Restorative Dentistry Services

 

At United Dental, restorative dentistry is one of our most common services. Everyone needs some restorative procedure at a different point in their lifetime due to infection, disease, or injury. We believe in saving your teeth in case of a minor possibility and replacing them when necessary.

 

What is Restorative Dentistry?

 

Restorative dentistry is one of the main branches of dentistry that focuses on replacing missing or damaged teeth to restore the mouth's functionality.

This branch of dentistry also includes treatments from other dental fields, like prosthodontics, endodontics, and periodontics.

Primarily restorative dentistry procedures help to repair and remove cavities and treat other oral conditions. Restorative dentistry provides appropriate support to patients who need dental repairs due to injuries or trauma.

Our professional restorative dentists treat patients of all ages, including children, teens, seniors, and adults.

Advanced restorative dentistry aims to save your teeth and also restore the natural shape, look, and feel of natural teeth.

 

Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry

 

Restorative dentistry and cosmetic dentistry apply some of the same materials and procedures. However, in the case of a disease, it is considered restorative. Though the appearance is improved at the end, it is still a restorative procedure.

Cosmetic (esthetic) dentistry aims to improve a patient’s smile and self-image only.

Examples of esthetic treatments include teeth whitening and veneers. These treatments are named cosmetic as they are elective and not medically necessary.

Unlike cosmetic dentistry, restorative dentistry aims to keep your mouth functional and healthy.

 

Restorative Dentistry Services

 

United Dental provides advanced restorative dentistry services to ensure your perfect smile.

 

Dental Filling

The most common type of restorative dentistry is dental fillings. This restorative dentistry procedure is used to replace decayed parts of your teeth that have caused cavities to the tooth. With the high-quality filling material and a proper job provided by our professional dentists, you will have dental fillings that will last several years and provide the functionality and appearance of your tooth.

 

Crowns

A crown is a tooth-shaped cap placed over a decayed, damaged, or cracked tooth to restore its proper shape, size, strength, and aesthetic. Crowns come in many various materials, and the most popular are tooth-colored which give a natural appearance.

 

Bridges

In case if you are missing one or more teeth, bridges will help you. A false tooth replaces the missing one and crowns on the next teeth to hold the bridge in place. This will help to restore a normal bite, remove the gap in your smile, and keep your whole mouth healthy.

 

Implants

An implant is a perfect way to replace a missing tooth in advanced restorative dentistry. A metal screw is placed on the root and attaches the implant in place without carving down the adjacent teeth and installing crowns. United Dental dentists will complete the installation with a tooth-colored crown to make it appear like a natural tooth.

 

Veneers

Thin porcelain shells called veneers bond your teeth to improve their appearance. You should use this cosmetic restorative dentistry procedure if you have chipped, broken, crooked, discolored, or misshapen teeth. Veneers often help to improve the look of your smile instead of more time-consuming, complicated, procedures, such as wearing braces.

 

Composite Bonding

Composite bonding is another useful procedure for fixing aesthetic problems like chipped, discolored, and cracked teeth to enhance the look of your smile. This process is done by chemically bonding a composite material to your existing tooth. Unlike veneers and crowns, the original tooth is removed in rare cases.

 

Dentures

In case of damaged gum and teeth tissue, dentures are an effective way to prevent your speaking difficulties, restore your smile, and make chewing more comfortable. Depending on your needs, United Dental professionals will create natural-looking full, partial, or implant-secured dentures for you.

 

Root Canals

There are some cases when a tooth becomes deeply decayed, and in this case, you might need a root canal procedure. With the help of this restorative dentistry procedure, our specialists will clean out decay from the root of your affected tooth and eliminate painful toothaches, restoring your oral health. After this procedure, our dentists will fill the empty root canal with a high-quality rubber compound. After that, an onlay or inlay will be added to the tooth and followed by a dental crown to restore the tooth’s strength and appearance.

 

Extractions

At our dental office in Lowell, extractions are considered to be the very last option. We always aim to save at least a part of your damaged tooth with the help of various procedures such as fillings, root canals, and crowns. Sometimes, the tooth is damaged beyond saving, and an extraction is necessary. Then, other restorative dentistry services, including implants and bridges, will help to fill the gap in your smile.

Check out our restorative dentistry Lowell procedures and make your teeth and gums feel, look, and work their best!

It’s your time to smile!