Vimal Dental Clinic

A case of a traumatic fracture. Small child with a broken front tooth. Luckily without pain or infection.So simple dressing done initially with a cement filling and then two weeks later built up with tooth colored filling. No root canal. No injections! No pain. All gain! Dr Darshan Parikh

Whether a cavity lies between two front teeth or two back teeth, it is always a challenge to get the form right. Shaping the Cavity adequately and merging it to existing tooth structure is a tough task and takes some amount of practice to get perfect. Matching the shade and blending it to look perfect is an altogether different challenge. A challenge that we relish and try to achieve with satisfactory results! 

When a tooth has been prepared to receive a crown we would expect the margins to be precise and clear. This allows for a good impression (mould) to be made and this in turn helps the lab fabricate a good fit for the crown that rests on the tooth alone, this ensures good gum health for years to come. The purple looking string is a gingival retraction cord that pushes the gum away temporarily so the impression material may flow perfectly in the marginal areas. 

 Composite Fillings aka 'tooth colored' filling As noted below the case involved an old crown that had come off... and cavity noticed as a result on the adjacent tooth. After drilling the decay out filling was done using tooth colored material and the crown re-fit. Ideally we would like to have repeated the crown since there were poor / no visible margins on the old prep.   Cavity / Decay cleaned out after drilling With a 'liner' to protect the pulp / 'nerve'  We like to see good contacts post the restoration. But they should be flossable! The final finished restoration and crown

  SEALANTS The images on the left (Above and Below) are of teeth unspoiled by decay. As a protective measure you can choose to have sealants placed on them. This is similar to blocking all those grooves and crevices where food tends to lodge and trying to ensure that the tooth stays decay free. The "best" part? You may NEVER need to have that tooth drilled! yay!

Before when a patient walks in And AFTER ORAL PROPHYLAXIS It really is beautiful what a simple cleaning and polishing appointment can do for your teeth. You walk in with all that debris and those accumulated stains. You walk out free!