At some time in our lives, most people need restorative dentistry. In fact, making it through a long life without these dental services is likely impossible. Dental restorations help repair teeth after wear, disease, decay, and damage. Your caring dentist at Badr Dental in Pearland, TX provides a wide range of dental restorative services.

What is Restorative Dentistry?

Restorative dentistry manages your oral health problems, restoring your teeth to their most functional and attractive state. General dentists provide these services on a daily basis. Examples of restorative dentistry include fillings, crowns, bridges, veneers, implant restorations and dentures.

The goal of restorative dentistry is to preserve your natural teeth for as long as possible. Having your natural teeth in place benefits you in many ways. These include protecting your healthy smile, keeping your jaw bone healthy and maintaining the shape of your face. Of course, healthy and strong teeth enable you to perform the daily functions of eating and speaking clearly.

Sometimes restoration of a natural tooth is not possible. In these cases, restorations turn to tooth replacement. Tooth replacement involves a single tooth, upper or lower teeth, or all of your teeth at once.

Gaps in your teeth actually create higher risk for cavities. In oddly shaped gaps plaque bacteria builds up and causes decay of otherwise healthy teeth. The same is true for missing teeth, creating greater stress on remaining ones when it comes to eating.

Matching tooth color for restorative dentistry

Options for Restoring Your Teeth

At Badr Dental, your restorative dentist considers many options for restoring one or more teeth. Together, you and the dentist review your choices depending on your best health and budget. A common goal is to restore and preserve your natural teeth as long as possible, before turning to extraction and teeth replacement.

If you have many lost or missing teeth and dental implants will not work for you, you face the possibility of full or partial dentures. Today’s dentures provide greater comfort and a more natural appearance than dentures of the past.

Common options for tooth restoration or replacement include:

  • Tooth-colored fillings
  • Crowns
  • Bridges
  • Veneers and Lumineers
  • Implant restorations
  • Dentures

Two Types of Dental Restorations

Your dentist performs two types of restorative dentistry. These include direct tooth restorations and indirect tooth restorations.

Direct tooth restorations involve using fillings to fill out the shape and durability of teeth after damage, decay or trauma. Tooth colored composite resin fillings work well to strengthen and restore your teeth without these repairs being visible. The type of direct tooth restoration also depends on which side of your tooth needs to be repaired. For example, if the decay is near or at the roots of your tooth, glass or resin work well.

Indirect restorations add crowns, onlays or inlays to your existing teeth to help build strength and natural appearance. These dental treatments use materials crafted by a lab into natural-looking tooth surface replacements. A crown fits over your existing tooth. Inlays fit into the cusps of your tooth, whereas onlays cover your cusp tip where you chew.

Restorative Dentistry in Pearland, Texas

In Pearland, Texas, you enjoy the benefits of quality restorative dental care by Badr Dental. Dr. Bassam Badr helps patients have the attractive, natural-looking smile they want through quality dental restorations. Dental services at Badr Dental include:

Remember that everything begins with a great smile. For your best smile and dental health, call Badr Dentistry now at 281-648-4000. Get more information about available dental services, such as restorative dentistry. Schedule your first visit for yourself and your whole family today!