family Dentistry talks about our metal-free and lifelike dental fillings and crowns.
The Presence of Tooth Decay
How do you know if you need a restoration? If you attend six-month checkup and cleaning visits with our team, then we can take a close look at your smile and catch potential issues, like tooth decay and infection in their early stages, often before you even experience discomfort. But once your tooth hurts, this could mean a cavity is in a more advanced stage, and the risk of infection is much higher. You need to see us right away for restorative dentistry using our metal-free dental work.
Warning Signs of Trouble
How do you know when to see our team for treatment? Warning signs vary, but could include tooth sensitivity when you eat or drink. You could also experience a toothache that does not subside after a day or two, and instead only grows in severity. When this happens, you need to see us right away for treatment to avoid the risk of tooth loss! Our team can help treat the decay and protect the smile with a metal-free dental filling or crown.
Help with Lifelike Fillings
A dental filling can address the decay portion of your tooth to stop infection and ensure your smile looks good too. We don’t use metal for our fillings, instead opting for a biocompatible metal-free composite resin, which is safe for kids and adults alike, and can last far longer and look more lifelike too. The placement process is simple and only takes one visit.
We will numb your tooth to keep you cozy as we gently remove decay and clean the tooth. We then apply the shaded filling material to the tooth. Our team will cure the filling under a light, and as we do, we sculpt and mold the tooth to ensure a more attractive appearance. The final step is to polish the tooth for a brighter look. In only one sitting we tackle your cavity and protect your tooth, ensuring a lifelike appearance too.
Metal-Free Dental Crowns
What if you have a cavity too severe for a filling to address, or what if a tooth is broken or cracked? In a situation like this, we can still help with restorative dentistry and metal-free dental work. With a crown, we can cap the tooth and take on more advanced decay and repair injuries, all with lifelike results. We begin by numbing your tooth and then removing outer structure to complicate the new crown. We take images and impressions of the tooth, which are used in a lab setting to design and craft your new restoration. Our team will make them from materials like ceramic and zirconia, which are durable and metal-free, able to handle daily bite forces and blend with the smile. We then attach the finished product to your tooth with a powerful bonding agent, giving your new crown the chance to last years to come with proper care and attention!
Preventing Tooth Decay
Along with treating tooth decay and protecting your smile with metal-free dental work, we can offer preventive dentistry to help protect the tooth and aid the onset of cavities. For example, we want to see you and your kids every six months so that we can watch for decay and catch it in the early stages. We can also clean your teeth in the same visit, a process that enables us to remove all plaque and tartar to keep your outer enamel strong and avoid the onset of tooth decay. For kids, we could apply fluoride to keep the outer enamel strong, and we could also discuss dental sealants to help protect the rear teeth and keep smile cavity-free for months or even years to come.
If you have any questions about how we offer a lifelike solution to a cavity, or how we prevent them from occurring at all, then contact our team today to learn more and get started. You deserve optimal oral health and we want to help, so reach out today to keep your smile strong and cavity-free all summer long.
Lake Orion Family Dentistry Secures Lifelike Treatment
Fillings can treat tooth decay and protect your smile, and in only one visit! To find out more about restorative dentistry or to schedule an appointment, call Lake Orion Family Dentistry in Lake Orion, MI at (248)693-6213.
