Most Common Dental Procedures

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If you have a missing tooth, one of the most common ways of getting it replaced in via dental implants. The procedure involves a titanium root being placed in the gum where your natural roots would have been sited, and a porcelain replacement tooth gets bonded to it after a short healing time.

Restorative materials are often used to repair teeth. This may because they have been compromised due to tooth decay (cavities) or trauma. Your dentist could several methods to determine if you have tooth decay such as cavity detecting dye, x-rays and laser fluorescence cavity detection aids.

Tooth trauma can be caused by cracked or broken teeth, teeth that are worn from unusual use such as nail biting, tooth grinding (bruxism) and using your teeth to open things. Different materials can be used to repair teeth, the most common being composite fillings made from a tooth-colored resin which looks and feels like natural teeth.

A tooth extraction is the removal of a tooth from its socket. There are a number reasons for extracting a tooth, the most common being a broken tooth or a tooth damaged by severe decay. Usually, your dentist will try to use other methods such as fixing the tooth with a filling, crown or other dental treatment, leaving extraction as a final option.

Teeth naturally get discoloured with age, however staining may be worsened by various foods and beverages such as coffee, black tea, berries, smoking cigarettes, trauma to a tooth etc.

Teeth whitening is the process of whitening teeth using a peroxide-based material. It is one of the most effective cosmetic dental procedures in improving stained and discoloured teeth.