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Restorative Dentistry

What is Restorative Dentistry?

Restorative dentistry focuses on repairing or replacing damaged or decayed teeth to restore function, strength, and appearance. Common treatments include fillings, crowns, inlays, and onlays.

The Visit Process

The Procedure

Thanks to modern technology like our E4D and Trios scanners with in-office milling, we can offer same-day crowns and restorations – no need for multiple visits.

We use tooth-colored composite resin for fillings, which blends seamlessly with your natural teeth. These durable, aesthetic materials let us restore your smile without compromising appearance.

Virtual Consultation

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Initial Evaluation and Treatment Planning: Linhard Dentistry performs a comprehensive oral assessment, reviews your dental and medical history, and takes diagnostic X-rays or imaging. This information is used to develop a customized treatment plan tailored to your specific needs.

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Tooth Preparation: To ensure your comfort during the procedure, we’ll administer a local anesthetic. We’ll then remove any damaged, decayed, or infected tissue and prepare the tooth for restoration. If there’s significant infection, root canal therapy may be recommended before treatment proceeds.

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Impressions and Digital Imaging: To ensure a precise fit, we’ll capture detailed impressions of your teeth using traditional molds or advanced digital scanning technology. These measurements are then used to create a custom-made restoration.

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Temporary Protection: While your permanent crown or bridge is being fabricated, a temporary restoration is placed to safeguard the treated tooth, maintain function, and preserve your smile’s appearance.

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Final Placement and Adjustment: At a follow-up appointment, the temporary restoration is removed and replaced with the permanent one. We’ll carefully evaluate the fit and bite alignment before securely bonding or cementing your restoration into place.

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Before & Afters

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Bridges, Porcelain Veneers, Restorative Dentistry

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This patient presented with a bridge that had been done overseas, where the replacement tooth was extremely narrow and very unnatural looking.
As with all of our cosmetic cases, a diagnostic waxup was done and a smile design in order to see what kind of end result could be achieved, even before the case is started! All previous anterior restorations (crowns and bridges) were removed. Then, porcelain veneers were placed on the patient’s natural teeth, and a new porcelain fused to metal bridge was placed on the front teeth.
Unfortunately, there was no space for a dental implant in this case. This gave the patient a beautiful, white, natural smile with properly proportioned teeth. A huge improvement using porcelain that was done in one week!

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Bridges, Crowns, Porcelain Veneers, Restorative Dentistry

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Patient TM has been in the office for years when he decided enough was enough of his un-aesthetic, over spaced teeth with a poor porcelain fused to metal restoration on #8 (his front right tooth). As will any aesthetic case in our office, a diagnostic waxup was done, which lets us know what end result can be achieved before the case starts. This smile design is essential for achieving a nice result. In addition, the temporary restorations allow the patient to see how the final teeth will look in their mouth, and can make any wanted modifications. The temporaries are made from this diagnostic waxup. 14 porcelain fused to metal crowns were done on the top teeth, including bridges. Because the patient required crowns on all of his teeth, he opted for the bridges instead of dental implants, which are another option to replace missing teeth. As presented, with the teamwork of a great laboratory technician and dentist, a beautiful result can be achieved in even the toughest of circumstances.

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Porcelain Veneers, Restorative Dentistry

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Grinding is a big problem for many of our New York and international patients. Their natural teeth get worn down, and this appears as flat edges of the teeth. This patient previously had two crowns done on the front two teeth to lengthen them; neither matches the rest of the patient’s teeth. 8 porcelain veneers were done on the top teeth, and the result was straighter, uniform, naturally contoured teeth. The veneers restored the teeth to how they looked before the patient began grinding them away years ago, and the result was beautiful!

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