Restorative Dentistry
Dental Implants Treatment
Permanent tooth replacements that mimic the look, feel, and function of natural teeth, restoring oral function and preserving jawbone health.
Tooth-Colored Fillings
These fillings are made of composite resin that matches the natural color of your teeth, providing a seamless and aesthetically pleasing restoration for cavities or small dental defects.
Composite Dental Bonding
This procedure uses tooth-colored composite resin to repair chipped, cracked, or discolored teeth, improving their appearance and restoring their strength.
Inlays and Onlays
Custom-made restorations used to repair teeth with moderate decay or damage that cannot be treated with a traditional filling but do not require a full dental crown. They provide a strong and natural-looking solution for preserving tooth structure.
Full and Partial Dentures
Dentures are removable appliances used to replace multiple missing teeth. Full dentures replace all the teeth in one or both arches, while partial dentures replace only a few missing teeth. They improve chewing and speech abilities while restoring the smile's aesthetics.
Implant-Retained Crowns, Bridges, & Dentures
Dental implants are titanium posts surgically placed into the jawbone to replace missing tooth roots. They can support individual crowns, bridges, or dentures, providing a secure and long-lasting solution for tooth replacement.
Dental Crowns
Crowns are tooth-shaped caps that cover and protect damaged or weakened teeth, restoring their function, strength, and appearance. They can be made of various materials, including porcelain, ceramic, or metal.
Dental Bridges
Bridges are used to replace missing teeth by anchoring artificial teeth (pontics) to neighboring natural teeth or dental implants. They restore the appearance and function of your smile and prevent shifting of adjacent teeth.
Renew Your Smile with Restorative Dentistry
Dental damage and decay can take a serious toll on your quality of life, making daily activities like eating and speaking challenging. However, our team at Dental Arts can rebuild your smile and help you achieve full dental function with advanced restorative dentistry procedures, such as dental implant placement and restoration. Dr. Kirk Opdahl, Dr. Jeremy Bowen, and Dr. Ashley Deacy are dedicated to helping our Independence, MO, patients achieve a lifetime of healthy teeth and gums, which is why we always provide individualized care and adhere to mercury-free practices.
The Purpose of Restorative Dentistry
Restorative dentistry treatments are designed to improve the health and function of your smile, so you can once again speak clearly, laugh freely, and eat comfortably. When left untreated, simple issues such as tooth decay or dental infection can spread to healthy teeth, requiring more costly and time-consuming treatment in the future. As such, it is imperative to address any areas of concern in a timely manner.
The dentists at Dental Arts offer comprehensive restorative procedures to repair chipped or broken teeth, replace missing teeth, and correct malocclusion, including:
- White fillings: To address dental decay, we can place durable resin fillings. These restorations blend with the shade of your natural tooth and seal gaps left by cavities to protect your smile.
- Dental bonding: Using a malleable composite resin material, we can repair damage left by tooth decay, in addition to dental cracks or chips.
- Inlays and onlays: Similar to fillings, inlays and onlays replace compromised sections of a tooth that has been damaged by decay. These restorations are appropriate for moderate damage, and cover either the cusps of the chewing surface or the space between the edges.
- Dental crowns: Crowns are "caps" designed to completely encase, preserve, and reinforce a tooth that has been damaged by trauma or decay. They are specially fabricated to fit comfortably in your smile and match the color of surrounding teeth.
- Dental bridges: A bridge consists of one or more pontics (artificial teeth), fused to two dental crowns on either side. This restoration spans the gap of missing teeth and is anchored in place by crowns or implants.
- Dentures: We offer both full and partial restorations to address significant or total tooth loss. Depending upon your unique needs, we may recommend implant-supported dentures, which are securely affixed to dental implants.
- Dental implants: Our doctors can place these titanium posts in the jawbone to restore your smile after tooth loss. Implants support a variety of restorations, such as crowns, bridges, and dentures, and help to preserve your jawbone health and structure.
Depending upon your needs, we also offer full mouth rehabilitation, which involves replacing all of a patient’s teeth. During treatment, we provide patients with temporary restorations for enhanced comfort and functionality, before advancing to the cosmetic stage.