TL;DR
Restorative care at Stone Falls Dental Care runs from a tooth-colored filling to a full set of dentures. Dr. Prane picks the most conservative repair that will hold up: a filling, inlay or onlay where the tooth is still strong, a crown where it isn’t, and a bridge, an implant-supported tooth or a denture where one is missing. Several of the cases in the practice’s smile gallery are restorations.
How do we choose between a filling, an onlay and a crown?
We go by how much healthy tooth is left. A small cavity takes a composite filling, bonded in a matching shade. When decay or an old filling has claimed a larger share of the chewing surface, a porcelain inlay or onlay rebuilds that part without cutting the whole tooth down. A crown covers the tooth completely, and it becomes the right choice once the walls are thin, cracked or heavily filled, or after a root canal on a back tooth.
That order matters to us. Each step up removes more natural tooth, and enamel that’s gone doesn’t grow back, so Dr. Prane recommends the least she can and shows you what rules out something smaller.
What are the options when a tooth is missing?
There are three main ones: a fixed bridge, an implant-supported restoration, or a removable denture or partial. A bridge anchors a replacement tooth to the teeth on either side. Implant dentistry replaces the root as well, so the new tooth stands on its own and its neighbors are left alone. Dentures and partials replace several teeth or a whole arch, and implants can hold them steadier.
The right one depends on the health of the nearby teeth and bone, your budget and how you want it to feel. Among the before-and-after cases is a missing upper front tooth replaced with a single implant and an all-porcelain crown, and a front tooth with a poor old restoration replaced by a metal-free crown shaped to the gumline. If cost is a concern, our financial options page explains insurance, payment plans and CareCredit.