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Replace Missing Teeth With Fixed Bridges

March 29, 2013

You can lose your teeth for a variety of reasons. No matter whether the cause was an accident, injury, gum disease, or aging, there is help. At Michel Dental, we offer fixed bridges to help replace your missing teeth and maintain the health of the rest of your teeth.

It is important to replace missing teeth to restore function to your smile, correct your bite, and prevent the rest of your teeth from shifting to fill the gap. Since everyone has different smile needs, we offer a variety of bridge solutions to be able to help all of our patients.

A bridge is composed of the false teeth used to replace your missing teeth. The method used will depend on the health of your remaining teeth and the location of the missing teeth in your smile. Your bridge could be placed by using crowns on healthy neighboring teeth to anchor it in your smile. If the neighboring teeth aren’t healthy enough to support this, we can use dental implants and insert a metal post into your jaw to attach the bridge.

It is important to make sure you take care of your fixed bridge as you would your other natural teeth. With the proper care and attention, it may last about eight to ten years. Fixed bridges are a great way to replace missing teeth and restore your smile.

At Michel Dental, we offer quality dental care for a distinctive smile. Our Topeka dental office serves patients from Emporia, Lawrence, Manhattan, and surrounding areas. Call us today to schedule your appointment.

 

Restore Decay in a Beautiful Way With Tooth-Colored Fillings

March 15, 2013

Last time, we talked about cosmetic restorative dentistry and the variety of treatments we have available to help make your smile both beautiful and healthy. Today we’re going to discuss one of those treatments in more detail: tooth-colored fillings.

Fillings are used to restore your teeth and repair the damage from cavities and decay. If your fillings are dark or made of metal, you may not be satisfied with your smile. At , we offer tooth-colored fillings so that we can restore your teeth and keep them looking natural and beautiful.

Tooth-colored fillings use composite resin to help restore your teeth. Since this is a metal-free material, we can match it to your natural teeth color, so that no one will be able to tell you had any work done at all. Also, the bond between the composite material and your tooth will help to strengthen it and help protect against future damages. We try and practice conservative dentistry, so the more natural tooth structure you are able to keep, the healthier your teeth will be.

If you have decayed teeth or have dark colored fillings, tooth-colored fillings are a great solution for your smile. Give us a call to see how simple this can be. We want all our patients to have beautiful smiles that make them happy.

At Michel Dental, we offer quality dental care for a distinctive smile. Our Topeka dental office serves patients from Emporia, Lawrence, Manhattan, and surrounding areas. Call us today to schedule your appointment.