Restorative dentistry involves any dental process that focuses on repairing or restoring damaged oral structures. This can include procedures such as fillings, bridges, and implants, among many other services. It’s important to note, however, that restorative dentistry does not include those procedures that are considered cosmetic, such as veneers or whitening services.
There are many treatment methods in restorative dentistry. Which of these treatments is going to be applied will be determined by the patient's requests and general dental health. For this purpose in our clinic,
- Fillings
- Inlay and onlay restorations
- Fiber Post Core practices are applied.
Fillings
Cavities are prepared by cleaning and removing the parts of the tooth that are damaged due to decay or other reasons, with special tools and devices used in dentistry. Tooth-colored fillings called composite fillings are placed in these cavities layer by layer, and each layer is hardened with a special light. When this process is finished, the fillings are shaped and corrected to imitate the structure of the tooth.
Inlay and Onlay Fillings
Inlays and onlays are partial tooth-colored or gold restorations that restore smaller areas of missing or damaged tooth structure.
They are slightly less invasive than crowns and consist of indirect restorative materials. In other words, dental lab technicians make the repairs outside of the mouth.
Fiber Post Core
Fiber treatment is applied when some teeth are severely mutilated because of caries, trauma, or even as a result of previous large restorations. In the case of an obvious horizontal loss of the clinical crown, most of the teeth could be unable to retain the final restoration without some additional support. If only a ferrule of minimal thickness can be achieved from the remaining coronal tooth structure, a post and core built up following endodontic treatment (root canal treatment) could be of great assistance in retaining and supporting the future restoration. More and more endodontically treated teeth are being restored using fiber reinforced composite posts (fiber posts), primarily because they are safer, more easily removed, aesthetic, conserve tooth structure, and provide improved fracture resistance to these compromised teeth.
