Life can be hard on your teeth, and you can reach a point when you want or need to restore your smile and your ability to eat comfortably.
Chips, cracks, stains, accidents, decay, fractures and more can detract from your smile and from your ability to eat. These days, a beautiful smile is practically a necessity for many people. And who doesn’t love being able to whatever they want without discomfort?
Our Hamilton, NJ dental office provides the full range of restorative and cosmetic dentistry services to give you a strong, healthy mouth and a beautiful smile. And, we use only tooth-colored composite materials. We never use dental amalgam, so you needn’t worry about the possibility of mercury vapors from dental fillings affecting your health.
Dental Implants
For most people, dental implants are the state-of-the-art option for replacing missing teeth.
Dental implants consist of the implant itself, which is generally made of a very strong metal like titanium. Implants are placed into the bone beneath the missing teeth. After a healing period, the implants can support a variety of restorations such as dental crowns or dental bridges.
Implants basically replace tooth roots, which offers a number of advantages. The implant stimulates the bone which helps it remain healthy. Implants restore almost 100 percent of your chewing power, far more than dentures. And the restoration can be easily removed by Dr. Ricciardi should it need to be repaired or replaced.
Dr. Ricciardi will refer you to a trusted periodontist who will place the implant in your jawbone. Then our office will place a natural-looking replacement tooth or bridge atop implant or implants.
Inlays, Onlays, & Veneers
Sometimes teeth are damaged by decay to the point where a filling just won’t do. We can repair decay within the cusps or on the sides of back teeth (molars) teeth with dental inlays or onlays. Inlays and onlays are basically larger, custom tooth-colored fillings that will restore both the appearance and the function of your teeth.
Dental veneers are ultra-thin pieces of porcelain that are bonded to the fronts of discolored or damaged teeth. Not only wll dental veneers beautify your smile, they can also protect your teeth from chips and cracks.
Porcelain Crowns & Fixed Bridges
Decay and infection can sometimes make it necessary to get into a tooth and remove the inner, infected pulp and nerve. This is a root canal procedure, and it’s not anything like the horror stories that you may have heard. Most people say it’s about as uncomfortable as getting a filling.
Once a tooth is opened, it has to be protected against further damage. Our composite, tooth-colored crowns are the ideal solution. If you’ve ever heard about someone getting a tooth “capped,” they were talking about a dental crown.
The crown fits over the damaged tooth and is cemented in place. The appearance of the crown is matched to your existing teeth, and it’s virtually undetectable. It looks and functions like your natural, healthy teeth.
Sometimes, in spite of everything, a tooth is lost. When that happens, a dental bridge is an option to restore both the appearance and function of the missing tooth. A dental bridge is basically two hollow dental crowns bonded to a third, solid crown – a replacement tooth. The teeth on both sides of the missing tooth are prepared to receive the crowns, which are cemented in place. The solid crown fills the gap left by the missing tooth.
Restore Your Smile and Ability to Eat
Don’t live with a smile that makes you uncomfortable or missing teeth that make eating a chore. Call our Hamilton, NJ office at 609-752-3293 to make your appointment with Dr. Ricciardi and get started on the path to restore your smile beautifully.