We're here to help ensure the full and natural beauty of your smile. If dental problems have impacted that smile, Stensvad Dental can use any of these restorative procedures to return your teeth and gums to a healthy, natural state.

Crowns

A crown may be recommended to cover and protect a tooth when it has had a root canal, a large filling, or breakage. Crowns can also improve the color of a tooth,change the shape of a tooth, or cover a dental implant. With our CAD Cam, crowns can be fabricated right in our office while you wait.

Bridgework (Permanent)

Teeth like to have neighbors. Bridgework helps to control shifting teeth, TMJ problems and overworking of the remaining dentition. Permanent bridgework can replace missing teeth. It has the appearance of a row of crowns and is constructed in the same manner.

Root Canals

Endodontic therapy is often referred to as root canal treatment. Root canal treatment is the removal of the nerve from the inside of the tooth and the canals of the roots. This procedure may be necessary if the nerve has been damaged due to trauma, deep decay, or a deep filling.

Partial Dentures (Removable Bridgework)

Partial dentures are also used to replace missing teeth. They consist of a cast metal framework with gum-colored acrylic and replacement teeth attached to it. They are designed to fit snuggly against the ridge and existing teeth. Clasps or precision attachments cast in the metal framework are used to attach the partial denture to your existing teeth.

Full Dentures

Full dentures replace all of your teeth. Full dentures are designed to fit onto the bony ridge where the teeth were held. They can be conventional dentures, immediate dentures, or overdentures. Often, these appliances can be stabilized with the use of Implant Dentistry.

Implants

Until fairly recently, bridgework, partial dentures, and full dentures were the only options available to replace missing teeth. Today, dental implants are the most ideal method of replacing missing teeth. Dental implants are permanent, which makes them almost like natural teeth. People who are good candidates for dental implants are those who are healthy, have enough bone to support them, and have good oral hygiene.

Some people are unable to adjust to wearing partials or dentures and want something more stable. A permanent bridge may not always be the ideal solution to replace teeth, either. In order to construct a bridge, the permanent teeth on either side of the missing tooth (or teeth) also need to be prepared for crowns. If those teeth have never had any restorations before, you may not want to have them cut down for crowns.

Placing dental implants is a surgical procedure done right in our office. The doctor seats the anchor (or post) of the dental implant into the bone of the jaw. It is given anywhere from three to six months to heal, so that the bone can grow and attach to it. After the healing period, a crown, bridgework, precision attachment, or retaining bar can be seated onto the anchor(s). Retaining bars and precision attachments are used with dental implants to hold partial dentures and full dentures.