Restorative Dentistry

Restorative dental procedures are an essential component of modern dentistry. These procedures are designed to repair and restore damaged teeth, often following a root canal or other major dental procedure. The most common restorative dentistry procedures include root canals, dental crowns, dental bridges, and dental inlays and onlays.

A root canal is a procedure used to remove infected or dead tissue from inside the tooth. After the affected tissue has been removed, the inside of the tooth is filled and then sealed. Like root canals, dental crowns are commonly used after a major oral surgery or trauma that damages one or more teeth. This involves removing any decay from the damaged tooth and building up its structure using a variety of materials like metal, porcelain, ceramic, or composite resin. Dental bridges consist of two crowns on either side of an empty space where a missing tooth once was, with the two crowns connected to each other by an artificial replacement tooth called a pontic. Finally, inlays and onlays refer to small restorations made in the middle layer of enamel.