Restorative Dentistry
and Tooth Wear

What is restorative dentistry?

Teeth can get damaged for a range of different reasons such as accidents, teeth wear through grinding or poor oral hygiene. 

Restorative dentistry focuses on repairing or replacing teeth with the main goal of improving oral health, the tooth appearance and your chewing function. All of which will help improve your overall health in general.

Who needs restorative dentistry?

If you have tooth decay (a cavity), damaged or broken teeth, tooth wear, or a missing tooth then you will benefit from restorative dentistry treatment with one of our team. 

What is tooth wear? 

Tooth wear is an increasingly common problem that is often caused by tooth-to-tooth grinding and/or acid erosion. 

Our aim is to catch tooth wear early enough to allow simple steps to be taken to prevent further progression and reduce the need for any active dental treatment. We use the most modern digital scanners to allow us to track wear over the long term so that we know if the process is still active.

When the tooth wear is already more severe, we can help you rebuild your smile. We are extremely experienced in treating this condition and have developed clear protocols to make treatment as swift and predictable as possible. The goal of treatment will be to protect your teeth from further wear and, of course, make them look better at the same time.

Historically treatment would have involved drilling away more tooth structure to place crowns on the teeth. This rarely seems logical to us at Circus Dental as the aim of treatment is to prevent further damage to your teeth. We therefore tend to use modern bonding techniques to ADD tooth coloured material to your teeth without the need for further damage to tooth structure.

What are the types of dental restoration?

Our team will work with you to develop a bespoke treatment plan which suits your individual needs. Some of the techniques which we use to restore your teeth and oral health include: 

Fillings

Cavities are small holes which can form in your teeth when bacteria wears away your tooth enamel. Small cavities can be restored using dental fillings. This process involves the dentist gently removing the decayed section of your tooth, before filling the hole with a tooth-colored composite material.

Fillings stop tooth decay, reduce the risk of further damage or pain and restore the overall appearance of the tooth. 

Minimal invasive techniques

We are firm believers that restorative dentistry should strengthen teeth and improve appearance. With this concept at the forefront of our decision making process we perform all procedures utilising minimal invasive techniques meaning that the strength of the natural tooth is preserved and enhanced.

When teeth are severely damaged we have the skills and experience to offer advanced restorative solutions to give the tooth another chance and can also offer a full range of replacement options when required.

Get in touch today to book an appointment with one of our highly trained dentists to start your restorative dental journey now!