Many patients have heavily restored posterior teeth with
old silver amalgam fillings, root canals, and old crowns
often with underlying decay. Ideally, the old restorations should be replaced with one of the
newer state-of-the-art restorative services outlined below:
- Direct composite resin fillings and resin inlays and onlays.
- Gold crowns, inlays and onlays.
- All porcelain crowns, inlays, and onlays.
- Porcelain fused to gold crowns, which provide greater strength than all porcelain crowns.
4. other therapies
- Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) disorders and associated jaw and facial muscle pain.
- Traumatic injuries such as motor vehicle accidents.
- Complex care management and full mouth reconstruction for patients needing extensive comprehensive dental treatment. The Prosthodontist usually acts as the "quarterback" in the treatment planning and organization of the patient's care when a number of dental specialists are involved.
- Post oral cancer construction and continuing care.
- Snoring and sleep disorders.
