Porcelain restorations involves the diagnosis of all issues relating to the health and function of the smile, including the treatment and repair of broken, infected, or otherwise damaged teeth, gums, and tissue.

Porcelain restorations replace old mercury fillings, old ugly crowns and composites that have become discolored. It repairs cracked teeth and or missing teeth. If you are missing one or more teeth and would like to restore your ability to smile, speak and eat with comfort and confidence, then dental implants may be right for you.

If your dentures don't fit as securely or comfortably as they once did, or maybe you hide your smile because of spaces from missing teeth. Or, perhaps you have loose teeth that need to be stabilized after treatment of advanced gum disease.

Perhaps you have crowding and/or misalignment of your teeth and don't want to deal with the time and cost involved with orthodontics. Porcelain restoration is a fast and easy way to a beautiful smile.

If any of these situations keep you from feeling good about yourself and your smile, dental implants may be a solution for you. Technological advancements in dental materials and techniques have improved the success rate of implants, enabling many patients to enjoy comfort and confidence in their oral health.

Porcelain is the strongest tooth colored material available. It is excellent for inlays, onlays or crowns. You may use it on the back or front teeth. Since the porcelain restoration is made in a laboratory it can be made to support a tooth and help prevent it from fracturing. Since porcelain is fragile, it can sometimes fracture. It is also harder than natural tooth structure, which means it will wear the enamel on the teeth opposing the porcelain restoration. It also requires more thickness, for strength, than gold, which means more tooth structure must be removed. It is generally recommended that patients who receive porcelain restorations also have a dental mouthguard.