Restorative Options

While most dental practices offer a very narrow scope of procedures, we have established a full-service dental practice that specializes in preventative, restorative and cosmetic dental procedures. If you are hoping to restore your smile after an accident, you should be aware of the many options we have available to fix their smile.

 

With restorative dentistry, we are able to replace or restore missing teeth or missing parts of the tooth structure. Tooth structure can be damaged due to decay, deterioration of a previously placed restoration or the tooth could fracture. We offer the following restorative dental procedures at our New York, NY office:

• Bonding
• Bridges
• Crowns
• Dentures
• Inlays and Onlays

The goal of restorative dentistry is to preserve your natural teeth as much as possible. Procedures like inlays and onlays, partial dentures, bridges and bonding all utilize your existing teeth to assist in the restoration. We will always do the best we can to preserve your natural teeth. In cases where we cannot, full dentures might be necessary.

 

Most people do not know that a missing tooth can cause serious damage to your mouth. When a tooth a missing, the rest of your teeth will begin to shift, causing them to become misaligned. When teeth become misaligned, they become more difficult to clean. When you can't properly clean your teeth, they become decayed, putting you at a high risk for periodontal disease. Missing teeth also put extra stress on your remaining natural teeth because you don't have as much surface area to chew with.

 

If you are missing any teeth, consider restorative treatments with Dr. Nina Kiani. She will get your teeth back to proper working order, allowing you to have a happy and healthy mouth for years to come.

Dental Crowns

Dental Crowns

Keeping natural teeth is something every one of our patients hopes to achieve. Unfortunately, many of them are at risk of losing their teeth from decay, gum disease, or weakened teeth that could crack or fracture. By getting crowns placed over their teeth, Dr. Nina Kiani helps patients protect the original tooth structure.

Here at Nina Kiani, DMD, we use different materials for crowns, including porcelain, gold and porcelain fused to metal. These are the most stable and long-term materials available. The process for crowns goes as follows:

1. The patient’s tooth is prepared by contouring and filing down the structure to make room for the crown.

2. Impressions are taken of the tooth and sent off to the lab to make the permanent crown.

3. The patient wears a temporary crown for about two weeks, until the permanent crown is fabricated.

4. Dr. Kiani bonds the permanent crown to the patient’s tooth.

From start to finish, crowns are completed in as little as 2-3 visits to our office. It is a simple process with minimal work needed. Call our office at 212-279-8770 to ask us in detail about crowns, the benefits and how the process works.