Restorative Dentistry in Big Spring, TX

Composite Dental Fillings

Our experienced dentists offer composite dental fillings to seamlessly repair decayed or damaged teeth, ensuring a natural and durable result. Tooth-colored fillings are designed to blend perfectly with your teeth, providing a safe and attractive restoration for a healthier smile. Whether you’re dealing with cavities, minor fractures, or chips, fillings help restore your tooth’s structure and function in just one visit. Our process involves removing decay, thoroughly cleaning the tooth, filling it with composite material, and then shaping and hardening it for a lasting repair. Contact us to restore your oral health with our effective filling solutions.

Dental Bridges

Dental bridges offer an effective solution for replacing missing teeth, helping to maintain the alignment of remaining teeth, and supporting stable biting functionality. Ideal for those missing one or several consecutive teeth, this fixed restoration is anchored by crowns placed on adjacent teeth or implants, securing the artificial teeth in between. Typically completed in just two visits, dental bridges not only enhance your smile aesthetically but are also durable and designed to last for many years. They help preserve facial structure, prevent natural teeth from shifting, replace removable partial dentures, and restore normal functions like speaking, eating, and chewing.

Dental Implants

Dental implants are a highly effective, long-term solution for replacing missing teeth, providing both functional and aesthetic restoration. These implants act as permanent tooth replacements by replicating both the root and the crown. They can replace single or multiple teeth or even entire arches, with the titanium implant surgically inserted into the jawbone for stability. After a period allowing for bone integration, a custom restoration—such as a crown, bridge, or denture—is attached to the post, completing the process. Implants mimic natural teeth and can last a lifetime with proper care, significantly improving oral health and the beauty of your smile.

Dentures

Ward Family Dental, PC offers complete and partial dentures to rejuvenate smiles by replacing missing teeth. Custom-made and removable, dentures help restore the function, appearance, and health of your smile effectively. Complete dentures suit individuals missing all teeth in an arch and can be used with adhesive, if needed, for better stability. Partial dentures are designed for people with some natural teeth remaining, featuring frameworks or clasps that securely attach to these teeth. Both options significantly improve speech, eating capabilities, and facial volume, enhancing the overall aesthetics of your smile.

Implant Supported Dentures

Implant-supported dentures offer much improved retention and stability and a lasting solution for replacing multiple missing teeth, especially for those who cannot tolerate regular dentures or do not want individual implants for a full arch. This method involves using a few strategically placed mini implants to secure a highly stable and permanent restoration, effectively restoring smiles. Unlike traditional dentures that can become loose, implant-retained dentures are anchored into the jawbone with surgical implants, usually four to six per denture, providing exceptional stability and mimicking the feel and function of natural teeth. This cost-effective option can also retrofit existing dentures, enhancing the ability to eat and speak comfortably.

Root Canal Therapy

Our dentist may recommend root canal therapy to save an infected or decayed tooth, offering an alternative to extraction. Root canal treatment, also called endodontic therapy, is necessary when the pulp and nerves of a tooth become infected or damaged, often due to deep decay or injury bypassing the enamel. Untreated, this can lead to tooth death. The procedure involves removing infected tissue, cleaning the interior of the tooth, and filling it with a medicated material, typically followed by capping the tooth with a restoration like a dental crown. Contrary to its painful reputation, modern root canal treatments are minimally discomforting, thanks to advanced techniques, instruments, and anesthesia, aiming for a comfortable patient experience, usually in one appointment. We are committed to restoring the health of your smile with care.

Same-Day Dental Crowns

If you have a cracked, decayed, or worn tooth, Dr. David L. Ward and Dr. Alan Brunelli may recommend a dental crown to restore its strength and appearance. Crowns, often necessary when a filling is insufficient, are custom-made caps placed over the entire tooth to restore its original shape and size. Typically crafted from porcelain to match the natural color of your teeth, crowns can be completed in a single appointment using our Planmecca system. Beyond repair, crowns are also used for various purposes, including protecting a tooth after root canal treatment, anchoring bridges, covering implants, and enhancing aesthetic appeal by improving tooth shape or supporting large fillings when natural tooth structure is minimal.