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Tooth colored fillings
Tooth colored fillings are a great option to restore decayed areas or replace old metal fillings. The composite material used for this purpose is a tooth-colored resin filled with glass particles. Composite fillings are virtually undetectable when properly done and will give a healthy and beautiful appearance to your smile.

Inlays/Onlays
When a filling is not enough to ensure proper resistance and strength to a damaged or decayed tooth onlays and inlays are the best solution. Made of porcelain or gold these restorations are designed in the dental lab and than seated permanently into your teeth. They are stronger, more durable than fillings, and are the best option when a conservative restoration is considered for repairing a damaged tooth.

Porcelain Crowns & Bridges.
A crown is a dental restoration made of porcelain with or without gold. It covers the tooth completely and is the best option for fractured, root canal teeth, or when conservative restorations are insufficient to restore form and function.

A bridge serves to replace a missing tooth or teeth. It usually involves the adjacent teeth that are called “abutments”. The missing tooth is connected to the abutments by two little wings or by crowns that are cemented to the abutments. Bridges have usually a gold frame to give strength and rigidity but they can be made entirely with tooth colored materials.

Implants
Dental implants are becoming the standard of care when replacing missing teeth. A dental implant is made of titanium, a biocompatible material. It has the same size and shape of your teeth roots.

The advantage of an implant is the possibility to replace missing teeth without filing the adjacent teeth. After careful evaluation of the case, the first step is the insertion of the implant in the area of the missing tooth. This procedure is easy and is done with the use of local anesthesia. The same anesthesia used for a filling. After a healing phase of three to six months it’ s possible to seat a porcelain crown on the implant and restore the function and looks to the original condition of the missing teeth. Full mouth rehabilitations When time comes to restore your dentition after years of wear and your mouth needs to be extensively restored, Dr. Mulas will plan a full mouth rehabilitation. This comprehensive treatment usually starts with a deep teeth cleaning and an ideal mock-up of your teeth and bite. After this first evaluation the patient is ready for the second phase: when the teeth are prepared to be restored, impressions are taken and temporaries are placed. These temporaries look like the ideal mock up and the patient wears them for some time in order to check his bite and smile. Only after testing again your bite, speech and your smile design, Dr. Mulas will proceed to the last phase: the fabrication and cementation of your new porcelain restorations. Extractions Extraction of a tooth is sometimes inevitable when other procedures will not ensure oral health or patient’s comfort. Dr. Mulas has had extensive training in these procedures as well as in other minor oral conditions that require surgery. His medical and surgical backgrounds are helpful to make our patients comfortable and they trust him for his calm and confident approach.
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