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General dentistry involves the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide variety of conditions, disorders, and diseases that affect the teeth, gums, and facial regions.
Your dentist will work with you to develop a customized dental hygiene plan. This plan will incorporate dental examination, teeth cleaning, possible tooth scaling, X-rays, and the use of other diagnostic equipment to prevent, uncover, or treat problems as early as possible.
Your dentist may incorporate a variety of restorative procedures as part of your comprehensive treatment plan to help prevent decay or disease of the teeth, mouth, gums, and tongue. Your dentist may also use restorative dentistry procedures to repair the effects of tooth decay, trauma, defect or disease, in these areas of the mouth.
Dr. Antalis provides a large array of restorative dental work. Patients find comfort in knowing that Dr. Antalis does not use silver/amalgam fillings as a restorative material. All materials used for fillings are tooth-colored composites. As the material in composite fillings has advanced in it’s quality, it has been recommended as an alternative material to silver/amalgam fillings. Composites come in a variety of shades to match the color of the natural teeth and generally exhibit good support and adaptability to the tooth structure. They are placed inside the tooth just like a packable filling. A special light is used to harden the filling so that the patient can chew and continue with normal function on the tooth.
For teeth that have larger filling areas and/or cracks, a material called an Inlay/Onlay may be suggested. Inlay/Onlays are lab-produced, compressed porcelain materials used to fill in the area of the cavity/crack. Inlays/Onlays are very strong and exhibit excellent cosmetic and support characteristics. A process called bonding is required to adapt the Inlay/Onlay to the tooth structure and secure a proper fit.