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health care : A New Look For Teeth |
 A New Look For TeethWhy fix it if it’s not broken? You may not even realize you need replacement treatment, especially if you haven’t experienced any tooth pain. But there are many reasons for replacing previous dental work.
Consider the stresses exerted by daily chewing and grinding, which eventually wear down teeth, amalgam fillings, and resin restorations. Fillings may start to leak around their edges, allowing bacteria into the tooth, resulting in tooth decay if not treated. Continuous biting pressure placed on teeth can also create cracks on surface fillings and crowns. If cracks are not repaired in time, the tooth may break or chip, requiring larger and more expensive restoration.
Modern dental practice now strives to make noticeable dentistry a thing of the past. One of the ways we’re achieving this is by using porcelain, cast glass or resin inlays and onlays. Rivaling the strength and beauty of natural teeth, these can be formed to fit and fill most types of cavities so well you can hardly detect them.
Inlays and onlays are ideal for restoring areas near the back of your mouth where chewing is high stress or there is little original tooth remaining. They are custom designed in a laboratory using a precise replica of your tooth. Inlay and onlay restorations may take a couple of appointments to complete, and with proper brushing and flossing they can last up to fifteen years.
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