By now you are likely aware that your smile endures a significant amount of wear over the years, and nearly everything impacts your grin in a negative matter. Indeed, from TMJ disorder to dental decay and infection, and everything in-between, there is hardly anything out there that your smile is actually safe from. Still, however, it is always better to seek treatment sooner rather than later, and our team is ready to help. In today’s blog, your North Hollywood, CA dentist takes a look at the way restorative dentistry helps preserve your teeth, and how cavities can be treated with mercury-free fillings.

Protecting Your Natural Teeth

It goes without saying that the last thing you want to occur is for you to lose one or more of your permanent adult teeth. After all, once they are gone, they will not come back. The problem arises, however, when your teeth do not receive as much care as they should. Indeed, a well-rounded preventive dental routine consists of brushing twice a day, flossing after meals, learning about the ways foods and beverages interact with your smile, and attending routine checkups.

Even still, physical accidents and injuries can occur, just as poor hygiene or forgetting to brush just once lead to major issues down the line. As such, it is important to recognize your options for treatment, including the role of restorative dentistry.

Indeed, restorative dentistry consists of treatment intended to mitigate damage and prevent infection from continuing to spread. It also involves treating the damaged structures so as to restore your oral function. To learn more about this process and how restorative dentistry benefits you, contact our office today.

Understanding the Process

Whether you are aware of it or not, tooth decay is the most common oral health concern out there. As a matter of fact, it impacts millions of people every year in some form or another, and if caught early enough, it only requires a simple dental filling.

Indeed, a mercury-free dental filling treatment consists of our team gently but thoroughly removing the infection, then filling the open cavity with a composite resin material. These differ from traditional metal fillings, as they allow for more customization and situation-specific treatment. Contact our team today to learn more about the process.

A Seamless Finish

One of the major benefits of mercury-free fillings is that the material is capable of being tinted in a specific shade to match your natural teeth. Indeed, tooth-colored fillings allow for a virtually seamless and discreet solution to troubling cavities, allowing you to seek the treatment you need without fear of it impacting your grin’s appearance.

Schedule Your Appointment

Contact Modern Smiles in North Hollywood, CA by calling 818-763-9353 to learn more about the benefits of mercury-free dental fillings and schedule your next appointment with our office today.