Restorative Dentistry Helps Your Overall Oral Health While Restoring Your Confidence

Restorative DentistryRestorative dentistry is all about keeping your mouth healthy, fully functional, and relieving pain using various management techniques, dental procedures and/or appliances. Teeth that need attention or are missing, gum issues, bite problems, jaw and muscle function all fit under restorative dentistry and oral care.

Some of our restorative techniques include the following: 

  • Dental implants take the place of a missing or severely damaged tooth and provide a permanent, natural-looking option for tooth replacement to keep your mouth and bite characteristics functioning normally. Implants may be used to replace a single tooth or multiple teeth.
  • Crowns or ‘caps’ are used to protect the bite surface of a tooth and can aid in decreasing the risk of root decay. Crowns provide protection so the tooth can remain useful and pain free. Typically, crowns are made of either porcelain, gold alloy or porcelain fused to an inner gold alloy core. Used to restore a tooth’s natural size and shape (also color if using porcelain), crowns can improve the strength, function, and appearance of a tooth that otherwise may be problematic.
  • Fillings are alternatives to crowns and are made of mercury-free composite material or silver amalgam. They assist in removing decay and may help restore the tooth to its original form. Fillings also serve to protect a tooth and relieve pain, thereby, extending the life and functionality of the tooth.
  • A Root Canal procedure is used to save a tooth and eliminate pain when the tissue inside a tooth has become infected or severely inflamed due to trauma. The infected tissue inside the canals are removed. Then the canals are widened, cleaned, permanently packed, and sealed to prevent bacteria from re-infecting the area. This process prevents bacteria from growing inside the tooth, keeps the area healthy, and allows the tooth to remain in place. The result is a fully functional, pain-free natural tooth.
  • A ‘bridge’ fills a void between teeth. It connects to the teeth on either side where the missing tooth would be to fit naturally with your existing gum line while restoring your tooth function and natural appearance.
  • Dentures are prosthetic appliances used to replace a single tooth or a number of teeth in either the upper, lower or both jaws. They may be removable or permanent fixtures in your mouth. A complete denture is an appliance that replaces all the teeth in one jaw, either upper or lower, and is removable. Such an appliance helps to restore technical function and appearance to a jaw with no teeth. Full and partial dentures are available and serve to help maintain healthy oral function. They can also provide support to facial structure such as the lips to help maintain a more youthful appearance while avoiding the problem of sagging facial muscles due to the absence of multiple teeth.

In many cases with oral issues, whether they’re physical or emotional, discomfort is an option not a requirement. Due to advances in dentistry over the years, there are now so many ways to overcome poor aesthetics and pain that almost anyone can live a more confident, comfortable life style. You no longer have to tolerate embarrassment or discomfort. If you’re ready to make changes in your appearance and confidence, come to the West Knoxville dentist who has been helping to change people’s lives for over 20 years. Come see us to learn how we can help.

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Jack Haney, DDS

       865.693.6886

 

West Knoxville/ Farragut
117 Huxley Rd., Suite C
Knoxville, TN 37922

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