Restorative dentistry focuses on the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of oral diseases.
Your Wantirna South dentist may recommend a customised treatment plan to restore decayed, chipped, cracked, discoloured, or even missing teeth.
Teeth affected by any of these damages can be eligible for restorative procedures.
Whether it’s a tooth filling, implant, crown, or bridge, there are several options available depending on your needs.
Restorative procedures are performed for the following purposes:
When deciding on a treatment plan for restorative dentistry, you’ll need to consider your health and your budget. Your dentist will try to keep your natural teeth if possible before deciding to resort to extraction.
Tooth fillings are the most common kind of dental restoration. Damaged teeth can be filled with gold, silver amalgam, porcelain, or tooth-coloured resin materials.
Dental crowns are attached over a damaged tooth to restore its shape, size, strength, appearance, to hold a bridge in place, or to cover dental implants.
Dental bridges are designed to close the gap created by one or more missing teeth. Bridges can be placed on either side by crowns and bonded permanently into place.
Dental implants are replacement tooth roots. Implants are small posts, usually made of titanium, that are surgically placed into the bone socket where the missing tooth used to be in. The implant is capped with a replacement tooth called a crown.
Dentures are removable replacements for missing teeth and their surrounding structures. They are usually made of acrylic resin usually combined with metal attachments.
Complete dentures replace all missing teeth while partial dentures are used when some natural teeth remain, and they are held in place by metal attachments to the natural teeth.
Plaque can still form around restorations and contribute to the recurrence or progression of a dental problem. Conditions like tooth decay or periodontal disease can be prevented by controlling plaque, the primary cause of these types of problems.
Plaque and tartar can be prevented through a regular oral hygiene routine. Brush your teeth at least twice a day with a fluoride-containing toothpaste and soft-bristled toothbrush. Floss once daily, too.
In addition to daily flossing, rinsing using antibacterial mouthwash is also effective in keeping your tooth’s surfaces strong and healthy, so your teeth can be protected before restorative dentistry becomes necessary.
If you have one or multiple teeth worn out, damaged, or compromised by cavities, your Wantirna South dentist can fix it with a custom-made, lifelike dental restoration.
If you are planning to regain your smile through restorative dental treatments, call us at (03) 9800 2338.
We are located at 87 Stud Road in Wantirna South. We will attend to you with utmost urgency and care.
At Elite Smiles Wantirna, we are dedicated to help you and your family in maintaining your overall dental health and improve the quality of your life. Our dental clinic has been around for 32 years, serving patients from Wantirna South, Burwood, East Ringwood, Knox City, Boronia, Bayswater, Rowville, Ferntree Gully, and Scoresby.
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