Crowns

Crowns

What Are Dental Crowns? A dental crown, also called a cap, is a hollow artificial tooth. It covers and protects a damaged or decayed natural tooth. The crown restores the tooth’s shape, strength and appearance. Your dentist fits a crown when a tooth is too weak...

Root Canal

What Is Root Canal Treatment? Root canal treatment saves a tooth when the soft tissue inside it becomes infected. That tissue is called the pulp, and it holds the nerve and blood supply. Your dentist opens the tooth, clears out the infected pulp, disinfects the narrow...
Dentures

Dentures

What Are Dentures? Dentures are removable replacements for missing teeth. They rest on the gum and are taken out for cleaning. Dentures replace several teeth at once, which is what makes them the practical choice when many teeth are missing or the remaining ones...
Dental Bridge

Dental Bridge

What Is a Dental Bridge? A dental bridge replaces a missing tooth with a false one. The teeth on either side of the gap hold it in place. A bridge is fixed, not removable. It stays in your mouth the way a natural tooth does, and you clean it where it sits. The false...
Implants

Implants

What Is a Dental Implant? A dental implant is a small titanium post placed into the jawbone where a tooth used to be. It takes the place of the tooth root. Once the bone has healed around the post, your dentist fits a crown on top. The result is a replacement tooth...
Dental Extraction

Dental Extraction

When a Tooth Cannot Be Saved Removing a tooth is the last option, not the first. Your dentist will try to repair it before recommending extraction. A tooth is removed when keeping it would cause more harm than losing it. That decision is made on the x-ray and the...