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We Are Ready To Help Patients When They Chip A Tooth

Chipping a tooth can lead to some understandable feelings of alarm. After all, this damage can have a potentially serious effect on your smile, while also creating an oral health issue. While a sense of concern is certainly appropriate, you can be glad to know that your Seattle, WA dentist is ready to help you deal with this problem. At our practice, we can provide quality cosmetic dental work in order to hide the effect dental damage can have on your appearance. If the matter is serious enough to require restorative dental work, we can advise you about what the appropriate treatment might consist of, and arrange the care you need.

Dental Injuries Can Create Frustrating Problems For You

Your smile can be seriously impacted by just one injured tooth! The unfortunate truth is that one tooth that appears out of place can draw unwanted attention, and signs of trauma can be especially distracting. Of course, this problem can be even worse if your chipped tooth needs restorative dental work. It is important to make sure that work is provided, as you may be vulnerable to further damage, or even a painful tooth infection, if no action is taken to restore the tooth.

Arranging Cosmetic Work To Restore A Chipped Tooth

Through careful cosmetic dental treatment, your dentist can have your injured tooth looking the way it did before it was cracked. There are different treatment approaches that can be recommended to you. Your dentist can have a custom porcelain veneer made to restore your tooth’s shape and overall appearance. The veneers used for cosmetic treatment are remarkably durable, and able to maintain their looks over many years. Bonding and contouring work can also provide improvements. Through contouring work, your dentist can even out a chipped tooth. The bonding process also allows for the coverage of dental harm, while also restoring the shape and color of a tooth.

Can Chipping Your Tooth Become An Oral Health Problem?

If your tooth is chipped, it may leave you vulnerable to further breakage. Any problem that makes you worried about biting and chewing should be addressed promptly by your dentist. If the matter is not taken care of, you could wind up with further damage that will require more work. If there is a concern that your tooth is unable to bite and chew effectively after your injury, a dental crown can be necessary.

Talk To Ballard Neighborhood Dentist About Restoring A Chipped Tooth

At Ballard Neighborhood Dentist, our practice is ready to help individuals restore chipped, cracked, and otherwise damaged teeth! After a review of the problem, we can determine if you will be best served with restorative dental work, or if you can have the matter addressed through cosmetic dental care. Our goal is to make sure your dental function is not adversely affected, while also making sure you feel great about your smile after work is concluded. To find out more, please contact our Seattle, WA dental practice at 206-789-2555.

Cosmetic, Restorative, and General Dentistry

It is our goal to provide comprehensive dental care for your whole family. Our wide range of services means that you can see us for all of your needs — without having to visit multiple practices to achieve the smile you’ve always wanted.