Are you perfectly happy to receive restorative dentistry because you enjoy having a complete smile that feels and looks healthy? While you may understand the very foundation of a need for restorations (to fix your smile right up), you may still be a bit unsure about the different sources of damage or concern that might lead you toward a need for this type of care. Allow us to offer clarity with some helpful categorization.

You Damaged Your Tooth

The first reason we suggest restorative dentistry is to repair physical damage. This might mean that you broke your tooth, you cracked your tooth, or that you are missing tissue as the result of some other source (like decay). Optimal oral heath – which you regain with restorative care – includes a smile with complete, stable tooth structure.

Your Mouth Has A Disease

Another reason we provide patients with restorative dentistry is in response to disease. Rest assured, we use the term “disease” to refer to any ailment affecting your oral tissues. Since most problems are progressive in nature, they will continue to damage your oral health until you seek treatment. This may include ridding an infection with a root canal or addressing decay with a filling.

Your Tooth Is Gone

If you have lost your tooth (possibly due to severe damage or infection), your mouth is not considered whole or completely healthy again until you have replaced that tooth. This is a common form of restorative dentistry – we will replace the tooth with a prosthetic, such as a bridge, partial, or implant.