 A heavily restored tooth is more prone to fracture than a tooth that has had no restorative work done on it. A root canal treated tooth is even more likely to break. What can be done to help preserve the natural teeth you have? Dr. Kokonas and Associates offers several types of restorations. The dentist will determine which type of preparations is to be made on the tooth and the appropriate material indicated based on the amount of tooth structures lost due to fractues, wear on attrition and decay. Restorations can be made of all porcelain, zirconia (porcelain to metal), porcelain fused to metal, gold and semiprecious metals.
Inlays fit with in the grooves of the teeth and onlays wrap up and over one or more of the cusp tips. These restorations are custom made in office or at the lab, depending on the material to restore the damaged tooth. This method is conservative because it only removes unsound tooth structure. This is stronger than the direct composite "white filling".
Two visits are required for this indirect procedure. The dentist will remove the damaged decayed or weakened portion of the tooth. Once the tooth is prepared an impression is made. A temporary filling will be placed in the tooth for about two weeks. We then cement the restoration in place.
One visit can be completed with our Cerec technology...no impressions and no temporaries! See here for more information.
Whether made in the office or at the lab, the restoration is crafted to fit like a "puzzle piece" into the prepared tooth.
Gold Inlays and Onlays Before Porcelain After Porcelain
  
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