Restorative Dentistry In Carmichael, CA

Tooth loss is a fairly common problem with the causes ranging from accidents to gum disease and other types of illnesses that can affect your teeth. The modern solutions are more advanced, more comfortable and more natural than ever before and you have direct access to them. As specialists in restorative dentistry, we offer our patients in Carmichael and the surrounding area a variety of options suitable for different situations and budgets.

All of our restorative dentistry treatments are designed to give you the same benefits that natural teeth do. Our team has the training and experience required to provide the best solution to any patient. With a full exam and consultation, you will receive the guidance which you require to make the best decision about your choices for good oral health. Talk to us to discover the restoration options available.

By providing restorative dental care for our neighbors in Carmichael, we help them keep their smiles healthy and complete. Because we provide dental bridges and crowns, we can offer replacement teeth with a dental bridge and protect damaged teeth with crowns. 

When a patient needs a bridge, we take care to use the highest-quality materials for a bridge that will last as long as possible. It’s also important to ensure that a bridge fits into the smile perfectly and matches the other teeth. In addition to ensuring our patients have a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere in which their dental care is done, the quality of our work is very important to us. 

Dental crowns are used when a tooth has cracked, fractured or if it has deep decay. After the filling for the decay is completed, we may recommend a dental crown to strengthen the tooth. A tooth that has received root canal therapy should also be crowned. Crowns are also used to correct a poorly-shaped or deeply-stained tooth that will not respond to whitening. 

We are happy to provide tooth-colored dental fillings for teeth with cavities. We use durable white composite resin to replace tooth tissue removed due to tooth decay. This strong resin material actually enables us to do less drilling because it bonds to tooth tissue better than older, metal fillings. 

Tooth decay can happen to anyone, even if they are careful with their brushing and flossing. That’s why it is so important to maintain a regular schedule of visits for cleanings and examinations. Every time you visit our office, we will look for any early signs of tooth decay. When we find cavities early, we can clean out tooth decay and fill the areas with composite resin right away. This way, your fillings will be as small as possible. Your treatments will also be shorter and your costs less. This is how we can keep your teeth healthy. We also love that tooth-colored fillings enable us to keep our patients’ smiles nice and white.

To save a tooth that would otherwise be lost, we offer root canal therapy as one of our treatment options. During a root canal, we open the top of the tooth and clean out the nerve and infected soft tissue in the canal that leads to the tip of the root. We then disinfect this area and fill it with sterile material. When a patient gets a root canal, the clean, tooth-colored resin is the best method of completing this procedure. 

When a dental crown is placed over this tooth, our patient has a tooth that can last for decades. In this way, we preserve our patients’ teeth and their smiles.

Dental implants resemble the natural teeth as closely as possible. They look, feel and work like the genuine ones. For many of our patients, this is their favorite method of tooth replacement because they can almost forget they ever lost a tooth. The care for a dental implant is essentially the same as for your natural teeth. 

To provide a patient with a dental implant, a slender titanium post is placed in the jaw bone in the location where the tooth was lost. This implant serves the same purpose that the root of the missing tooth did—it anchors the porcelain replacement tooth that will come. 

The replacement tooth is created separately in a dental lab. It will be attached to the top of the dental implant and will be shaped and colored to match the patient’s natural teeth. Many of the problems with older methods of tooth replacement have been resolved with recent improvements in dental implants. 

Dental implants are suitable for replacing any number of teeth as each one is applied individually. This makes them one of the most flexible restorative dentistry options. The eligibility of patients for implants is based on the condition of their jaw bone and gums. If you are healthy enough to undergo oral surgery or a tooth extraction, you are considered a potential candidate for implants.

At Carmichael Smiles, we work with some of the finest and most trusted dental surgeons in our area. One of these surgeons will place the dental implant in the bone and then our patient will return to our office. We will then put the porcelain crown in place.

You can expect the best restorative dentist in Carmichael to offer this treatment. All-on-4 is best suited for patients who are missing all or most of their teeth. It involves placing four (or more) dental implants in the upper and lower jaws. The titanium posts hold custom-made dentures. The secure fit and the natural look are among the main reasons why patients choose this solution. Additionally, the procedure can be completed very quickly, even in a single day. With proper maintenance, All-on-4 dentures can have a very long, useful life.

They are regarded as a traditional restorative dentistry solution, but modern dentures are much stronger compared to their older counterparts. They are more natural-looking than the dentures your parents or grandparents had and feel more comfortable too. 

When you get a partial denture, your dentist will ensure that it matches the color of your natural teeth, in addition to fitting snugly on the gums. A partial denture is a fast and economical solution when a number of teeth are missing. 

With proper care, your dentures can last a long time. The application of adhesive is usually required only in certain circumstances like when you need to speak for a long time or when the fit of a denture begins to get loose. If you find your dentures beginning to get loose, you should consult us to have your denture renewed. A proper denture should be comfortable and not create sore areas in your gums. We can help you achieve this goal.

At Carmichael Smiles, we provide general, cosmetic, restorative and emergency dentistry services for the residents of Folsom, Granite Bay and Carmichael. If you would like to learn more about your treatment options for any dental problems you may be having, we would be happy to help. 

Your comfort and satisfaction are very important to us and we want to know your concerns about your dental health as we offer you our skilled dental care procedures. We also like our patients to know that they are welcome to ask questions. We want you to be informed about your treatment options so you can make the right choices. 

If it has been a very long time since your last appointment, we encourage you to schedule an appointment without any concern that we might criticize you for not seeing a dentist sooner. We are only interested in updating your dental care and ensuring your teeth are as healthy as possible and last as long as possible. 

We know that some people are anxious about dental care. We have been told that our caring and relaxed environment helps even anxious patients get the care they need. 

Please call our office at (916) 966-9017 to schedule an appointment.