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You may take cavities lightly just because there is no serious pain. By the time people begin feeling pain, the cavity may be in an advanced stage or multiple cavities may have spread all over the mouth. Most think that all deep cavities have to be extracted. A decade ago a tooth with deep decay used to be extracted. Along with the advanced dental technology most treatment aims at keeping as many teeth as possible. Various treatments have been developed in recent years. You won’t have to loose even a deep decayed tooth with an integrated diagnose and treatment plan. Before treatment
The patient had a mouth full of decay. It might seem that all the teeth should be removed, but we were able to save the teeth by a crown lengthening procedure. After treatment
The structures of all teeth were extended with crowns. Because each one of the teeth was weak, all teeth were bonded to support each another. No single tooth was extracted. Before treatment
This patient also had a mouth full of decay, and especially the upper teeth were bad condition. Because the roots were still strong, we decided to perform crown lengthening procedure. After treatment
The structures of all teeth were extended with crowns. Because each one of the teeth was weak, all teeth were bonded to support each another. No single tooth was extracted. Before treatment
This patient had deep back teeth decay. The right back teeth especially looked very bad. After treatment
The second photograph shows the back teeth after the crown lengthening treatment. Four back teeth were bonded to sustain each another. No single tooth was removed. Before treatment
The patient had a mouth full of decay, especially the left upper teeth. After treatment
One tooth was extracted, and the other teeth were extended with crowns. All teeth were bonded to support each another. Before treatment
This patient had deep teeth decay, especially the back teeth. After treatment
Teeth structures were extended with crowns. All teeth were bonded to support each another. No single tooth was extracted. Before treatment
The patient had deep upper teeth decay. Because the roots were still strong, we decided to perform crown lengthening procedure along with the gum treatment. After treatment
The second photograph shows the teeth after the treatment. All teeth were bonded to support each another. The result is a beautiful smile. Before treatment
The patient had deep back teeth decays. We decided to perform a root and gum treatments along with crown lengthening procedure. After treatment
Tooth structures of all teeth were extended and placed crowns. No tooth was removed. Because her back teeth are back, she now can chew food well. |