Restorative Dentistry
At Beech Dental in Hythe, Southampton, we are dedicated to restoring the health, function, and aesthetics of your smile with our comprehensive restorative dental services. Our skilled team offers a wide range of treatments designed to address various dental issues, ensuring your teeth not only look great but also function effectively.
We provide natural-looking crowns that protect and strengthen damaged teeth, fillings that seamlessly blend with your natural teeth while restoring cavities, and custom-made bridges that replace missing teeth to restore your smile’s integrity. Our root canal treatments are expertly performed to save severely decayed or infected teeth, preventing the need for extraction and preserving your natural teeth.
Whether you’re dealing with a single damaged tooth or multiple dental concerns, our team is here to deliver personalized care with the highest standards of quality and precision. Our goal is to restore your smile’s full potential, giving you the confidence to eat, speak, and smile with ease.
Crowns
A crown or a cap may be necessary for several reasons. Most commonly, a tooth with a large filling or one that has sustained a fracture will need a crown. In these instances, a crown is essential to maintain the structural and functional integrity of the tooth. Additionally, teeth can be crowned to enhance their appearance, improving overall aesthetics.
Dental implants offer a long-term solution for missing teeth. They are permanently fixed into a patient’s jaw, providing a completely natural look and feel. Implants can support crowns or dentures in a manner similar to how roots support natural teeth. We use implants from recognized manufacturers with a proven clinical track record.
Fillings
White fillings are made of composite material and are primarily used to fill cavities. They restore teeth that have been damaged due to tooth decay or injury. These fillings can be used as an alternative to traditional amalgam fillings, offering a more aesthetic appearance.
Bridges
When a tooth is lost, the surrounding teeth often shift, which can cause bite issues or gum problems that are costly and time-consuming to fix later. Therefore, it’s advisable to replace missing teeth promptly. A fixed bridge can be used to replace a single missing tooth or multiple missing teeth.
Options for replacing single or multiple teeth include bridges, implants, and dentures. Various types of bridges can be manufactured:
- *Conventional Bridges*: These consist of one or more artificial teeth supported by adjacent natural teeth.
- *Cantilever Bridges*: This type of bridge is used when only one of the adjacent teeth is used as a supporting tooth.
- *Maryland Bridges*: Also known as adhesive bridges, they bond to the back of the adjacent teeth.
- *Implant-Supported Bridges*: These bridges are supported by dental implants rather than natural teeth, providing a more stable and long-lasting solution.
In most cases, implants are recommended for replacing missing teeth, as they allow the adjacent teeth to remain untouched.
Whether it is a tooth-supported or implant-supported dental bridge, at Beech Dental, we strive to replicate the natural, seamless look of your existing teeth. Our technicians craft the bridges with meticulous attention to detail, matching the natural shape, size, and color of your other teeth.
Root Canal Treatment
Understanding Root Canal Treatment
Root canal treatment is a dental procedure that aims to save a tooth that has been severely damaged through decay, injury, or infection. The procedure involves removing the damaged or infected pulp (the soft tissue inside the tooth that contains nerves, blood vessels, and connective tissue) from the tooth’s interior chambers and canals.
The steps involved in a typical root canal treatment include:
- Numbing the area with local anaesthesia to ensure your comfort during the procedure.
- Creating an opening in the tooth to access the pulp chamber and root canals.
- Removing the damaged or infected pulp using specialised instruments
- Shaping the canals to prepare them for filling.
- Flushing the tooth with special solution
- Filling the root canals with a biocompatible rubber
- Sealing the opening in the tooth with a temporary filling.
- Fitting permanent crown or other restoration to protect and strengthen the treated tooth.
More complex cases can be referred to a Specialist Endodontist and we collaborate with the best in the field if required.