TOOTH-COLORED FILLINGS AND TOOTH BONDING
White dental fillings are the most common way to restore teeth. The advent and development of these products has occurred during Dr. Jaksa’s career. He has been involved since their inception. With the many available material choices, Dr. Jaksa has the education and clinical experience to choose the best materials available in the market for your restorations. He has the clinical skills and competency to restore your teeth with a natural, cosmetic, meticulously fitting restoration.
FIXING A NEW CAVITY
WHEN TO CHANGE OLD FILLINGS
Over time, dental fillings need replacement. The interface where the filling meets the tooth starts to break down, resulting in micro leakage of bacteria. This bacteria causes new dental caries (decay). How long a dental filling lasts depends on the filling material used, size of the filling, how well the filling was placed, and patient factors such as dental hygiene, diet and bite.
Diagnosing decay under old fillings is somewhat subjective. The decay is often not apparent on the patient’s radiographs (x-rays), because the filling may block out the decay. The clinical goal of the dentist should be to change old fillings when they first begin to fail. This preserves the tooth structure and may prevent larger and more expensive dentistry in the future. Dentists vary greatly in their ability to diagnose failing dentistry. Dr. Jaksa’s 30+ years of experience gives him the ability to be highly skilled at diagnosing when to change old dental fillings.
BONDING
Tooth bonding is a technique used to add tooth-colored material to the tooth. It can be used to fill tooth gaps, change tooth shapes or repair chips and fractures. It is a technique used often at Lake Area Dental with beautiful cosmetic dentistry results.
Bonding Case 1
-Patient is post orthodontics. She has small laterals, poorly shaped left canine and worn right front tooth
-Composite fillings were bonded on those four front teeth
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Bonding Case 2
-Left front tooth has old bonding, which was removed.
-A white filling was rebonded to the tooth to correct esthetics and function
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Bonding Case 3
-Patient has worn front teeth
-Teeth were bonded to correct esthetics and function
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Bonding Case 4
-Patient has fractured left front tooth from trauma
-Tooth was bonded with a white filling material to correct esthetics and function
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Bonding Case 5
-Patient has four fractured teeth from trauma
-Teeth were bonded with a white filling material to correct esthetics and function
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