Damaged teeth can affect your quality of life, causing difficulty eating and speaking as well as emotional distress. Even stained teeth can cause embarrassment, affecting your overall quality of life.
To help you regain your beautiful smile, Shawnessy Dental offers a wide selection of restorative dental services.
Could you benefit from restorative dental care? Speak to your dentist during your next appointment.
Bonding, also known as bonded restoration, is used to fix cavities or damaged teeth and improve the look of healthy teeth by covering up small cracks, chips, or stains. Bonding is entirely painless, and depending on how much work needs to be done, your dentist may be able to bond several teeth in one visit.
Bonding involves using a tooth-coloured resin, called composite resin, to cover any stains and fill in any cracks or chips. The resin is first matched to your teeth, then spread onto your tooth before it is shaped and hardened. The resin can also be used to build up worn-down teeth, restoring them to their original size.
Inlays and onlays, both of which are also referred to as partial crowns, are forms of indirect restoration. Indirect restorations involve having a custom item (called a restoration) made outside of the mouth as one piece and then attached to the affected tooth or teeth.
Onlays and inlays are both designed to restore molars and premolars that have been damaged by tooth decay but are not so damaged that they require a full crown. The difference between onlays and inlays is how much of the tooth’s surface is covered. Inlays typically only cover the chewing surface of the tooth between the cusps, while onlays cover both the chewing surface and one or more of the cusps. A full crown covers the chewing surface and all of the cusps.
Inlays and onlays are designed to strengthen your tooth, restore its natural shape, and protect it from future cavities. To ensure your inlay or onlay matches your natural teeth perfectly, we use VITA Easyshade.
Restorative dental care can help you reclaim your beautiful smile and safeguard it against future damage. For more information about restorative dental procedures, please speak to your dentist during your next appointment.
We are conveniently located on Shawville Boulevard, between Lowe’s and Canadian Tire.
Shawnessy Dental Centre
