RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY
Merill Smiles Dental takes pride in offering a comprehensive range of restorative dentistry services, dedicated to helping patients regain their oral health and function. With a focus on patient-centered care and the latest dental techniques, our skilled team excels in repairing and revitalizing smiles. From expertly placed dental fillings and precision-crafted dental crowns to complex restorations like dental implants, they seamlessly blend art and science to provide lasting solutions. Merill Smiles Dental understands that a healthy smile is a confident smile, and our commitment to restorative dentistry ensures that patients leave their practice with renewed comfort, functionality, and a radiant, natural-looking grin.
Restorative Dentistry Services
Restorative dentistry is a vital discipline within the field of dental care, dedicated to enhancing the lives of patients by addressing a wide array of oral health challenges. By utilizing advanced techniques and materials, restorative dentists can repair damaged teeth, combat tooth decay, and combat gum disease. The diverse spectrum of treatments available, including dental fillings, crowns, bridges, dentures, and dental implants, offers patients tailored solutions to their specific dental issues. What sets restorative dentistry apart is its commitment to preserving natural teeth whenever feasible, ensuring not only the health but also the aesthetics of a patient’s smile. This preservation of natural teeth not only maintains the structural integrity of the oral cavity but also promotes a more authentic and harmonious appearance. By continually integrating cutting-edge technology and innovative materials, the field of restorative dentistry is advancing to provide patients with long-lasting, visually pleasing, and minimally invasive solutions to their dental concerns, ultimately empowering individuals to smile with renewed confidence and enjoy a higher quality of life.
Dental Bridges
Dental bridges are a common and effective solution for replacing missing teeth and restoring both function and aesthetics to a person’s smile. A dental bridge consists of one or more artificial teeth, known as pontics, which are anchored in place by dental crowns on the adjacent natural teeth or dental implants. These prosthetic devices are custom-made to fit the patient’s mouth and provide a natural-looking appearance. Dental bridges offer numerous benefits, such as restoring the ability to chew and speak properly, maintaining the alignment of surrounding teeth, and preventing potential dental problems associated with tooth loss, such as shifting of adjacent teeth and bone loss.
MoreDentures & Partials
Dentures and partials are removable dental appliances used to replace missing teeth and restore a natural-looking smile. Dentures are typically recommended when a patient has lost all their natural teeth in either the upper or lower arch. They consist of a gum-colored acrylic base that supports a set of artificial teeth. Dentures can be full (complete) or partial, depending on the number of teeth that need replacing. Full dentures replace an entire arch of teeth, while partial dentures are designed for individuals who still have some of their natural teeth remaining. Both types of dentures are custom-made to fit the patient’s mouth comfortably and securely.
Full Mouth Reconstruction
Full mouth reconstruction, also known as full mouth rehabilitation or full mouth restoration, is a comprehensive dental procedure designed to address multiple dental issues and restore the function, aesthetics, and overall health of a patient’s entire mouth. This complex and highly customized treatment plan is typically recommended for individuals who have extensive dental problems, such as missing teeth, severe tooth decay, gum disease, misaligned bites, or damaged dental restorations. Full mouth reconstruction is often a collaborative effort involving various dental specialists, including prosthodontists, oral surgeons, orthodontists, and periodontists, who work together to create a tailored treatment plan that addresses each patient’s unique needs.
Root Canal Therapy
Root Canal Therapy, also known as endodontic treatment, is a dental procedure designed to save a severely damaged or infected tooth. This therapy becomes necessary when the soft pulp tissue deep inside the tooth becomes inflamed or infected, usually due to deep cavities, dental trauma, or cracked teeth. The procedure involves the removal of the infected pulp, cleaning, disinfecting, and sealing the tooth’s interior, ultimately preserving the natural tooth and preventing the need for extraction.
Tooth-Colored Dental Fillings
Tooth-colored dental fillings, also known as composite or white fillings, have revolutionized the field of restorative dentistry. These fillings are crafted from a blend of resin and fine glass particles, resulting in a material that closely resembles the natural color and texture of a tooth. Unlike traditional silver amalgam fillings, tooth-colored fillings offer a more aesthetically pleasing option for repairing cavities, chips, or fractures in the teeth. They can be precisely color-matched to the patient’s existing teeth, making them virtually indistinguishable in the smile. This cosmetic advantage makes tooth-colored fillings a popular choice, particularly for front teeth or areas of the mouth that are visible when speaking or smiling.