Restoring Decayed Teeth
Restoring Decayed Teeth

Tooth Restoration in Freeport

Whether the culprit is old age, unruly genes, or untreated disease, we have the state-of-the-art technology and experience to bring your teeth back to proper order at Herrmann Dental Associates. Our teeth restoration services allow you to transform your smile into something new and wonderful.
Amalgam Fillings
Used by dentists for more than a century, dental amalgam is the most thoroughly researched and tested restorative material among all those in use. It is durable, easy to use, highly resistant to wear and relatively inexpensive in comparison to other materials. For those reasons, it remains a valued treatment option for dentists and their patients.

Dental amalgam is a stable alloy made by combining elemental mercury, silver, tin, copper and possibly other metallic elements.

While questions have arisen about the safety of dental amalgam relating to its mercury content, the major U.S. and international scientific and health bodies, including the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization, among others have been satisfied that dental amalgam is a safe, reliable and effective restorative material. The mercury in amalgam combines with other metals to render it stable and safe for use in filling teeth.
Composite Fillings
Composite fillings are a mixture of glass or quartz filler in a resin medium that produces a tooth-colored filling. They are sometimes referred to as composites or filled resins. Composite fillings provide good durability and resistance to fracture in small-to-mid size restorations that need to withstand moderate chewing pressure. Less tooth structure is removed when the dentist prepares the tooth, and this may result in a smaller filling than that of an amalgam. Composites can also be “bonded” or adhesively held in a cavity, often allowing the dentist to make a more conservative repair to the tooth.

The cost is moderate and depends on the size of the filling and the technique used by the dentist to place it in the prepared tooth. It generally takes longer to place a composite filling than what is required for an amalgam filling. Composite fillings require a cavity that can be kept clean and dry during filling and they are subject to stain and discoloration over time.
Root Canal Therapy or Non-Surgical Endodontic Therapy
It used to be called a “root canal” until the American Association of Endodontists redesignated it “Non-surgical Endodontic Therapy.” It is the same thing, same basic process, same materials. Instrumentation, irrigation and filling techniques have changed enough to have alleviated a lot of the “experiences” people used to have with “root canal” treatment so the specialty decided to give the procedure a new name.

The pulp, or soft inner tissue is important during the tooth's development. Once a tooth is fully mature, the tooth can survive without the pulp because the tooth is nourished by tissues surrounding it. The pulp is normally surrounded and protected by a layer of dentin.
Ceramic Crowns
Resin and Porcelain Caps
The new reinforced resin or bonded all-porcelain type of cap has the most attractive appearance. This cap can be made either from pure ceramic or a new reinforced composite resin, and is almost indistinguishable from natural teeth. The new technology involved provides an exceptional bond to your tooth. This procedure is metal-free, and thus satisfies the needs of patients with metal sensitivities. This type of procedure is used to correct only the parts of your tooth that are in need. 

Don’t Let Your Decayed Teeth Fall Into Even Worse Condition.
Call 516-378-3200 For A Tooth Restoration.

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