Fillings
Those fillings you had in childhood were certainly nothing to brag about, were they? Dark, rough, and sensitive when eating anything hot or cold, they were also noticeable in your smile and made you feel embarrassed to laugh too widely. Some of them might still be in your mouth! If your old, metal dental fillings are part of the reason you are avoiding restorative care, relax. Dental Arts of Rockland only offers the safety, beauty, and comfort of tooth-colored fillings for our patients who experience tooth decay and cavities.
Because our tooth-colored-fillings are made of the same resin material we use for composite bonding you can be sure every repair will look great, reduce sensitivity, and last for years to come. We simply clear away decay, color-match the resin filling material, harden it with a special light, and smooth and polish it so it looks and feels like your own tooth. No more sensitivity or rough edges you can feel with your tongue.
Porcelain Inlays / Onlays
Many of our patients don’t really know the variety of restoration options we offer. If you don’t need it, you don’t really think about it, right? Well, we believe it is good to be informed so that when the worst happens, you know exactly what your choices are. Probably the most mysterious restorations are porcelain inlays and onlays. These gorgeous repair options are similar to porcelain crowns in their strengthening and supportive capabilities, but they don’t cover as much of your tooth structure, making them the ideal, conservative dental repair when a tooth-colored filling just isn’t enough.
Inlays are placed inside the cusps or points of your teeth much like a filling, while onlays cover one or more points like a mini crown. Once they are bonded to your tooth, they are super strong and yet look just like part of your natural smile. in fact, dental inlays and onlays are so comfortable and natural looking, you may forget which tooth has been repaired!
Dental Crowns
There you were, getting ready for work…taking a walk… watching a movie…just enjoying life when suddenly it happens: You bite into something hard, an old filling finally gives way, you trip over something in your path. Now chewing hurts, you can’t stop touching the broken area with your tongue, and you’re worried about infection. When something major happens to your tooth, you want it fixed as fast as possible. If your tooth or teeth are broken, severely worn or decayed, or in need of a root canal, our beautiful dental crowns can come to the rescue. Crowns create a strong, protective, brand-new upper layer that looks and functions exactly like a natural tooth so you can get back to enjoying life.
Crowns are ideal to:
- Restore a tooth to its original shape
- Bring strength to a weakened or damaged tooth
- Improve the appearance of a tooth
- Top a dental implant
Your crown will be completed in two easy visits. The first visit is to prepare the tooth and take molds so our labs can custom-create your porcelain restoration, then we bond your new crown securely in place on the second. It’s that easy!
Dental Bridges
Missing teeth! Even a couple can be so disruptive, making chewing annoying, smiling embarrassing, and speaking more difficult. You need something to fill the gap! If you are missing one or more teeth, our dental bridges may be just what you need to start smiling again. Dental bridges are an attractive way to:
- Perfect your smile
- Help keep teeth from shifting
- Keep your mouth comfortable
- Allow you to eat with confidence
- Speak normally
As the name suggests, prosthetic bridges from Dental Arts of Rockland fill the void that missing teeth have created. Beautiful, porcelain false teeth are held in place by crowns bonded to your own teeth or an implant post, perfectly and securely bridging the gap. As with all of our restorations, each tooth and crown in your bridge is custom made and shaded to look completely natural in your smile. Unless you are using an implant post to retain the bridge, the process is about the same as having a crown placed.
We simply take impressions of the area that needs to be repaired, send the molds to one of our outstanding labs who will create your dental restorations to our exacting standards, and send you home with temporary, try-on restoration. That’s right! You’ll leave with new teeth on your very first visit. Once your permanent bridge is designed and completed, we’ll bring you back to our comfortable office for fitting and placement. You’ll leave with a smile ready for chewing, speaking, and grinning with total confidence!
Partials and Dentures
Your teeth help you chew and enjoy your food, speak clearly, and smile without embarrassment. So when you are missing teeth, life can simply lose its savor along with your lost dentition. When our Dental Arts of Rockland guests lose their teeth, we always recommend dental implants for their superior stability and natural function. Even our Rockland friends and neighbors who are missing all or most of their teeth can benefit from dental implants with implant-retained partials and dentures. Unfortunately, not everyone is a good candidate for dental implants, at least not right away.
When we have patients who are missing teeth––and more bone mass than will allow an implant post to be properly seated––we offer bone grafting in an attempt to rebuild and stimulate this crucial bone. In the meantime, we will create custom-made partials or dentures to replace your teeth. These partials and dentures are also a great option for those who simply can’t use dental implants because, unlike denture-mill dentures, our dentures are created to mimic your own teeth, feel more comfortable in your mouth, and give you a youthful appearance you can feel confident about.
Implants
Dental implants are our most recommended tooth replacement option because, unlike dentures, partials, or bridges, they replace both your teeth and their roots for the most natural, secure, and beautiful smile you could ever hope for.
Endodontics
If you think a root canal is the equivalent of medieval torture, think again. Root canals, one of Dental Arts of Rockland’s most commonly required endodontic treatments, are true smile savers, ending your pain and allowing you to keep even severely decayed, infected, or compromised teeth. Plus, because we are so careful about your comfort, so gentle in our touch, and so pampering at every visit, our patients have no reason to feel nervous about even more advanced procedures like endodontic care. If you have a darkened tooth, severe discomfort, a badly damaged tooth, or a large filling that is causing pain, our root canals can help you feel better fast.
We simply clear away the infected pulp all the way into the canals of your tooth roots, disinfect, seal everything against future contamination, and top your tooth with a beautiful porcelain crown. Your pain will end, your natural tooth is saved, and you can enjoy all of your favorite foods again. For more advanced cases, we offer the services of a visiting root canal specialist a few times a month to ensure your complete satisfaction––without the need to travel to or feel nervous about the care in an office you don’t know or trust. We think our Rockland-area patients are worth it!
Oral Surgery
No one likes to hear that they need oral surgery, especially when it involves the removal of a tooth. It can be upsetting and nerve-wracking, for sure. Relax–– at Dental Arts of Rockland, we will make sure you know exactly what is going to happen, how, and why so you can feel completely prepared. We also offer you all the pampering treats on our comfort menu, like a heated neck pillow and blanket, cooling eye mask, and soothing music or a movie to entertain you.
Just add in a little nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and before you know it, your surgery will be over and you will be on the road to recovery. And remember, anytime we need to perform an extraction, we will support the bone with bone augmentation and talk to you about your replacement options right away. Most of our patients choose to replace their extracted tooth or teeth with dental implants for the ultimate in comfort and function.