bRIARCLIFF sMILE DESIGN

Conventional Option for Restorative Dental Conditions

 

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Dental treatments to preserve the integrity of the tooth include direct composite resin,Crowns, Veneers and Inlays/Onlays.

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These dental treatments require

• drilling the tooth to remove the cavity (caries)

• cleaning and preparing the tooth to receive composite (bonding) material or a laboratory made restoration to prevent harmful elements from permeating what remains of the tooth and keep the tooth structure intact.  

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Conventional treatment for a restoration includes making an impression for fashioning the crown, inlay/onlay or veneer and sending this to an outside lab for fabrication.  A temporary is placed in the patient's mouth as a substitute until the fabricated crown, inlay/onlay or veneer returns from the laboratory which is normally a several week period.  The patient returns for the placement of the crown, inlay/onlay or veneer.  

 

At Briarcliff Smile Design, our dentists offer this conventional option to our patients if their schedule does not permit same-day placement.