Getting your bite back to normal
Most restorative work is about returning to normal: chewing without thinking about it, smiling without covering your mouth, and not worrying that something will break.
Tooth Coloured Fillings
We use composite resin that matches your natural tooth shade, so fillings do not announce themselves the way silver amalgam does.
Composite bonds directly to the tooth, which means we can remove less healthy structure than an amalgam filling would require. The tooth stays stronger as a result.
If you have old silver fillings that are cracked, leaking, or simply bother you visually, we can replace them, though a sound amalgam filling does not need replacing just because it is old.
Crowns & Bridges
A crown covers a tooth entirely. It is what we use when a tooth is cracked, heavily filled, or has had a root canal and needs protecting from splitting.
A bridge replaces a missing tooth by anchoring to the teeth either side. It fills the gap, restores chewing, and stops the neighbouring teeth drifting into the space.
Modern all ceramic crowns handle light like natural enamel, so they do not show a dark line at the gum the way older metal backed crowns eventually did.
Inlays & Onlays
These sit between a filling and a crown. When too much tooth is gone for a filling to hold well but the tooth does not need covering entirely, an inlay or onlay is the conservative answer.
They are made to fit the exact shape of the prepared tooth and then bonded in, which makes them strong and long lasting.
The advantage over a crown is simple: you keep more of your own tooth.
Dentures & Partials
A full denture replaces all the teeth in an arch. A partial fills in around the teeth you still have, clasping onto them for stability.
Well made dentures take some getting used to, and we will be honest with you about that adjustment period rather than pretending it does not exist.
If a denture you already have has become loose, sore, or has changed how you look, it may simply need relining or remaking. Jaws change shape over the years.
Root Canal Restoration
After a root canal the tooth is saved but more brittle, because the nerve and blood supply are gone. It usually needs a crown to stop it fracturing under normal chewing.
Left without that protection, a root treated back tooth has a real chance of splitting, and a split tooth often cannot be saved.
We will explain the timing, since the tooth sometimes needs to settle before the final restoration goes on.
Full Mouth Rehabilitation
Sometimes years of wear, grinding, or missing teeth mean the whole bite needs rethinking rather than fixing one tooth at a time.
This is planned work, staged over a period, combining crowns, bridges, implants, and sometimes orthodontics to rebuild a functioning bite.
It is a significant undertaking, so it starts with a long conversation about what you want, what it involves, and what it costs. No one should be talked into this.