Dental restoration is the superhero of your smile! Using restorative material used to bring back the function, integrity and morphology of missing tooth structure. External trauma is usually the villain to blame for structural loss, but it can also be lost intentionally during tooth preparation to improve the aesthetics or the physical integrity of the intended restorative material. Of course, we can’t forget the trusty sidekicks of dental implants which also have a hand in the dental restoration story with the replacement of missing tooth structure that is supported by dental implants.

Fillings
A filling not only repairs but also plays defense by sealing off entry points for bacteria, putting a stop to their decay mischief. These dental defenders come in various materials, including gold, porcelain, a composite resin (tooth-colored fillings), and an amalgam (an alloy of mercury, silver, copper, tin and sometimes zinc).