Classical Dentistry

There are three definitions of restorative dentistry:
Classical Dentistry | Esthetic Dentistry | Cosmetic Dentistry

A patient has broken a tooth or has a cavity. The dentist may place a silver/mercury filling in a tooth to patch the broken or diseased part of the tooth. These fillings turn black over time, permit the seepage of saliva underneath or around the filling over time and ultimately may weaken the remaining natural tooth. Sometimes a gold or porcelain with metal crown is used to repair and strengthen the broken or diseased tooth. Classical dentistry repairs front teeth with porcelain to metal crowns that often show black lines around the gum area of the tooth. These crowns also frequently cause the gum tissue to recede or become inflamed because some people have sensitivity to the metal which contains little or no gold or noble metal. Front teeth are often repaired with white resin so that the injury or decayed part of the tooth is repaired. Classical dentistry makes little or no effort to make the repair invisible and often the filling shows an outline of the injured or decayed area.