if you have missing, chipped, or cracked teeth. The structure of your tooth may be missing due to decay, deterioration of a previously placed restoration, or fracture of a tooth. Depending on your situation, Dr. Brown will select the restoration option that makes the most sense and is affordable to you.
Fillings are the most common type of dental restoration. Teeth can be filled with gold, silver amalgam, or tooth-colored plastic and glass materials called composite resin fillings.
Crowns are a tooth-shaped "cap" that is placed over a tooth to restore its shape and size, strength, appearance, to hold a bridge in place or cover a dental implant.
Dental implants are a replacement for the roots of a tooth. In a dental implant, a small post made of metal is placed into the socket where teeth are missing. The metal anchor is then covered with a crown that matches the surrounding teeth.
Bridges are false teeth that are designed to "bridge" the gap created by one or more missing teeth. Bridges can be anchored on either side by crowns and cemented permanently into place.
Dentures are a removable replacement for missing teeth and the surrounding tissues. They are made of acrylic resin sometimes combined with metal attachments. Complete dentures replace all the teeth; partial dentures may be used when some natural teeth remain.