What is cosmetic bonding?
Cosmetic bonding is a technique for improving the appearance of teeth. A special resin is applied and sculpted to cover imperfections such as chips or stains, and can also be used to change the shape of the teeth, closing gaps and hiding crookedness. Your Santa Rosa dentist will score the surface of [...]
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What is cosmetic bonding?
What is the best option for a cracked tooth?
What is the best option for a cracked tooth?
The best restoration for a cracked tooth is usually a porcelain dental crown. Your Santa Rosa dentist will numb the affected area and remove the damaged material to preserve the strong base of your tooth, then cap it by bonding a crown into place. Porcelain dental crowns [...]
General Dentistry
When you are a patient at Fountaingrove Dentistry, our goal is that you will never require a procedure more complicated than routine hygiene visits and an annual dental checkup. The best way to ensure this is through prevention. You will be encouraged to adopt a schedule of flossing, brushing after meals, and using a mouthwash. [...]
Sedation Dentistry
Many patients are anxious about having dental treatments performed. At his Santa Rosa, CA office, Dr. Erlach is committed to patient comfort. He offers sedation dentistry to help his patients get the dental treatment they need. Generally, patients take a mild sedative the night prior to their visit and additional medication while at the office. [...]
Extractions
Extraction is the process used to completely remove a tooth. At Fountaingrove Dentistry, we always work toward retaining natural functionality, so we try to avoid extractions by doing everything possible to save a tooth. However, if the tooth is badly infected or has decayed beyond a certain point, then extraction may be the only option. [...]
Implant Dentures
Dr. Erlach highly recommends implant dentures for patients who wear dentures but have constant problems keeping them in place during everyday use. The purpose of dentures is to provide a natural feel and function for the wearer, and this is entirely defeated when they slip out of place. Dentures should be completely forgotten about all [...]
Porcelain Dental Crowns
Fountaingrove Dentistry uses the highest quality Empress® porcelain dental crowns in order to restore teeth which may be affected by one or more conditions. While crowns are often used with root canal or dental bridge procedures (detailed above), they are also called on when a tooth’s structural integrity is compromised due to large fillings, cracks, [...]
Bridges
At our Santa Rosa, CA office, Fountaingrove Dentistry uses dental bridges, along with dental implants, as an option for filling in the space left by a missing tooth. The procedure is a simple yet effective and ingenious way to replace a tooth without the use of surgery. First Dr. Erlach precisely measures the gap to [...]
Root Canals
Dr. Erlach often performs endodontic therapy, a root canal, as a way to treat a badly infected tooth that would otherwise have to be extracted. The patient is often in extreme pain by the time this procedure is necessary, and a closer examination reveals exactly why. Even when no visible damage is apparent the root [...]
Dental Implants
Dr. Erlach uses the dental implant restorative procedure as an option for replacing missing teeth. Single teeth or many teeth can be replaced using this outstanding procedure. It can be a somewhat complicated process, but Dr. Erlach is highly skilled at this procedure and has always experienced excellent results. While the patient is fully anesthetized [...]