Restorative Dentistry

Bonded fillings are a tooth-coloured mix of plastic and ceramic. Often called composite, plastic, or white fillings, a bonded filling is a procedure in which we clean all decay from the tooth and apply a bonding agent inside the cavity. Dr. Stas then applies a tooth-coloured resin material, in thin layers, into the cavity and harden it with a LED blue light. Once the last layer of the filling is hard, he shapes the filling, restoring or improving your smile. Bonded fillings are almost undetectable.

In contrast to metal, bonded fillings usually require less tooth removal for small/medium-sized cavities. This factor makes the teeth significantly stronger in the long run, and lowers the risk of fractures. Modern composite materials, if used appropriately, can restore teeth to look completely natural. Read our metal fillings vs. bonded fillings blog.

Dental fillings are also considered general dentistry.

The pressure and timing of the bite can have a big impact on various aspects of your mouth. Misaligned teeth or an unbalanced bite can cause:

• Tooth sensitivity
• Jaw/tooth pain
• Reduced chewing ability
• Notches along the gum line
• Recession
• Bone loss and tooth mobility

By performing a T-Scan of your bite, we can see exactly where the imbalance of the bite is happening and correct the underlying problem.

• Misaligned teeth
• Clenching and/or grinding
• Root exposure
• Bad bite
• Tooth fracture
• Tooth wear
• Sinus congestion/infection

We have solutions to treat recession and sensitivity. The first step is a correct diagnosis. Once we make the diagnosis, our team will discuss your treatment options with you. These may include:

• Chao Pinhole® Surgical Technique (Gum Lift)
• De-sensitization through application of an external agent
• Coronoplasty (Tooth Shaping) to allow for a better fit with opposing teeth and minimizing the trauma on the tooth
• Composite filling to protect the exposed root surface

You need a root canal treatment when dental x-rays detect that a bacterial damaged your pulp. The pulp will die if it’s infected by bacteria and allow the bacteria to multiply and spread.

• Pain when eating or drinking hot or cold food and drink
• Discomfort when biting or chewing
• Loose tooth/teeth
• Swelling of the gums near the affected tooth
• Pus oozing from the infected tooth
• Facial swelling
• Tooth discoloration

As the infection progresses, these symptoms often disappear as the pulp dies. Your tooth then appears to have healed, but the infection has spread through the root canal system.

It’s important to see your dentist if you have a toothache. Your pulp can’t heal by itself. Leaving the infected tooth in your mouth may make it worse. The longer you wait to see a dentist, the lower the chance of the root canal treatment working.

• Wisdom teeth need room to erupt. Often, tooth crowding limits the space for your wisdom teeth to erupt. This results in too much gum tissue around your tooth, making it difficult to clean. The extra gum tissue acts as a bacteria trap between your tooth and your gums. Infections are inevitable and can cause pain, swelling, and can even be life threatening.
• Infection of the gums around the wisdom tooth
• As your wisdom tooth are difficult to clean, decay can set in and cause the neighbouring tooth to decay as well. Often, we need to remove both your wisdom tooth and the neighbouring tooth.
• Bone loss in the area surrounding the wisdom tooth
• Cysts can form around affected wisdom teeth, which are fluid filled masses that can degrade bone and/or neighboring teeth. Although rare, tumors can also develop.

• We monitor your wisdom teeth from your mid teens to early twenties. This is the optimal window for removal to allow for the most conservative surgery as possible, best healing because of young age and lower chance of complications.
• If you are in this age range, it’s very important to determine the course of action in terms of when and how we remove your wisdom teeth. When you see us at District Dental, we will discuss with you all the details of your individual case and provide you with your best treatment options.

crowns to form a dental bridge. To accommodate the bridge, we fit the natural tooth crowns with dental crowns and cement the bridge in place. This creates a one piece prosthetic. The drawbacks to the dental bridge as a tooth replacement solution are that supporting teeth have to be filed down, even if they are healthy and a special technique is required when flossing around the bridge.