Tooth Restoration

There are a variety of different ways that a person can damage their teeth, luckily with todays modern technology, Dr. Cureton can help you with any sort of tooth restoration in Salinas that you need. Tooth restorations are the various ways Dr. Cureton can replace missing teeth or repair missing parts of the tooth. Teeth can be damaged or missing due to decay, deterioration of a previously placed restoration, or fracture of a tooth.

Tooth restorations are wide in its practice, and Dr. Cureton is here to help you with all types of damages, broken, missing, or stained teeth. Some examples of restorations include the following:

• ·      Fillings are the most common type of dental restoration. Teeth can be filled with gold, silver amalgam, or tooth-colored plastic materials called composite resin fillings.
• ·      Crowns are a tooth-shaped "cap" that is placed over a tooth to restore its shape and size, strength, appearance, to hold a bridge in place or cover a dental implant.
• ·      Bridges are false teeth that are designed to "bridge" the gap created by one or more missing teeth. Bridges can be anchored on either side by crowns and cemented permanently into place.
• ·      Implants are replacement tooth roots. Implants are actually a small post made of metal that are placed into the bone socket where teeth are missing. The implant is covered with a replacement tooth called a crown.
• ·      Dentures are a removable replacement for missing teeth and surrounding tissues. They are made of acrylic resin sometimes combined with metal attachments. Complete dentures replace all the teeth; partial dentures are considered when some natural teeth remain and are retained by metal clasps attached to the natural teeth.

Some benefits of tooth restoration as opposed to other treatments include them being strong and stable, a dental implant restores a lost tooth so that it looks, feels, fits and functions like a natural tooth. Other options can lead to bone deterioration, and may interfere with eating, smiling, speaking and other activities of everyday life.

With tooth restoration you can have the smile of your dreams! If you are in the Salinas, Monterey, or Prunedale areas and want to know if getting a tooth restoration is for you; contact Dr. Cureton for your free consultation.