Tooth Fillings, Crowns, and Bridges in East Northport

If you have one or more missing teeth due to damage or decay, call our office right away and have a East Northport dentist near you provide the treatment you need to restore your oral health, function and appearance, whether it’s a filling, crown or bridge.

What Is a Tooth Filling?

To fix a decayed tooth and return it to its natural shape and performance, your East Northport dentist may use dental fillings. A dentist places a dental filling by removing the decayed matter from the tooth, cleaning the tooth, and filling the cavity remaining with a material like porcelain or gold.

A filling in a tooth helps protect it from any more damage or decay.

What Different Types of Tooth Fillings Are There?

You can get dental fillings made from a range of materials, including many that are made to resemble your natural teeth. Among the most common kinds of fillings include:

• Gold
• Tooth-colored composite
• Porcelain
• Silver amalgam

Your dentist will help you figure out which kind of filling is most appropriate for your needs.

What Are Dental Crowns and Dental Bridges?

Dental bridges and crowns for teeth are two types of prosthetic appliances dentists attach to the teeth with high-bonding cement. As opposed to dentures, which you can remove and place on your own as needed, only your dentist can remove a tooth bridge or crown.

Dental Crowns

Another common term for dental crowns are “dental caps” due to the fact that they completely cover the damaged tooth.

What Are the Different Types of Crowns?

As with tooth fillings, you can find dental crowns made from a range of materials, including:

• Ceramic
• Porcelain fused to metal
• Gold alloys

If you need to restore front teeth, your dentist may recommend ceramic crowns. If you need to restore back teeth, your dentist may recommend gold crowns.

Dental Bridges

If you have one or more teeth missing, your dentist may recommend a bridge. These devices are made up of a row of synthetic teeth the dentist attaches to the natural teeth bordering the empty space or spaces, referred to as abutment teeth. If insufficient abutment teeth are available to secure a bridge, a dentist may install implants to serve as those abutment teeth.

What Are the Different Types of Bridges?

At our East Northport dental practice, we provide a variety of bridges to restore the oral health and smiles of our patients. Which one is best for an individual patient varies depending on that patient’s needs.

For example, for traditional bridges, the dentist fabricates a crown for the tooth or implant on each side of the area affected, then places synthetic teeth between them.

Another example: our dentists do not recommend cantilever bridges for the back of the mouth.

What Type of Dentist Offers Dental Fillings, Crowns, and Bridges?

At our dental office in East Northport, you can get tooth fillings, crowns, or bridges as needed. Your dentist here will first provide a regular exam to assess the problem, then if you require restorative treatment, your dentist will discuss with you the possible treatment options available. At this time, your dentist will also give you the chance to ask whatever questions you may have about the procedure, recovery and maintenance of your new dental appliances as well as questions about payment and insurance.

To discuss the possibility of getting a tooth filling, crown, or bridge to restore the look and function of your mouth and smile, call us today.

How Much Does a Tooth Filling, Tooth Bridge, or Dental Crown Cost?

As completely customized oral restorations, the tooth crown, filling or dental bridge cost can differ significantly. Factored into this calculation include the materials your dentist uses to fashion the appliance, how and where the dentist places the device and what portion, if any, your dental insurance will cover.

When you visit us at Mascolo Dental for your initial exam and consultation regarding your dental problem, we will provide you with an estimate of the dental bridge cost, dental crown cost, or tooth filling cost for your dentist’s recommended restoration. Call us today to start that conversation.